Handcent SMS v6.0 Update Makes The App Much Less Ugly And Adds Cross-Platform Sync

Most veteran users of Android have probably run Handcent SMS at least once over the years. It’s still a very popular third-party SMS app, but the design hasn’t exactly kept up with the times. Today’s update doesn’t solve all its ills, but v6.0 does look worlds better than the old version.

  

Here’s the full list of changes for v6.0.

  

There are a few screens of the old app below, and really, you can’t deny that was pretty ugly. The new app is much nicer with flat bars and a proper navigation slide-out menu. The Handcent Anywhere feature is apparently a cloud syncing improvement that lets you send messages from a tablet or web browser like you would from your phone. It works across Android, iOS, and Windows Phone on the mobile side.