How To Change The LG G7 Text Message App

In this guide, we will quickly show you how to change the LG G7 text message app. While some owners will enjoy the Google Messages app, many will benefit from downloading a better text alternative from the Play Store. Here’s how to change the text app and then add some customization.

All you have to do is download a new text messaging app from the Play Store and set it as your default text program. This last step is important and we will explain what. Then the LG G7 just uses your new app to send texts.

You can find some of the best Android text messaging apps from our link above. Choose and download one or two, then read the quick and simple instructions.

This year LG abandoned its own messaging app and went with Google Messages. While it’s nice and can even send messages to/from a computer, it’s not very customizable and has a number of issues. If you download and use a new text app, you’ll find that most of them have tons of options, lots of neat controls, and lots of customization.

How To Change The LG G7 Text Message App

First, go to the Google Play Store and download one of the many third-party text apps. Textra is what I and millions of others use, Chomp is a fan favorite and GoSMS is pretty good too. Some of these will walk you through our steps below, but if not, here’s how to set it up and get started.

It’s that simple. After downloading a new app, simply tell the phone software which app to use. Every message you send or receive uses the app you set as your default messaging client. That way you don’t have to mess with the Android Messages app. And no, you won’t get notifications from every app. This is exactly what this last setting avoids.

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Once you set up your new app for text messaging, open it and it should instantly transfer or access all your texts. Transferring may take some time, but you won’t lose any conversations.

Older Android devices received double notifications if you downloaded a second text messaging app. This is no longer the case. Android does not allow both to be set to “default” at the same time. Additionally, when you first open many apps like Textra, there will be a large button at the bottom. Making this process even easier. That way, you don’t even have to follow the steps above.

From here on out this is the only text app that can send and receive text messages or alert you. You can also greatly customize the experience if you choose Textra (or others).

Go in and change the font, style, colors, balloon colors and even the notification icon. You can also change them for each contact, making your phone and notifications as unique as you want. It’s a level of customization that most built-in messaging apps don’t offer. That’s why many people download and use Textra.

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