Android SMS

[rforsythe]

For those of you using android OS (if it matters, on Droid X or HTC EVO) - is there any way to filter SMS into folders, or set certain messages (or all messages) to alert over and over?

I have to replace my pager for work, and have those as some of my options. I do not want a crapberry, but these look promising if I can get the SMS part figured out. Basically I need it for oncall work, and cannot have a one-beep-and-it's-done SMS, I need it to get my attention. I'm even open to the idea of using a 3rd party app if one exists to do what I'm after.

[Graphite675]

Not sure about folders but I believe the Handcent SMS app will allow you to set repeat notifications. As far as I know the stock SMS app will not repeat (on my Hero anyway)

There are also some notification repeat apps out there but I have no idea how good they work?

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[Bueller]

Handcent will allow reminders and you can set frequency, the texts are placed in conversation threads automatically, no folder creation I could find with a quick look.

[rforsythe]

Folders aren't a hard requirement if it will thread them. Can I go back and delete an entire thread at once, or select multiple messages quickly? If we get an alert storm it can suck to do them one at a time.

[PROFLYER]

you can delete a whole thread at once or all threads or a certain number of threads in the handcent. It puts all the texts from the same number in one thread...I think putting them into folders would actaually be harder to manage.

[cptschlongenheimer]

Folders aren't a hard requirement if it will thread them. Can I go back and delete an entire thread at once, or select multiple messages quickly? If we get an alert storm it can suck to do them one at a time.

My samsung galaxy's messaging app handles this extermely well. I'm not sure how different it is from other flavors of android.
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[TransNone13]

My .02$ is ChompSMS. Been using it for over 2 years and has been the best experience by far.