April 4, 2013

New design for Android phones and web app with improved notifications and personalization

Posted in mysms news by mysms

We really love your feedback and feature suggestions. Therefore, we are proud to tell you that there is a major update available for our Android phone and web app. Not only the design is different, but also some great features have been implemented within the last few weeks.

Major update for our mysms Android phone and web app

Major update for our mysms Android phone and web app

Great improvements for mysms for Android phone

First of all we’d like to introduce you to the new mysms for Android phones:

 

1. Color your life

Standard design

mysms for Android phone got a new look. The subtle grey has gone and is now replaced by a fresh blue. It looks clean, stylish and simply great! Moreover, we’ve adapted the pop-up and widget – find more information below.

 

Themes

If you still want to get rid of the basic design, we’ve got really great news for you. We know that you have been waiting for this for a long time, but finally new themes are available for mysms. We now provide you with the following cool styles:

  • mysms – Dark Theme
    You might know this one, as it was already downloadable. We made some major improvements, so it’s even more fun using it now. Did you know you can use it for saving battery?
  • mysms – Tron Theme
    The tron theme gives mysms a breezy and fresh look. So, if you’d like to be in a cool mood, this theme seems perfect for you!
  • mysms – Pink Theme
    Hey feminine mysms users, this one’s for you: With this theme the app shines in pink and gives mysms a bright look. This theme will make you smile every time you use it.

Try the new mysms themes

Try the new mysms themes

Wallpapers

There’s an additional way to personalize your mysms Android app: You can add wallpapers from your gallery for the background of the conversation view. You’ll find this feature in the mysms settings. It’s available for every theme as well.

 

2. Show your emoti(c)ons

Tell your friends how you feel by using the integrated smileys and emoticons. Just press on the smiley button next to the input field and your software keyboard will change into a smiley keyboard.

 

3. New overview of incoming messages in the pop-up

You might have already used the pop-up for notification of incoming messages. Besides direct reply, it’s possible to switch between conversations. If you receive messages from more than one recipient, you can switch to the other conversations by wiping or clicking on the arrow next to pop-up. Moreover, it shows how many new messages you have received.

The pop-up won’t appear if mysms is open. So, it won’t disturb you anymore while composing or reading another message.

 

4. Use widgets to have fast access to your messages

mysms now comes with five different widgets in two sizes (1×1 and 4×2). Every widget has its own or an extended functionality. The small icon widgets come either with a simple unread messages counter (as you’re already used to) or with a “new message function” that simply opens the new message view to compose it directly, if you click on it.

Depending on the one you choose, the bigger 4×2 widgets have different functionalities (the scrollable and lock-screen widget require Android 4.x):

  • Display of unread messages
  • Compose a new message
  • Show conversations or single messages
  • Select to only display unread messages
  • Show messages of all contacts or a preferred one
  • Switch between new or incoming messages
  • Mark messages as read
  • Use the widget in lock-screen
  • Choose between the Light and Dark theme

 

The renewed mysms web app

1. Enjoy the adapted design

We’d like to provide you with the best experience regarding sending and receiving messages that is similar on every single device. That’s why we’re updating the design of all apps including the web app. We hope you like it!

 

2. Make use of extended settings

You don’t favor the current message view that shows the input field and your last messages on top? Have a look at the settings (click on the cogwheel in the top right-hand corner) and choose “Reverse message order”. Be surprised, because the view will show up the other way around.

 

This was a brief overview of our new implemented features and design. What do you think of it?

 

March 20, 2013

[quick tip] Customize sound notifications (iOS)

Posted in mysms quick tips by mysms

As many of our iPhone or iPad users asked us to provide more possibilities for customized sound notifications, we recently extended the notification settings on iOS.

Extended notification settings

Extended notification settings

It is really simple: Just open the mysms settings and choose “Notifications”. There you can set individual sounds for your messages. On both mysms for iPhone and iPad we provide you with the following possibilities:

  • Sound notifications for single messages
  • Sound notifications for group messages
  • Notifications for multiple new messages in one thread
  • Enable sound or vibrate when app is open

 

The most expressed wish was to be able to choose different sounds for single and group messages. So, we hope you like this new feature 🙂

 

As you can see, the feedback from our users is really important to us. Therefore, visit our feedback-platform to vote for existing ideas or to leave new suggestions!

March 7, 2013

[quick tip] Change your password

Posted in mysms quick tips by mysms

Hopefully, you noticed that mysms is a cross-platform service. 😉 Especially, when you want to use mysms on other devices, your password is required for the login. But what to do when you forgot your password? Don’t worry, we’ll help you out!

Change or reset your password

Change or reset your password

During the setup of your mysms account, you can either stay with the predefined password or define a new one. Even if you’ve chosen a customized password, you may forget it after a while as it is not needed to be entered when using the app only on your phone. However, as mysms offers you the great possibility to text on your tablet or desktop as well, you need to know your password to use our service on your other devices.

 

On both Android and iPhone we provide you with the possibilities to either change the password in the settings or via the login screen. Please note that passwords can only be changed in the app on your smartphone.

 

Android

Change password

In order to change the password, please do the following steps:

1. Start mysms and open the settings.

2. Under “Other settings” you’ll see “Edit account information”. Click on it to see your account settings.

3. Simply select “Change” and enter your new password. Then click “Change” again to activate your new password.

 

Request a new password

You can always request a new password in your mysms Android app. This is how it works:

1. If you’ve reinstalled the app, start mysms on your smartphone, go to login and click on “Forgot your password?”.

2. In the “Forgot your password” screen enter your mobile number and click on “Next” to proceed.

3. Your old password is now being reset. We will send you a new password within a few seconds. After receiving the new password you are able to log in to your account.

 

iPhone

Change password

Here’s how to change your password on your iPhone:

1. Start mysms and open the settings.

2. Click on “Edit account information” to see your account settings.

3. To change your password, simply select “Password” and enter your new password. Then click on the check mark to activate your new password.

 

Define a new password via the login screen

In case you deleted and re-installed the app, mysms provides you with the possibility to receive a new PIN by entering your phone number.

1. Start mysms, enter your mobile number and click on the arrow to open the next screen

2. Select “Forgot your password?” and confirm your mobile number to receive a new PIN

3. After entering the received PIN you can define a new password directly on this screen

 

Now, you’re able to login on your Android tablet, iPad, PC, Mac, the Web and soon also on Windows 8!

 

In case you’re not able to change your password or if you don’t receive a PIN, please contact us via email.

February 22, 2013

mysms Messenger 3.0: New design and features for our iPhone App

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We’ve got a surprise for our iPhone users. We’ve released a new update that comes with a bunch of new features and a completely fresh design. It’s already available on the Apple App Store.

 

The mysms iPhone app shines in a new look

The mysms iPhone app shines in a new look

Shining like a star – our new design

Those of you who are already using our iPad app, might have noticed that we started testing a brand new design a few weeks ago. Thanks to your amazing feedback so far we decided to bring the new style also to our iPhone Messenger. Our lead designer Matthias worked hard to tweak the app to give it a fresh and cool look. The color theme works very well with our web and tablet apps, the icons are clean and simple and the bubbles appear subtle and look good with almost any wallpaper you choose. We hope it is also your taste!

 

Additional options for messages and conversations

It’s now easy to switch between existing conversations when swiping to the left and right in an open conversation. Additionally, you’ve got a wide range of new options when you tap and hold on a conversation or message. For conversations we provide you with the options to call the recipient directly, to send a text via your mobile carrier or to create a contact for unknown numbers. And for messages it’s now possible to copy, delete or lock them. The options “delete” and “lock” are applicable for multiple messages as well.

 

Personalize your mysms app

If you ever wanted to customize the appearance of mysms on your iPhone, you will be very pleased about this new feature: Customize mysms by using individual wallpapers for the conversation background! You’ll find this feature in your mysms settings. There you can choose whether you want to use an existing photo of your camera roll or take a new one.

 

New registration possibility

Until now some of you had to relinquish a mysms account, because we weren’t able to provide you with a PIN. Those days are gone! You can now register via call when not receiving a PIN SMS. Simply follow the registration process and click on “Received no PIN?” to trigger a free call from mysms that announces your PIN.

 

There is much more to discover, we’ve fixed several small bugs, updated the country list and added a series of new features that will make texting with mysms even better.

 

We hope you like the adaptations for the mysms iPhone app as it is time to download the update now 🙂

February 20, 2013

[quick tip] Tablet compatibility issues

Posted in mysms quick tips by mysms

We sometimes receive requests that mysms is not compatible with a tablet although it fulfills the needed requirements.

Make sure you have downloaded mysms Tablet

Make sure you have downloaded mysms Tablet

a) Open the Google Play Store on your tablet and search for mysms tablet or

b) Try to download the app directly from this link: http://bit.ly/TXBPNz

 

After installing the app on your tablet and the logging in with your existing mysms account, you should be able to use it properly. Don’t forget the opportunity to customize your tablet app by using the dark theme! Get more information about our tablet app here.

 

You don’t have a mysms account? Simply download the app on your AndroidiPhone or Windows Phone first and sign up there. After the initial sync you’re able to use mysms on any device.