Feature List (iOS 5)

The color of the Send button shows you how you'll be sending it: pink via biteSMS network, green via Carrier and blue via iMessage.

Ever wanted a quick look at previous messages? Easy!

In addition Quick Reply works in landscape orientation and from the lock-screen as well.

Quick Reply by default is launched whenever a new message is received. In addition it can be launched from the Apple Barrel-Roll notification, the Apple Notification Center, the Apple Lock-Screen list (slide biteSMS icon to right) and the biteSMS status bar icon (if tapped will launch Quick Reply if one pending message, otherwise will slide open the Notification Center).

From the Notification Center or lock-screen list you can now easily dismiss any message with the (x) icon.

To launch Quick Compose press the volume button and then tap the ringer HUD.

In addition Quick Compose works in landscape orientation and from the lock-screen as well.

For advanced users, biteSMS also supports Activator (available from Cydia), so you can define your own hardware buttons & gestures to open Quick Compose.

You can customise to only hide the text if you wish, or, for full privacy, don't show the notification alerts at all!

You can also configure different privacy settings for lock and unlock modes.

Coming soon: Privacy settings on a per contact basis.

Great for those with multiple phones, say business and personal or for couples out together who'd prefer to only carry one phone between them.

Easy to configure and activate via the settings screen. Once active, all incoming messages will be silently forwarded and marked as read.

Coming soon: Passcode Lock in Quick Reply for even more privacy.

You can enter smileys, templates and contacts easily: just bring up the biteSMS pop-up menu by double tapping/long holding in the text box and tap the biteSMS icon, or press the "+" icon inside the biteSMS application.

Smileys are rendered beautifully:

Also works in Quick Compose and Quick Reply.

You can set up a signature that automatically is appended to every message:

Ever started to send a message and wished you could cancel it? Now you can in biteSMS! Simply configure a delay period of between 1 and 3 seconds, and then every time you send a message you'll have the ability to cancel it during that period.

Also works when using Quick Compose and Quick Reply.

Cool! Contact pictures!

To forward a message, just double tap/long hold on a conversation bubble to bring up the menu:

To see the exact time a message was sent or received, simply long-hold or double tap the bubble:

Additionally you can configure timestamps to always display against all bubbles via biteSMS Settings, More Stuff, All Timestamps.

It's easy now using biteSMS, go into any conversation (tap the status bar to quickly navigate to the top) then tap the Copy to Clipboard button. Then simply paste the contents into say an email. It's nicely formatted and contains timestamps as well.

Ideal for opting out of spam or group messages or even keeping a conversation on the 'quiet'. Simply long hold on a conversation (in the conversation list) to toggle notification alerts on or off for that contact. When you have opted out of receiving notifications for a contact it shows as a little bell icon: