Textwright 0.3.0

What's new

• Add a message: in a conversation, open the three-dot menu and choose Add message to write a message back in as received or sent, with its own date and time. Meant for putting back a message you deleted. Nothing is sent, and tapping the message shows an "Added" marker.
• Undo delete: after deleting a message, tap Undo to put it back with its edit history.
• Delivery reports: turn on Settings → Messaging → Delivery reports to ask the network to confirm each message you send was delivered. "Delivered" or "Not delivered" then shows under the message. Off by default; whether it works depends on your carrier.

Install

Download Textwright-0.3.0.apk below and open it on an Android 8.0+ phone. It installs over 0.2.1 and keeps your data.

Still on 0.2.0? That build was signed with a debug key, so uninstall it first. Uninstalling removes Textwright's saved originals of edited messages and its app lock; your messages stay in the phone's SMS store.

Good to know

• Delivery reports come from the mobile network, not the other phone. Some carriers do not send them, and a report can never tell you a message was read.
• Edits and added messages change the copy on your phone only.
• MMS, RCS and group messaging are not supported yet.

Signing certificate SHA-256: 03:D4:D9:93:03:47:6B:55:2B:86:2C:3A:48:98:EC:A0:62:18:DB:72:FF:D3:3D:6F:F6:04:29:A6:D5:90:D4:44
APK SHA-256: f7ccfc36367440b8bddc9cb53b963238a3f0ad5a665b7bd1ecd4546fb8cd1b1e

Textwright 0.2.1

First release-signed build of Textwright, an Android SMS app that lets you edit the text and timestamp of the messages stored on your own phone.

What's new since 0.2.0

• Signed with the Silifton release key. Future releases will install over this one and keep your data.
• No longer a debuggable build.
• The "Edited" marker now appears when you tap a message, next to its time.

Highlights

• Edit messages: change a stored message's text, date and time, and restore the original at any time.
• App lock: fingerprint, a pattern, or either one, asked for every time the app is opened.
• Search: find conversations by name, number or any message text, with filters for unread, known and unknown senders.
• Settings: light, dark or system theme, wallpaper colours, notification privacy and screenshot blocking.
• Dual-SIM: choose the SIM to send from.

Install

1. Download Textwright-0.2.1.apk below and open it on an Android 8.0+ phone (allow installs from your browser or file manager when asked).
2. Open Textwright and tap Set as default SMS app.

Upgrading from 0.2.0: that build was signed with a debug key, so this one will not install over it. Uninstall 0.2.0 first. Uninstalling removes Textwright's saved originals of edited messages and its app lock; your messages themselves stay in the phone's SMS store.

Good to know

• Edits change the copy on your phone only. Back up messages you care about before relying on it.
• MMS, RCS and group messaging are not supported yet.

Signing certificate SHA-256: 03:D4:D9:93:03:47:6B:55:2B:86:2C:3A:48:98:EC:A0:62:18:DB:72:FF:D3:3D:6F:F6:04:29:A6:D5:90:D4:44
APK SHA-256: f67035df49e2a785f51a0a595abb29e6c34e2f7e0c6e23ce8e53afe8c190efdc

Textwright 0.2.0

First published build of Textwright, an Android SMS app that lets you edit the text and timestamp of the messages stored on your own phone.

Highlights

• Edit messages: change a stored message's text, date and time, and restore the original at any time.
• App lock: fingerprint, a pattern, or either one, asked for every time the app is opened.
• Search: find conversations by name, number or any message text, with filters for unread, known and unknown senders.
• Settings: light, dark or system theme, wallpaper colours, notification privacy and screenshot blocking.
• Dual-SIM: choose the SIM to send from.
• New app icon and a redesigned conversation list and conversation view.

Install

1. Download Textwright-0.2.0-debug.apk below and open it on an Android 8.0+ phone (allow installs from your browser or file manager when asked).
2. Open Textwright and tap Set as default SMS app.

Good to know

• This is an early build signed with a debug key, not a release key. A later release-signed build will not install over it; you would have to uninstall this one first, which removes the saved originals of edited messages.
• Edits change the copy on your phone only. Back up messages you care about before relying on it.
• MMS, RCS and group messaging are not supported yet.

SHA-256: 1d2c4f69e1241f0a2ec9bded065e4d1966c9de782e6cc017699146f01d045827