Allow usage without being the default SMS/MMS/RCS application.

RokeJulianLockhart commented 4 months ago

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Feature description

I'd like to be able to use this alongside other SMS/MMS/RCS applications.

Why do you want this feature?

In order to evaluate its abilities and more importantly, use some of its functionality to supplement others' and vice versa.

Additional information

See https://xdaforums.com/t/how-to-write-to-sms-content-provider-in-android-kitkat-without-being-default-sms-app.2551072/post-48032696 per https://stackoverflow.com/a/20434604/9731176.

Aga-C commented 4 months ago

On Android, only one app can have permission to access SMS at the time. Even if there were any hacks to avoid it, we don't want to do this, to not perform any actions that can be considered malicious, what may lead to get banned on e.g. Google Play.

RokeJulianLockhart commented 4 months ago

https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/109#issuecomment-1954516020

I understand. That's reasonable. In which case, @Aga-C, https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/36982356#comment1 may be worth following if you're not already.

inson1 commented 4 months ago

@RokeJulianLockhart the newest comment there is 1,25 year old and second newest comment is 4,25 year old and it has status "Won't fix (Obsolete)"

RokeJulianLockhart commented 4 months ago

https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/109#issuecomment-1955187727

@inson1, I'm aware. It's depressing.

MulverineX commented 1 week ago

actions that can be considered malicious

@Aga-C

Otherwise known as, trying to break Google's monopolistic behavior. Gotta love when corporations label proconsumer monopoly breaking attempts as malicious behavior.

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