November 27, 2013

[quick tip] Mirror your calls from one phone to another phone

Posted in mysms quick tips by mysms

Do you own two phones with two different numbers? Isn’t it annoying to take both phones with you all the time? Imagine how convenient it would be to manage all your messages and even calls from both devices on one single phone. This is possible with mysms mirror!

Manage calls from two phones on one single device

Manage calls from two phones on one single device

 

mysms mirror is an SMS extension for mysms on your second phone. As you might already know, it allows you to manage your texts from two phones. With the latest update we’ve added a great feature to manage also calls from your other phone. So mysms mirror makes it obsolete to take two phones with you and allows you to handle messages and calls from one smartphone.

 

How to get notified on calls

Please make sure you’re using the latest versions of both the mysms app for Android phone and mysms mirror for Android phone (the feature will be available for mysms mirror for iPhone soon. Update: It’s already available on the Apple App Store). You will notice that mysms mirror shows a phone icon. Tap on this icon to show your complete call log from your other phone and to start a call. When someone calls you, a popup will be displayed, where you have the options to mute (yellow button) or dismiss (red button) a call. Additionally you can start a callback or respond with a message.

By using this feature you will never miss a call or a message from your other phone. The call feature is also available for Android tablet, Windows 8, Windows 7/XP, Mac and the web app.

 

A short hint: To make use of the whole call feature set on every device, go to the mysms phone settings and enable the option “Remote call” in addition to “Call log”. This option allows you to start calls directly from your tablet and desktop in addition to notifications on incoming and missed calls.

 

Have you already tried the call feature on any device? We’d be curious what you think about it. Feel free to share your experiences in the comments.

 

Update October 9, 2014: Starting today we are introducing a new Premium model that will be different to the Premium that we presented in this post. mysms mirror is one of many features that is included in the newly introduced Premium offer. Find more information about mysms Premium here.

October 31, 2013

mysms integrates with Dropbox and Google Drive

Posted in mysms news by mysms

We’re very excited to share our latest news with you: mysms integrates with Dropbox and Google Drive and adds forwarding texts to email. This enables you to archive your incoming and outgoing messages to keep them safe anytime.

Archive your messages

Archive your messages

With mysms your messages are saved in the mysms cloud and available on any device. One year ago we announced our partnership with the note-taking app Evernote to provide you with the possibility to search, manage and archive your messages. As we have received a lot of positive feedback, we decided to open up our platform other cloud-based services to give you the choice where you want to store your messages. The integration of Dropbox, Google Drive and email should make it even more convenient to manage your texts and multimedia messages. Your messages can be searched immediately and will stay in the message archive even if your mobile phone gets lost or undergoes a factory reset.

 

How it works:

In mysms on your phone and on the web you’ll find the setting “Dropbox, GDrive, Evernote, Email”, which allows you to connect your mysms account to one of these services. After the successful connection you are ready to go. From this time all your new incoming and outgoing messages will be archived in your Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote or your email account.

 

If you need help with the set up or in case you have further questions, contact us here.

We’re very curious about what you think of this integration. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

October 16, 2013

mysms becomes SMS & YOU in France

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Today we’re very proud to announce our partnership with B&YOU. In B&YOU, which is part of the French mobile operator Bouygues Telecom, we found a strong and innovative partner to provide their customers and our mysms users in France with the best texting experience on every platform.

mysms becomes SMS & YOU in France

mysms becomes SMS & YOU in France

 

What is this all about?

During the time of our partnership only B&YOU customers and existing mysms users have the exclusive right to use our service in France. The co-branded applications of mysms are named SMS & YOU, come with a brand new design and are available for free. SMS & YOU will fully replace our actual service in all French stores.

 

Why have we decided to cooperate with B&YOU?

Bouygues Telecom is a global provider of mobile communications, landlines, TV, internet and cloud services. With their business division B&YOU the company serves more than 1 million customers. B&YOU shares our passion for online and loves to explore new innovative features as much as we do. As B&YOU was on a lookout on a customized solution to improve the texting experience of their customers, the partnership with mysms is the perfect match.

 

mysms becomes SMS & YOU – What does that mean for you?

In the last few months we have been developing a product that comes with a co-branded design and offers synchronized texting for every B&YOU user. B&YOU users can download the phone app from the links mentioned below to register for the service. After the setup and the initial sync messages can be sent and received on a tablet, desktop and via the web.

Existing mysms users need to switch to the new SMS & YOU apps on all devices. You can log in with current mysms account and all messages will also be available in the SMS & YOU apps.

At the moment the SMS & YOU apps are available for the following platforms for free (click on the links for a direct download):

– Android phone

– Android tablet

– Web app

Additionally, SMS & YOU applications for all other platforms will be added within the next few weeks.

 

If you have any feedback or other requests please let us know in the comments.

We’re very looking forward to the future cooperation with B&YOU and hope that you, all mysms and B&YOU users from France, share our excitement!

September 25, 2013

[quick tip] How to restore messages

Posted in mysms quick tips by mysms

With mysms there is no need to worry about your texts, as we keep them safe in our mysms cloud. So unless you delete them manually, you can access them anytime and on any device. Sometimes you might be in need of transferring your texts to another phone or to restore them. That’s why we’d like to show you how this works with mysms.

Restore your messages

 

If you get a new phone, it depends whether you’ve changed your number or if you’re staying with your current one.

Same phone number: Install mysms on your new phone and login with your existing mysms account. During the sync process your last 1,000 messages will be available on your mobile. All other are still accessible via the web app (app.mysms.com) or any other clients (tablet, desktop).

 

New phone number: Basically it works in the same way, but with an extra step. Download mysms on your new phone, login with your existing mysms account (= your previous number) and wait until the sync has completely finished. Then open the mysms settings and choose “Edit account information”. Enter your new phone number under “your mobile number” and press “change”. From this time on this is the number you need for the login on any device.

 

For restoring your messages after an e.g. factory reset, follow these steps:

The most important point: Before you start the reset, make sure that you delete mysms from your phone. Otherwise your messages will be deleted from our cloud and won’t be recoverable.

When the reset is finished, all you need to do is to download mysms again and login with your existing mysms account. Afterwards, the last 1,000 messages are synced from the mysms cloud to your new phone and all your other messages will still be visible on the web, your tablet & desktop.

 

We’re always trying to enhance your everyday life with mysms. So we hope this helps not to worry about your texts, when changing or resetting your phone 🙂

January 9, 2013

[quick tip] How to text from your tablet

Posted in mysms quick tips by mysms

Do you possess a tablet, but are desperately looking for a way to send text messages? As mysms is a cross-platform app, you can also use the app on your Android tablet or iPad and benefit from a larger display and a more convenient keyboard for writing texts.

mysms for tablets

mysms for tablets

To get started, download mysms on your iPhone, Android or Windows Phone first and create an account on your smartphone by using your mobile phone number. Some of you might have a tablet with a SIM card. Also in this case you need to register with your phone number. Otherwise you won’t be able to use our cloud features or cross-device synchronization.

 

After you’ve successfully registered on your phone and the sync of your contacts and messages has completely finished, you can start with mysms on your tablet right away. mysms offers you the same sending options as you’re enjoying on your smartphone and is not depending on the kind of tablet you’re using (Wi-Fi or Cellular). If you’re using an Android phone, you can send mysms friends messages, messages via a connector as well as texts via your mobile carrier. In case you’re using an iPhone or Windows Phone you can text for free with other mysms users – just invite your friends to mysms.