Sign Short Message Service
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About Sign Short Message Service
Sign Short Message Service (SSMS) is a communication and educational mobile application that is based on the sign language alphabet. It provides the ability to communicate through messages in both fingerspelling and plain text. While at the same time it is also an educational tool that can be used to learn a sign language alphabet.
The application currently includes 5 sign language alphabets. These are the American Sign Language (ASL), British Sign Language (BSL), French Sign Language (LSF), Greek Sign Language (GSL) and South African Sign Language (SASL).
Despite the fact that there are various mobile service packages for Deaf people, these can still prove to be costly. SSMS main aim is to provide are more cost effective method of communication. SSMS makes use of graphical messages (hand shapes, signs) that are charged at normal SMS rates instead of MMS rates. The rates for sending an SSMS depend on the standard SMS rates of your cellular provider.
The application also aims to bridge the gap between Deaf and Hearing cultures. By allowing Deaf and Hard-of Hearing users to send and receive messages in their mother tongue, communicating can be more effective and pleasant. The translation feature allows hearing users to convert sign language messages into plain text.
Application Features:
• On-screen sign language alphabet keyboard.
• Receive and send messages in plain text and sign language.
• Translate sign language messages into plain text messages and vice versa.
• Message in Motion (MiM) to view sign language messages in motion. The speed of the motion can be set to improve viewing experience.
• Two different background themes. Based on research, the high-contrast black and yellow background theme should be more appealing to Deaf users. The second theme is a low-contrast grey background theme.
• Learning mode to view both sign language and plain text simultaneously in a message.
• Learn a sign language alphabet
• Set the size of the sign language and plain text characters
Please let us know if you find any bug in the application. We appreciate all the feedback that you have to offer and hope you enjoy the application.
The application currently includes 5 sign language alphabets. These are the American Sign Language (ASL), British Sign Language (BSL), French Sign Language (LSF), Greek Sign Language (GSL) and South African Sign Language (SASL).
Despite the fact that there are various mobile service packages for Deaf people, these can still prove to be costly. SSMS main aim is to provide are more cost effective method of communication. SSMS makes use of graphical messages (hand shapes, signs) that are charged at normal SMS rates instead of MMS rates. The rates for sending an SSMS depend on the standard SMS rates of your cellular provider.
The application also aims to bridge the gap between Deaf and Hearing cultures. By allowing Deaf and Hard-of Hearing users to send and receive messages in their mother tongue, communicating can be more effective and pleasant. The translation feature allows hearing users to convert sign language messages into plain text.
Application Features:
• On-screen sign language alphabet keyboard.
• Receive and send messages in plain text and sign language.
• Translate sign language messages into plain text messages and vice versa.
• Message in Motion (MiM) to view sign language messages in motion. The speed of the motion can be set to improve viewing experience.
• Two different background themes. Based on research, the high-contrast black and yellow background theme should be more appealing to Deaf users. The second theme is a low-contrast grey background theme.
• Learning mode to view both sign language and plain text simultaneously in a message.
• Learn a sign language alphabet
• Set the size of the sign language and plain text characters
Please let us know if you find any bug in the application. We appreciate all the feedback that you have to offer and hope you enjoy the application.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
- Bug with accessing the Settings has been fixed
- Bug with accessing the Settings has been fixed
Version update Sign Short Message Service was updated to version 2.3
Version update Sign Short Message Service was updated to version 2.1
More downloads Sign Short Message Service reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads Sign Short Message Service reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
What are users saying about Sign Short Message Service
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Its wonderful and all but it would be great if the letters didnt show up in all caps in normal messenger. Other than that i love it. Ive always had a hard time following finger spelling and this helps alot
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I just love this; it helps me but not when I have to remember every letter of the alphabet in order to spell word I don't know a sign for. Thanks so much for an app that really works. ;^)
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It's good but when I send someone a text through sign language it just shows up as capital letters
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App crashes upon opening. Doesn't fully load.
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Too bad it shows the letters. Wish only the hands for REAL asl practice!
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Hopefully you can upgrade it to use actual signs instead of just finger-spelling, but great work thus far!
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by D####:
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this app is amazing and have used it for 2 years helped with my receptive skills so much
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Keyboard layout
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I want to be able to send a text in sign language
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Nyc 1....
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by M####:
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Love it
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I love, love, LOVE this app!!! I've been using it for a few months and (luckily) haven't experienced the problems others are having. Like others have said, a QWERTY board would improve it. Also when I'm reading (watching) a message, if I get another text it goes straight to that, even though I haven't finished reading the first one. Would be so much better if could carry on reading before the next one comes up. Thanks!!
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by U####:
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So it's a cool little app, but it still takes so much effort. I wish it was set up so I could use the texting I'm used to (swype, and letter location). Still a cool tool if you have the time.
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by U####:
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This app is very helpful, the UI is clean and it's easy to use. One nice thing would be if you could add the qwerty keyboard instead of the abc one. In sure new languages will cone in the upcoming updates aswell. Good job on this!
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I appreciate the effort and I am sure that a new sign language student would appreciate the application, but it's just not my thing.
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by S####:
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Installed and installed 3 times can't get it to work
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I like the app overall. I don't like that it pops up whenever I get a text but I'll deal with it for now. Also, if the keyboard could be set up like standard qwerty that'd be excellent.
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Does it work for most things like touchpal
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by H####:
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This is an really good app but if the qwerty keyboard was available, that would be excellent! Also, if the letters were emoji's. Will these things possible in the future??
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by U####:
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I really love the idea that I can read and learn how to understand sign language. Great idea
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Love it I can sign to my daughter
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by K####:
I live this app, but I have a few issues with it. First of all, it is it a QWERTY keyboard. Second, you cannot use it as a keyboard to use anywhere else, like regular keyboard. I would like to use it in Snapchat, Instagram and Kik. Unfortunately I cannot. All in all a good app though.
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It is great.
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A must have for anyone who can read Bsl.A copy and paste choice would be great. Thanks for your effort.
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by M####:
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This is not a 5 star. It's 10 star!!!
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by M####:
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Keep up.
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by U####:
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I can learn to sign language
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Good concept! Please add qwerty keyboard
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by W####:
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It's good but when I send someone a text through sign language it just shows up as capital letters
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by U####:
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It's okay, I thought it would send the sign to the other person, but it doesnt. Their should be full signs not just the alphabet and that the receiver could see as well.
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Keyboard is iffy. I wish I could sign to type. Disappointment. Uninstalling.
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Hopmps
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by I####:
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I do like this idea but I don't like that when I get text message it interrupts every single thing I am doing! It is making apps I am using freeze up and stop every time I receive a text message. Just had to uninstall because of the interruptions.
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by S####:
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But looking for ASL in words and idioms.
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Only thing i cant figure out how to send regular text to deaf friend that only speaks sign language! And he cant read regular text! Is that possible? Besides that great app! Thank you for responding to my question! Well he has iPhone cant find your app in that version! Hopefully one day soon. Thank you! 5 star app .
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The settings are a bit better. However it kills the app when I open them. I'm so excited to use this app! I hope that bug will be fixed soon. :)
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I've taken ASL classes before, and this is the best app I've ever seen to communicate with the deaf community with something besides plain text. I'm assuming the other person has to download the app too, in order for it to work properly?!
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Its ok
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Knew these when i was a kid........now i remember them all thanks.
by F####:
I do like this idea but I don't like that when I get text message it interrupts every single thing I am doing! It is making apps I am using freeze up and stop every time I receive a text message. Just had to uninstall because of the interruptions.