Your messages. Your style. No ads.

SlateText brings SMS, MMS, group chats, and customization together in one Android messaging app. Share everyday moments, find important conversations, and make your inbox feel like yours.

Basic SMS and MMS messaging is free, with no ads. Premium adds spam blocking and reporting, group linking, smart organization, customization, translation, App Lock, and backups.

TEXT, SHARE AND REPLY

• Send and receive SMS and MMS messages.
• Share photos, videos, GIFs, and audio.
• Record and play voice messages.
• Chat with individuals and groups.
• Double-tap a message to react.
• Swipe to reply to a specific message.
• Reply from supported notifications.
• Forward messages and photos.
• Share links and text from other apps.
• Save unfinished messages as drafts.
• Browse photos and videos in a conversation's media gallery.
• Open photos full-screen and pinch to zoom.

FIND AND MANAGE CHATS

• Search messages and contacts.
• Find unread chats with the Unread filter.
• Pin important conversations and mute others.
• Keep hidden conversations out of the main list.
• Recover recently deleted conversations from Trash.
• Control notification previews.

SPAM BLOCKING AND REPORTING — PREMIUM

• Block unwanted senders.
• Report messages as spam within SlateText.
• Keep spam conversations separate from your main inbox.
• Mark conversations as Not spam when needed.

GROUP CONVERSATION LINKING — PREMIUM

Group membership changes can create separate SMS/MMS threads. Link related group conversations in your SlateText inbox to browse their history together.

Linking changes your view only. It does not merge conversations on other people's phones or change who receives a message. Basic group SMS/MMS messaging remains free.

SMART INBOX — PREMIUM

Automatic categories help separate personal chats, groups, alerts, and promotions.

• Browse All, Personal, Groups, Alerts, Promo, and Spam tabs.
• Move conversations to your chosen category.
• Arrange tabs in your preferred order.
• Copy detected verification codes with one tap.
• Enable automatic verification-message cleanup.

THEMES AND CUSTOMIZATION — PREMIUM

• Choose from 30+ themes.
• Customize chat wallpapers and backgrounds.
• Change message bubble colors and shapes.
• Adjust fonts, text size, spacing, and transparency.
• Give individual chats their own colors and wallpaper.
• Configure your day and night appearance.
• Choose custom notification sounds.
• Personalize supported reaction effects.

REACTIONS AND TRANSLATION — PREMIUM

Recognize supported reactions received as text, including reactions from iPhone users, and display them alongside messages.

Translate messages on your device without sending the message text to a cloud translation service.

APP LOCK AND BACKUP — PREMIUM

• Protect access with a PIN or supported biometrics.
• Back up and restore using local storage or Google Drive.
• Choose your Google Drive backup location.

DESIGNED FOR EVERYDAY USE

Choose light, dark, or system appearance, with layouts designed for standard and foldable Android phones.

SlateText displays no ads and does not use message contents for advertising. Optional Google Drive backups are stored in the location you select.

CHOOSE BASIC OR PREMIUM

Basic SMS and MMS messaging remains free. Unlock Premium with a monthly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase.

Google Play shows the price before purchase. Monthly subscriptions renew automatically until canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription through Google Play.

DEFAULT SMS APP

Select SlateText as your default SMS app to send, receive, and manage SMS and MMS. You can change your default messaging app in Android settings.

Carrier messaging and mobile-data charges may apply. MMS availability, attachment limits, and delivery depend on your carrier and network. Reaction display varies by the recipient's messaging app.