New features in SMS-Chat
Threaded SMS on Windows Mobile

May 8th, 2008 – VITO Technology releases a new version of one of its best-sellers – SMS-Chat. SMS-Chat is a Windows Mobile SMS messenger that organizes your SMS correspondence into threaded SMS conversations. There has appeared the ability to create templates that you can use for quick answers, the ability to switch off popping up alerts. If you've received some telephone number in SMS you can click it to place a call or if there is a hyperlink click it to open it in a browser. You will be pleasantly surprised by the ability to change skins in new SMS-Chat.

The new version of SMS-Chat presents a lot of improvements that make big sense for SMS chatting. The most distinctive option is the ability to switch off the onscreen alerts. This way you can hide the onscreen SMS notification and nobody will peek on your incoming message. Other new options include the ability to create and use your own templates for quick answers so that you can send answers immediately, the ability to open hyperlinks and dial phone numbers right from the message with a single tap, the ability to send your contacts' phone numbers. Now SMS-Chat uses the default folders for saving text messages, therefore most bugs have been fixed, like the problems with full screen notifications.

The new version of SMS-Chat supports black skin in HTC touch style. Other minor changes include:

The notification window disappears when you tap the screen outside it.
When clicking the cross icon the notification closes and message shows as unread in chat.
Quick scroll has appeared for long chats.
Clicking the name in the chat opens a contact details
It is possible to minimize the application right from the chat.
Dates in chats are shown the same way as in the WM system


SMS-Chat is available for $14.95 at http://iwindowsmobile.com. SMS-Chat supports English, German, French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, and Hebrew.

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Read more about SMS-Chat for Windows Mobile PPC

Thought I would add, that the new WM 6.1 comes with threaded SMS.

Don't think its square screen compatible

Can work but keep hanging my device. After removing it, the tweak "SMSNoSentMsg" can't seem to work anymore.

i am using it now. works perfect on my touch dual. also mapped the sms-chat on the right key, makes it even more convenient for me!

definitely works on square screen both with or without real vga (for the i780)
have been using this and so far kinda like it

it works out from the main SMS folder - unlike previous version and the plam-threaded sms program) - so that's good. only need to manage 1 - and links like new sms still work (though will open the std sms prg)

the smsnosent tweak works on the prg - have not removed it so won't know if that will mess up after removing prg - have you tried resetting the registry?

only problem i have with this is when i use the original windows TMAIL messeging to read/compose smses, it appears as unread in the sms chat. slight prob but can live with it. other issue is that the sms-chat is a bit laggy - taking a while to respond when trying to open a chat or to go back to main window.

Overall a better release over the previous version. However, it introduced a lot of bugs that used to be working in the previous versions.

e.g.
1. Forwarding SMSes
2. Soft keys not working during msg notification popup
3. Messages not marked as "read" after dismissing the msg notification.

Overall still a great app.

Knave,
We've fixed most of the bugs, you can download new version here.

By the way, a fresh review has just come out about SMS-Chat by a wellknown MVP Clinton Fitch. You can read it here.