Google's messages app.
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Works well on the classic (you may need the mouse here and there, but generally you won't)
Really useful if you can't receive mms, because with this app you'll be able to.
On some phones you can set it as the default messaging app directly from this app (I believe this is true on the LG Classic).
Otherwise, you can set it as the default messaging app: either by using the settings app that [Login to see the link] posted here
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OR, you can use the SetEdit app to set it to; com.android.cts.google.apps.messaging
To temporarily disable the reg messaging app.
Run, adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.android.mms
To enable run,
pm enable com.android.mms