Select your SMS app from the listing ( Figure A). If you don’t find the listing for Default SMS app (such as with the HTC M8), tap More. Tap the settings button (top right corner). To go back to the original default app (or any third-party SMS app you have installed), here are the steps: So, how can you change back to your old SMS client (after you’ve given Hangouts a try and decided that it’s not the app for you)?įortunately, this is quite simple. But there are users who prefer a third-party SMS client (or even the old default Android messaging client). In fact, I prefer the integration into one app (I miss fewer messages and don’t have to juggle apps to handle all of my messages). This means all of your SMS messages (traditional text, SMS, Hangouts, and more) are handled through the Google Hangouts app. With the release of KitKat 4.4, the default SMS client has become Hangouts. For more info, visit our Terms of Use page. This may influence how and where their products appear on our site, but vendors cannot pay to influence the content of our reviews. We may be compensated by vendors who appear on this page through methods such as affiliate links or sponsored partnerships. 
Jack Wallen shows you how to revert KitKat 4.4 back to the standard SMS client to handle your SMS chats.
Pro tip: Switch back to a standard SMS client in Android
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