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mysms
Developer(s)sms.at mobile internet services gmbh
Initial release2011; 13 years ago (2011) (beta), 2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Written inJava, JavaScript, Objective-C, C#, C++
Operating systemAndroid, iOS, OS X, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8
Available inMultilingual
LicenseClosed source
Websitewww.mysms.com

mysms is a cross-platform text messaging service, based on Short Message Service (SMS), for smartphones, tablet computers, and laptop and desktop personal computers.[1]

History

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mysms is a brand of sms.at, which is a company of Up to Eleven Digital Solutions GmbH, and based in Graz, Austria.[2] Up to Eleven was founded by Martin and Jürgen Pansy. Toto Wolff and Rene Berger belong to its shareholders.[3] The global launch of mysms was in July 2012[4] and its efforts were initially focused in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[5] The apps are available for several operating systems, including Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows, and web browsers.[6] As of December 2014, mysms for Android phone exhibits 1,000,000–5,000,000 downloads on the Google Play Store.[7]

Functions

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mysms synchronizes the existing text messaging history from the smartphone to desktop computers and tablet computers.[8] In contrast to instant messaging services like WhatsApp, mysms focuses on Short Message Service (SMS). Messages can be sent to any mobile phone number, regardless of device type or operating system.[9] Similar to iMessage, users can also send and receive instant messages to other mysms users over the Internet.[10]

Partnerships and integrations

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mysms cooperates with other cloud-services like Evernote and implemented Dropbox and Google Drive integrations to allow users to archive their SMS and multimedia messages.[11][12][13] The app for Windows 8 is pre-installed on Hewlett-Packard (HP) laptops.[14] Also, the service is offered as white-label product.[15] For this purpose, mysms partnered with the French mobile network operator Bouygues Telecom.[16]

Open API

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mysms provides an open application programming interface (API) to other developers that allows them to build their own application based on mysms' core features.[17]

Achievements

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In 2012, mysms achieved second place in the Austrian Fast Forward Award.[18] The German magazine Computer Bild mentioned mysms as winner of their messenger test.[19] As of December 22, 2014, the mysms app for Android phone takes the 36th place in the United States in the category Communication in the Google Play Top App Charts.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sawers, Paul (20 July 2012). "iMessage for the rest of us: MySMS syncs your texts across mobile, Web and desktop". The Next Web. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. ^ "mysms". mysms. mysms. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. ^ Höfinger, Sebastian. "UT11 to invest €5M in Graz' startup-scene". inventures. inventures publishing GmbH. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. ^ Sawers, Paul (20 July 2012). "iMessage for the rest of us: MySMS syncs your texts across mobile, Web and desktop". The Next Web. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  5. ^ Sawers, Paul (2012-07-20). "MySMS: Sync & Send Texts From Across All Platforms". The Next Web. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  6. ^ "How to set up mysms". mysms. mysms. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  7. ^ "SMS Text Messaging SMS Texting". Google Play. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  8. ^ Newman, Jared (June 2012). "Get Text Messaging on Your PC with These 3 Handy Android Apps". Time. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  9. ^ Hodgkins, Kelly. "Daily iPhone App: mysms lets you manage your messages using multiple devices". The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  10. ^ Sawers, Paul (20 July 2012). "iMessage for the rest of us: MySMS syncs your texts across mobile, Web and desktop". The Next Web. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  11. ^ Needleman, Rafe. "Store SMS messages in Evernote with mysms". Evernote. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  12. ^ Cha, Bonnie. "Mysms, Evernote Team Up on Text Message Archiving Service". AllThingsD. AllThingsD. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  13. ^ Hesse, René (31 October 2013). "mysms integriert Dropbox & Google Drive". mobiFlip. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  14. ^ Wollman, Dana. "HP Stream 11 review: a $200 Windows laptop meant to be a Chromebook killer". engadget. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  15. ^ Weigert, Martin. "Textkommunikation spiegeln: mysms erleichtert den Alltag von Menschen mit zwei Smartphones". netzwertig.com. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  16. ^ n.A., Astrid (7 October 2013). "Testez SMS & YOU de B&YOU, une application de synchronisation de SMS". FrAndroid. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  17. ^ "mysms Developer Resources". mysms. mysms. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  18. ^ "Die Finalisten des Fast Forward Award 2012". SFG. Steirische Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH SFG. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Test: Gratis-Nachrichten-Apps als SMS-Ersatz". Computer Bild. Axel Springer AG. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  20. ^ "Google Play Top App Charts". App Annie. App Annie. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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