Google’s Hangouts app can handle all your SMS conversations and instant messages so you don’t have to jump back and forth between different apps.
With the nice visual update in version 4.0, there’s even more reason to take advantage of this feature. Additionally, Hangouts also can serve as the hub for receiving and making phone calls and SMS/MMS messages with your Google Voice number (you’ll also need the Hangouts Dialer for calls).
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