mysms blog - Part 12

May 16, 2013

[quick tip] Connect mysms with Google

Today we’ve launched Google sign in for mysms Android phone and tablet applications as well as for the web app (it will follow soon for the other platforms). Here we’re going to show you how to connect with Google for a faster login.

Great! You no longer need to remember an additional password, as you can login with your Google account for mysms on any device. This means it basically doesn’t matter on which device you connect your accounts – once connected, you can make use of it on any device.

How to get started as an existing mysms users:

Open the mysms tablet or web app in your browser. If you’re already logged in, please sign out to show the start screen. Now click on the Google sign in button and, if necessary, choose the account you’d like to connect with mysms . As a last step type in your mysms account data (phone number and password) to complete the connection process. There you go! From now on you only need to press the button “Sign in with Google” to login to mysms.

You’re new to mysms?

Welcome! Before you’re able to sign in with your Google account, please register a mysms account on your smartphone. Download mysms for Android phone (Google sign in for iOS is coming soon) first. Choose your Google account on the start screen and go through the next steps of the registration process. After completing the general registration, you’ve successfully connected your Google account with mysms as well. Now you can try to send your first message remotely via the web, tablet or desktop apps. To login on your tablet or the web you only need to press the “Sign in with Google” button. Have fun!

To confirm the connection, you’ll receive a short email from mysms. You need help? Please contact us here.

Please note: If you’re using an iPhone or Windows Phone, you can only connect your mysms account with Google via the web or Android tablet app currently.

May 7, 2013

Widgets and Popup – Have easy access to your messages

Posted in mysms news by mysms

You know, we are working hard to provide you with an amazingly easy and fast texting experience –not only on your smartphone, but for all your devices. One thing that a lot of you requested was the provision of different widgets and pop-ups for Android. Since the popup and the widgets are now available for both Android phone and tablet, we’d like to have a deeper look on it to show you the different functionalities.

Access your messages via widgets or the popup

Widgets – Have the most important messages always right at your hand

Android phone and tablet

The 4×2 widgets are available for Android tablet and phone. These widgets are the best, if you want to have your messages always right on your fingertips. On both you see the number of unread messages and you have easy access to compose a new message as well as to the message view in the app by clicking on the message or conversation. In addition they are available in light or dark theme and can both be used on the lock-screen (> Android 4.2). However, our widgets differ in the following way:

mysms (Messages)
		The settings of this widget let you choose, whether you want to display the messages of all or only a specific contact. You want to see the unread messages only? No problem, because there is also an option available for this. Moreover, you can mark messages as read by tapping the check box.
mysms (Conversations)
		Ever wanted to have your conversations directly on the homescreen? If so, this widget might be perfect for you as it shows all your conversations (requires > Android 4.0)

Android phone

For Android phone there are two additional 1×1 widgets available. These widgets hardly need any space on your homescreen, but will make messaging much faster:

mysms (Icon)
	The “mysms (Icon)” is quite similar to the usual mysms app icon. However, the important detail of this widget is that it shows an unread message counter on the top right-hand side. This is the widget you might already know from our previous versions. Update November 12, 2014: We recently added the unread message counter to the regular mysms app icon. That’s why this widget is no longer available seperately.
mysms (New text)
	Basically, the title here says all you need to know: Tap on this widget to open the new message view and start composing a new message without opening the app first.

Popup – Directly reply to your incoming messages

Android phone and tablet

We’ve released a completely revised version of the pop-up for Android phone recently and now also offer the same experience for Android tablet. The new popup not only shows the last incoming message of a contact, but the whole conversation. So you can scroll through your messages without opening the app. If you want to answer the incoming message, click on the input field to open the message view. Moreover, as you are used to from the widgets, it displays an unread message counter and you can decide whether you want to use it in lock-screen. The color scheme of the popup depends on the theme you choose.

If you haven’t done so, try the different themes and tell us what you think about the new widgets and popup!

April 24, 2013

[quick tip] Send free invitations to your contacts

Posted in mysms quick tips by mysms

The more friends you have the more fun it is! As you know you can send free messages to other mysms users. Especially if you are an iPhone or Windows Phone user, it’s favorable for you to invite your friends to use mysms as well. Today, we’ll show you how to do so!

Invite your friends to mysms

mysms allows you to send free invitations to all your contacts, no matter if you’re an Android phone, iPhone or Windows Phone user.

Android: In the conversation overview you’ll find the friends button on the right-hand side on top. Scroll to the section “Invite more friends” and click on a contact to send a free invitation. Moreover, next to the group chat button, we provide you with the possibility to send invitations via email or SMS/text. (Please note: If you send an invitation via SMS/text, your existing mobile agreement will be used).

iPhone: Select “mysms friends” in the conversation overview and choose a contact from the list. Additionally, you can tell your friends about mysms on Facebook or Twitter. Just tap on the “thumbs up” icon in the conversation overview.

Windows Phone: Open the conversation overview and wipe to the right. Here you can send free invitations to any of your contacts.

Even on the tablet and desktop apps you’ll find a friends list, where you can send invitations to your contacts from (Android tablet: coming soon).

So, tell your friends about mysms! After one of your contacts has set up an account, you’ll be informed about your new mysms friend.

April 16, 2013

mysms for Windows 8 is Here

Posted in apps, mysms news by mysms

Hello everybody, we’ve got something to show you. We’ve just launched mysms for your Windows 8 tablet and PC. Now you can send and receive your texts, pics and files in the new Windows experience.

With the mysms app for Windows 8 you can flip through your messages and pictures just like you are used to from the web app.

Don’t forget, all messages that you send and receive will be saved in the mysms cloud. Like this, you can access your messages also from any of your other devices – your phone, tablet and basically every Internet-enabled device). As soon as you start using mysms you’ll see that your messages inbox is synchronized automatically and look the same across all your devices.

Enter new messages directly on your PC and choose between different sending options – mobile carrier, mysms friends and various supported WebSMS connectors. You can easily start a group chat with up to 50 members and add pictures and files to your messages to give your messages even more value.

Check out the mysms friends view and see who of your contacts is already using mysms. Missing somebody? Choose a contact from in the “All contacts” view, and send a free invitation.

We are curious to hear how you like mysms for Windows 8! Give it a try and download the app on your Windows Surface or PC. Moreover, you can read a review of our brand new mysms App for Windows 8 here. Let us know what you think in the comments.

April 11, 2013

[quick tip] Personalize the mysms app for Android phone

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Are you already using our latest mysms version for Android? We received a lot of positive feedback regarding the new features and the redesigned standard theme – thanks so much! Beyond providing you with a cool new standard design, you can personalize mysms with three different themes: Dark Theme, Tron Theme and Pink Theme.

Use the new mysms themes!

In case you haven’t recognized how to make use of these themes yet, we’ll show you how to do it:

Click on Menu to open the mysms settings
Choose the submenu “Theme” (under “other settings”)
Select “Find more themes” to open the available mysms themes in the Google Play Store
Install your favorite ones
Go back to mysms and open the submenu “Theme” again
Now you can choose from the themes you’ve downloaded recently

Moreover, if you think that changing the color scheme and the general appearance by using themes is not enough, you’ll find an option in the mysms settings (“other settings”) that allows you to set your individual wallpaper for the message view. Of course this setting is available for the standard theme as well.

Please note: We’ve received some feedback from users who have experienced issues with the updated Dark theme. So if you’ve been using the mysms Dark theme with older versions of mysms, make sure you update both the general mysms app for Android and mysms – Dark Theme. Otherwise, the app isn’t displayed properly and the settings won’t be shown. After installing both updates, everything should work smoothly.

We would like to provide you with an additional theme soon. But we need your help for this. We published our suggestions in our latest blog post on Monday, so leave your vote for your favorite one here!

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