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Install SMS Organiser on Android

Android 8.0 (Oreo) or newer. No ads, no trackers, no analytics SDK — and no account needed to use the app.

No public build is available yet

Rather than link you to something that does not exist, this page says so. The Android app is in the repository and builds from source today; a signed APK and a Play Store listing will appear here once the first release is cut.

git clone <your-repo> sms-organiser
cd sms-organiser/apps/android
./gradlew :app:assembleRelease

# the APK lands in
# app/build/outputs/apk/release/

Publishing a build? Set NEXT_PUBLIC_APK_URL, NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION, NEXT_PUBLIC_APK_SIZE and NEXT_PUBLIC_APK_SHA256 (or NEXT_PUBLIC_PLAY_URL) and this page turns into a real download.

Installing

  1. 1

    Download the APK

    Your browser will warn you before saving a file from outside the Play Store. That warning is doing its job — check the version and checksum below before you continue.

  2. 2

    Allow installs from your browser

    Android asks once, per app. Settings → Apps → your browser → Install unknown apps. You can switch it back off straight after installing.

  3. 3

    Open it and make it your SMS app

    SMS Organiser asks for the default SMS role first, explains why on the same screen, and only then requests the permissions it needs to read your inbox.

  4. 4

    Let the first import run

    Your existing messages are classified in batches with a progress bar. It resumes if interrupted, and the app is usable while it works.

What each permission is for

READ_SMS / RECEIVE_SMS
To read the messages the app organises, and to catch new ones as they arrive.
SEND_SMS
So it can be a real messaging app — a requirement for the default SMS role.
READ_CONTACTS (optional)
Only to show a name instead of a number on personal threads. Decline it and everything else still works.
POST_NOTIFICATIONS
For incoming messages, credits and debits, and bill reminders. Every category can be switched off.
INTERNET
Used only when you turn on web sync. With sync off, the app makes no network calls.

The app never uploads a message body unless you switch that category on in Settings → Web Sync. One-time codes are one of those categories: off by default, and the app asks you to confirm before it will send them at all.

Requirements

  • Android 8.0 (Oreo) or newer
  • Around 60 MB free, more with a large message history
  • An Indian mobile number receiving bank SMS
  • No account required — sign up only for the web dashboard
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