Messaging App Question

Two questions - is there any way to replace the device messaging app in the lower bar with a different messaging app that I've installed? Second, how do you turn off the messaging notification "ticker" that displays in the top right corner of the messaging app showing the number of unread messages. I don't use this app because I can't change the font, so I never read my messages from there and the number just keeps growing.

lkennedy102 wrote:
Two questions - is there any way to replace the device messaging app in the lower bar with a different messaging app that I've installed? Second, how do you turn off the messaging notification "ticker" that displays in the top right corner of the messaging app showing the number of unread messages. I don't use this app because I can't change the font, so I never read my messages from there and the number just keeps growing.
Question 1...
You should be able to press on the apps icon in the apps tray and drag it onto the dock to replace the icon, if that wont work press and hold on tray icon and you should get option to edit the shortcut.
Question 2...
This works with some devices, open messages app and press Menu / Settings / Notifications and see if there is a option to uncheck.
Just realized you are talking about the number above icon - I Do not think this is possible with stock icon but some 3rd party apps has option for this..

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I guess I was expecting to talk to people that new what they were talking about. All I did was ask a simple question and got nothing back from you that would solve the problem. Sorry but your sugestions did not help me. I'll wait to see if I get any other feed back. Don't get me wrong as I do appreciate your input, but it's not solving my problem. Why is apple making it so hard to get into the memory of this one app? I have never had a phone that I could not access all data until I got an iphone.

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I guess I was expecting to talk to people that new what they were talking about. All I did was ask a simple question and got nothing back from you that would solve the problem. Sorry but your sugestions did not help me. I'll wait to see if I get any other feed back. Don't get me wrong as I do appreciate your input, but it's not solving my problem. Why is apple making it so hard to get into the memory of this one app? I have never had a phone that I could not access all data until I got an iphone.

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