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Microsoft brings its SMS Organizer app to the US

By Maria Santos
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The SMS Organizer app is one of the many projects that took shape under Microsoft Garage’s umbrella, but it’s only been available in India since release. Starting this week, Microsoft has expanded the availability of SMS Organizer to more countries, including the US, UK, and Australia.

As the name suggests, SMS Organizer will sort all your incoming text messages into categories. Microsoft’s app is a bit more advanced when it comes to sorting text messages, as it uses machine learning to filter them into categories like personal, transaction, and promotional.

But the app goes even further and prevents promotional messages from popping up on your phone’s screen. While you will find these on the promotional tab, you also have the option to automatically delete these messages every few days or weeks.

On the other hand, whenever you receive text messages related to trains, flights or payments, SMS Organizer will notify you every time and even helps you keep track of your account balance. More importantly, you can use SMS Organizer to backup and restore chats to and from Google Drive.

Unfortunately, SMS Organizer does not feature support for multimedia messaging (MMS), so it’s limited to standard text messages. If you want to use the app, which is available for download via Google Play Store, you must register using your phone number.

Questions & Answers

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Which countries can now access the SMS Organizer app?

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Microsoft has expanded the SMS Organizer app's availability. It is now accessible in the US, UK, and Australia, in addition to its original release country.

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How does the SMS Organizer app manage promotional messages?

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The app prevents promotional messages from appearing on your screen. Users can find these in a dedicated tab and have the option to automatically delete them every few days or weeks.

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What functionality does the SMS Organizer app lack?

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SMS Organizer does not support multimedia messaging (MMS). Its features are limited exclusively to handling standard text messages received on a user's device.

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What advanced features does the app offer beyond basic sorting?

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The app uses machine learning to categorise messages, notifies users about messages related to trains, flights or payments, helps track account balances, and supports chat backup and restore via Google Drive.

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