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Messages

Messages is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. A fast messaging app designed to make conversations simple and effortless. It has 140 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

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About Messages

Messages is an open source replacement to the stock messaging app. It is a continuation of QKSMS ## Features - Intuitive UI - Scheduled Messages - Message Backup - Message Blocking and Archiving - Voice Messages - Attachments of any type of file - Message Sorting - Delayed Sending - Message Filtering - Automatic OTP Detection You can chat with the community over at @PvotOS:Telegram

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds Messages from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.

No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.

Screenshots

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Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.

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FAQ

Messages FAQ

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Is Messages free and open source?

Yes. Messages's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.

How do I install Messages?

You can install Messages from F-Droid (package org.prauga.messages) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.0.8).

Is Messages still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 19, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Jan 27, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.