Tired of putting down your Android tablet to check a new SMS on your phone? Me too. Cloud SMS is run on both your phone and tablet to allow you to send and receive SMS messaging from your tablet. My design goal was to build upon the stock Android Messaging app feel, with simplicity in mind.
This app works over the Internet and does not require bluetooth, does not share (or transmit) your contacts, and even hashes your account email for added security. All messages are transmitted over HTTPS with a high level of encryption for an added measure of security and privacy.
Setup Requirements:
- Install and run on tablet.
- Install and run on phone.
- All done - send your first SMS from your tablet!
Looking to send a message to a phone number instead of a contact? *
Open Settings and change the Contact List Style to Contact Search / Number Entry. This option allows you to choose a contact by name with auto-complete, or by entering a phone number for the recipient.
Important Notes:
- You will need to have the same Google account on both devices. If you have multiple accounts, you may have to select the correct account in settings.
- MMS is not supported at this time, but will be added in the future.
Required Android O/S : 2.2 ~ 4.1
Screenshots :
Cloud SMS v2.1.10 APK
What's in this version : (Updated : Mar 19, 2013)
- Fixed:
- Contact list position memory not resetting on new message
- Fixed issue for Beta MMS Upload users where selecting an image caused a crash
- Fixed MMS receiving for Android 2.x users
- Fixed crash report from crashing (crazy, yes?)
- Fixed many small bugs and potential crashes
- Tested:
- New icons (still working on them!)
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Cloud SMS v2.1.9 APK
What's in this version : (Updated : Mar 1, 2013)
- Added:
- Setting to use Stock SMS icon on tablet
- Fixed:
- Contact Icon skipping on scroll
- Last contact photo showing when viewing unknown contact
- Contact list position memory
- Marking messages read when opened from Dashclock
- Message Popup opening when app is visible
- ^ character being stripped
- Message Times was tablet based
- Phone Ringtone didn't stop on Missed Call
- Receiving messages when app is closed
- Screen flash on dark theme start
- Ringtone selection not updating UI
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366Kb APK
Cloud SMS v2.1.8 APK
What's in this version : (Updated : Feb 17, 2013)
- Added DashClock Extension for Cloud SMS! - To enable Cloud SMS in DashClock, simply add the extension to the widget or lockscreen.
- Disabled Slide Animation for Android 4.x consistency, and added a setting to re-enable it if desired.
- Updated contact icon to modern unknown contact icon.
- Fixed crash on Kindle Message Quick Reply Pop-Up.
- Fixed UI flash when started on boot.
- Fixed height of Message Reply text field.
- Other UI Tweaks and rare crash fixes.
Cloud SMS v2.1.7 APK
What's in this version : (Updated : Feb 11, 2013)
- Added New Phone Call Pop-Up with Big Photo
- Completely new MMS Handling code for increased compatibility.
- Fixed scaling of Message Pop-up for Nexus 10 users.
- Fixed a rare wake lock state on Phone Call notification.
- Fixed receiving MMS images.
- Removed Force Phone Mode from Tablet Settings.
- MMS Support is entirely rewritten so please let me know if it suddenly works for you now, I'd love to hear back from you.
366Kb APK
Cloud SMS v2.1.6 APK
What's in this version : (Updated : Jan 26, 2013)
- Added Quick Contact to Message Thread.
- Added handler to automatically re-sync devices when updated from Play Store.
- Fixed a Google Play issue where new users were experiencing crashes.
- Fixed a rare issue where users upgrading would crash due to DB changes.
- Fixed a few more reported bugs.
366Kb APK
Cloud SMS v2.1.5 APK
What's in this version : (Updated : Jan 14, 2013)
- Fixed a few issues for people upgrading from a few versions back which could cause crashes.
- Fixed a few more reported bugs.
366Kb APK
Cloud SMS v2.1.1 APK
What's in this version : (Updated : Jan 8, 2013)
- Fixed a reported bug with contact photos.
366Kb APK
Cloud SMS v2.0.12 APK
What's in this version : (Updated : Jan 4, 2013)
- Fixed MMS Attachment from New Message for Beta Users.
- Fixed a few reported bugs.
- More UI efficiency updates to improve list scrolling speed.
- Please email me with any issues, as I cannot respond to Reviews if you are experiencing any issues!
- Also looking for more Send MMS from Tablet Beta Testers!
366Kb APK
Cloud SMS v2.0.8 APK
What's in this version : (Updated : Dec 29, 2012)
- Overhauled main conversations list performance.
- Updated message status icons to match the stock SMS app.
- Added Contact Badge when a contact photo is touched on the main list.
- Added arrow indicators over contact photos to match the stock SMS app in the conversation thread view.
- Fixed multipart (long) SMS message sending. Long messages are now sent as SMS Multipart rather than cut into pieces.
- Keyboard is no longer hidden on message send on the conversation thread view.
366Kb APK
Cloud SMS v1.0.15 APK
What's in this version : (Updated : )
- Fixed potential issue with Cloud ID Updater
- Fixed crash in preferences if no default system accounts were found.
- Fixed crash in New Message view when custom ROM didn't handle Action Bar the proper way.