How do I text with the stock messaging app on my Android phone?
Text messaging is so easy to do with an Android phone that it is one of the first tasks new users learn on their own. This post covers sending and receiving texts, managing conversations, and adjusting settings in the stock messenger app. Not all features are covered because most are self-explanitory, but the basics are here. Users can have the entire text of all incoming text messages spoken through a setting in Accessibility Preferences, an app from the Android Market. To have entire messages spoken as they come in, Talkback users must go into Accessibility Preferences/Talkback/Screen Status and check Allow Speech When Screen Is Off, and Spiel users must go into Accessibility Preferences/Spiel/Notifications and check Speak Notifications Even When Screen Is Off. Sending a Text Message 1. Launch Messaging, the text app that is preinstalled on your phone. a. From the stock home screen, scroll to and press the selector on All Applications or on Sliding drawer; then scroll to and press th...