It doesn’t contain many functions/options to configure. These days I am using it as a default messaging app. It is minimalistic, neat and clean with tabbed lists.

Hello SMS is relatively new app in the Play Store. Step 6: Go back, save the changes and you won’t see mobile number in the title bars. Step 5: Tap on it and press OK to confirm “Hide numbers in conversation title bars”. Step 4: Now scroll down the available option until you see Hidden number. Step 3: Now tap on Custom Style and then on Conversation settings. Step 2: Press or tap the Options button and tap on Settings. Step 1: First of all install Handcent SMS app from the Play Store. It has got a lot of feature which you can see at the official Google Play page but it also allows you to hide the phone numbers. Handcent SMS is one of the popular messaging apps which you can replace with the stock Messaging App. So here are two Apps, that I have tested and I liked them too, which you can use to show only contact’s name but hide the phone number in the conversation list while replying or writing a new message. In fact you have to install the whole app to get only one feature. Though there are a lot third-party stores and apps but you can’t modify the individual element in android. Unfortunately, there are no such tweaks for android users. In the Cydia store a lot of tweaks are available which allows you to change the every corner of your phone. Apple’s iOS has one more advantage over android which is only available to those users who have got rid of Apple’s security wall by jailbreaking the device and that is Cydia store. You will find only the recipient’s name at the top while writing a message in iPhone. So whenever you will reply to the sms or compose a new message, the other people standing near you may look at the recipient’s phone number which you don’t want to share in many situations.Īpple’s iOS does the opposite.

For example if you are using a Samsung phone or QMobile or any other phone, you may have noticed that in the message composing screen there is Sender/recipient’s name at the top with the mobile number.

No doubt Android OS still needs a lot of improvements on the other hand. How to Set up Email on Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.Comparison Between Nexus 4 and iPhone 5.Comparison: HP TouchPad vs iPad vs Xoom vs PlayBook.

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