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Re: Google Messages annoyance

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On 11/9/25 4:02 pm, Marion wrote:
> Bob Henson wrote:
>> On 11/9/25 11:46 am, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> On 2025-09-11 11:26, Bob Henson wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Updating to Android 15 broke my simple SMS program, so I installed 
>>>> Google Messages. I have found how to disable the functions I don't want 
>>>> (I only want simple text messages)  but every time a text comes in 
>>>> Google puts up an extremely annoying box asking me if I want to save the 
>>>> number as a contact. I've done come searching online, but cannot find 
>>>> out how to stop this. Is there a way to turn it off or remove it for good?
>>>> 
>>>> Failing that, does anyone know of a free app which runs under Android 15 
>>>> and only does, or can be configured to only do, plain SMS messages? A 
>>>> spam blocking facility would be handy (as in my old app Spamhound) but I 
>>>> don't want bells and whistles and pretty pictures everywhere - the apps 
>>>> I'm forced to use by family connections already do those.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Google Messages does have antispam. I don't get a prompt so generate a
>>> contact for every message I get. But then I have version 13.
>>> 
>> 
>> I'm aware of that - the antispam works well. It would be OK for my 
>> purposes if it didn't have that hugely annoying "save as contact" box 
>> popping up.
> 
> Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> Updating to Android 15 broke my simple SMS program, so I installed 
>>> Google Messages. I have found how to disable the functions I don't want 
>>> (I only want simple text messages)  but every time a text comes in 
>>> Google puts up an extremely annoying box asking me if I want to save the 
>>> number as a contact. I've done come searching online, but cannot find 
>>> out how to stop this. Is there a way to turn it off or remove it for good?
>>> 
>>> Failing that, does anyone know of a free app which runs under Android 15 
>>> and only does, or can be configured to only do, plain SMS messages? A 
>>> spam blocking facility would be handy (as in my old app Spamhound) but I 
>>> don't want bells and whistles and pretty pictures everywhere - the apps 
>>> I'm forced to use by family connections already do those.
>>> 
>> 
>> Google Messages does have antispam. I don't get a prompt so generate a 
>> contact for every message I get. But then I have version 13.
> 
> Always being helpful by contributing tested knownedge to the group...
> 
> 1. I tested every free messenger app on Android years ago.
> 2. I settled upon FOSS PulseSMS (which you can build from src).
> 
> <https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/k7297f/pulsesms_anyone_have_the_latest_source_code/>
>     From: Marion <marion@facts.com>
>     Newsgroups:
> alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.mobile.android,alt.comp.os.windows-11
>     Subject: Tutorial: Build your first Android APK on Windows from Github
> WhisperIME source code
>     Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 09:23:09 -0000 (UTC)
>     Message-ID: <108c19t$1o40$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
> 3. But the Klinker Bros. sold to Maple Media (the devil) in Oct 2020
> 4. You can install the last known good version of PulseSMS at
>      <https://tinyurl.com/pulsesms> last known good version
>      <https://mobile.softpedia.com/apk/pulse/5.4.6.2816/>
> 5. It's still working for me (Galaxy, Android 13)
> 6. Disable automatic updates of course
> 7. No RCS support (but then, nothing but Google has RCS)
> 
> For the average Joe, that's too much effort, but these might work out.
> 

Not necessarily too  much effort, but most people (like me) don't have 
the know-how or the or the skill to assemble things from scratch. The 
others from F-Droid (whatever that is) might be fine, but I only get 
apps from the official channels - I don't know enough about the others. 
Thanks very much for the ideas though.


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Google Messages annoyance Bob Henson <q59qr3wnw@mozmail.com> - 2025-09-11 10:26 +0100
  Re: Google Messages annoyance "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-11 12:46 +0200
    Re: Google Messages annoyance Bob Henson <q59qr3wnw@mozmail.com> - 2025-09-11 15:05 +0100
      Re: Google Messages annoyance Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-11 15:02 +0000
        Re: Google Messages annoyance Bob Henson <q59qr3wnw@mozmail.com> - 2025-09-11 18:37 +0100
          Re: Google Messages annoyance Marion <marionf@fact.com> - 2025-09-12 17:01 +0000

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