For those of you who updated to iOS 5, we have a few tips that might make your Textfree experience better:
1) iOS 5 includes a new default setting that shows all notifications at the top of your screen, “banner” style.
Want to change notifications back to “pop-up” style for Textfree? Follow these easy instructions:
It’s easy! On your device, go to:
- Settings
- Notifications
- Scroll until you find the Textfree app
- Select “Alerts” under Alert Style
Ta daa! You’re all set.
2) iOS 5 also includes a handy new Notification Center that organizes all the notifications on your iOS device: new email, texts, friend requests and more, all in one place.
Want Textfree notifications to appear at the top of your banner notifications? Follow these instructions:
- Settings
- Notifications
- Sort Apps Manually
- Click on Edit button on upper right
- Find Textfree, and use the 3 gray lines on the right as handles to pick up and drag the app to the top of the list!
We hope these tips help make Textfree more fun. Happy texting, Pingsters!
Don’t have Textfree yet? Visit the iTunes App Store, Android Market, and even text from your computer at Textfree Web. It’s all free!
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October 20, 2011 at 10:50 am
Awesome thanks much appreciated, your app has helped me stay in contact with every one I need to be when I havent another way. Now it’s back to were I notice when I get a text again : )
October 20, 2011 at 10:58 am
Yay 😀
October 27, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Yay what
October 27, 2011 at 8:27 pm
How do you get the iOS 5?
October 28, 2011 at 6:09 am
I don’t know!! I wish I did
October 30, 2011 at 5:40 am
once you plug your device into itunes usualy when you need to update sumthing pops up…and you have to have upgraded to itunes 10.5…hope i helped.
October 30, 2011 at 6:34 pm
Plug your iPod 3 or 4 iPhone 3 or 4 or iPad 1 or 2 into your computer and download it on iTunes 🙂
October 28, 2011 at 12:59 pm
omg ik! i luv this
October 30, 2011 at 6:35 pm
It delets all your apps and songs which suck
October 20, 2011 at 10:57 am
How can you get it to alert me when I have an incoming call via textfree?
October 20, 2011 at 11:13 am
If you have Textfree on iOS and aren’t getting notifications for calls, please email our Support team at support@pinger.com 🙂
October 20, 2011 at 12:31 pm
cool tip
October 26, 2011 at 9:15 am
I had someone text me back to one of my initial texts, but she received a notice saying the number was not available or something like that, and I never received her text. Any suggestions?
October 26, 2011 at 9:16 am
thanks in advance for your reply/replies!
October 26, 2011 at 2:14 pm
Hm, sounds tricky! Please send your Textfree number and her number to support@pinger.com so our Team can help you sort things out.
October 27, 2011 at 10:24 am
Lost the capability to copy/delete text and pictures when I updated my iPad 2 to iOS 5. Can you check this out for me pinger? Thanks!
October 27, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Please email this info + your Textfree username to support@pinger.com 🙂
October 28, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Mine did the same thing! Can no longer enlarge pictures, save them or cope/forward text/pix
October 27, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Please update immediately thank you
October 27, 2011 at 2:53 pm
why dnt our emojis show still ?
October 27, 2011 at 2:54 pm
I love you guys. You have legit completed my life. Without you i wouldn’t be in contact of the world. ❤
October 27, 2011 at 2:55 pm
We should I text from textfree/voice because it’s free and you can text with all of yours friend!
October 27, 2011 at 7:54 pm
Yes it needs wifi
October 28, 2011 at 6:13 am
If I were u I wouldn’t put out my number. People might stock u. Just saying
October 27, 2011 at 3:02 pm
How to do this i cant find it
October 27, 2011 at 3:11 pm
If you’re having trouble, email support@pinger.com for help from our team!
October 27, 2011 at 3:04 pm
why when i send mutipel messages at the same time to the same person why cant i text because i was spamming yes but you need to update that cause i was having an important convorsation with my gf
October 27, 2011 at 3:08 pm
Sorry! We want to make sure awesome users (like you) don’t get spam from spammy users who are up to no good. If you wait a few minutes, you’ll be able to text again just fine! 🙂
October 27, 2011 at 3:05 pm
how long will it be until i can text again?GRRR making me mad
October 27, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Please get free mites that u cannot sighn up for
October 27, 2011 at 3:14 pm
I hear this app is not good at all
October 27, 2011 at 3:15 pm
This is handy knowledge, but I was wondering when are we going to be able to use the custom ringtones and alerts that are already on our devices?
In iOS5 you can now set ringtones as text alerts as well on individual contacts. This is great for their new iMessage app, but not everyone I text has an iphone. If there was a way for our textfree app to use the ringtones/alerts that were already on our devices that would be awesome.
October 27, 2011 at 4:00 pm
This article from our FAQ answers your question, Zachtastic 🙂
http://pinger.zendesk.com/entries/366445-can-i-use-custom-ringtones-and-text-tones
October 27, 2011 at 3:26 pm
do ios 5 is available on ipods. mine is the 4th generation
October 27, 2011 at 3:28 pm
is ios 5 is available on ipods mine is the 4th generation
October 27, 2011 at 3:31 pm
I updated it on my ipod, but i can’t get the banner part? help pease.
October 27, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Sometimes with ios5 textfree wont open while I have any other ap that accesses the Internet
October 27, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Yee
October 27, 2011 at 3:45 pm
How do I get this ?
October 27, 2011 at 8:07 pm
i know right thats what im trying to figure out i saw the vid but its does not tell how to get it so confusing
October 31, 2011 at 1:19 pm
Head to our website to download for your device from the US iTunes app store or Android Market:
http://www.pinger.com/content/textfree/
October 27, 2011 at 3:46 pm
I updates to iOS5 and I have NO SOUND when I get a text alert or call. Smh NOT good!!!
October 27, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Here are instructions on how to turn on notifications. If it doesn’t help, email support@pinger.com to talk to our team.
http://pinger.zendesk.com/entries/327872-why-don-t-i-hear-my-tones-why-don-t-i-receive-a-notification-for-new-messages#overview
October 27, 2011 at 3:56 pm
How does another person email me a pic
October 27, 2011 at 4:10 pm
how did u updated??
October 27, 2011 at 4:02 pm
how do i do this because i go to my notifications and it doesnt say alert style
October 27, 2011 at 4:08 pm
I don’t know how to answer these kinds of questions 😦 Please email support@pinger.com for help!
October 27, 2011 at 4:02 pm
R we ever gonna have an update for more ringtones and text tones?
October 27, 2011 at 4:05 pm
how do i update iOS 5
October 27, 2011 at 4:07 pm
That’s one for Apple’s support team, not us 🙂
October 28, 2011 at 7:32 am
If my phone is unlocked will updating lock my phone? I’m debating cause it cost me alot to unlock it the first time
October 27, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Hahaha
October 27, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Why can’t u have people send pictures to our numbers instead of a weird email? U should fix it
October 27, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Sorry, it’s not up to us! Carriers are blocking this ability. Write to your friend’s carriers and let them know how lame it is 😛
October 27, 2011 at 4:39 pm
Why we can’t get pic from are friends when they send us pic ???
October 27, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Sorry, but carriers are blocking this ability! You can still get messages from your friends by having them send to your username@textfree.us address.
October 27, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Why does Pinger keep calling my textfree number numerous times in a row??
Is anyone else experiencing this prob? Their office line (408) 271-5700 has called me 3 x in a row for the past few days, always a woman.
October 27, 2011 at 4:51 pm
That SO should not be happening 😦 Please email support@pinger.com and let them know your number, what the woman says, etc. We’d really appreciate your help in getting to the bottom of this!
October 27, 2011 at 5:03 pm
I wanna update
October 27, 2011 at 5:22 pm
“wow”thanks pinger inc.it is so cool with the IOS 5 you should make more calling apps I will appreciate it much thanks
October 29, 2011 at 7:44 pm
Hey could you tell me when you updated did your songs apps or any memory get erased from your ipod? Sorry but i really need to know before updating mine thanks 😀
October 27, 2011 at 5:23 pm
U can send pics to ur friends and ur friends can send pics to u 🙂
October 27, 2011 at 5:40 pm
Relly
October 27, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Why don’t I get any notification pop-ups when I get a txt.
October 27, 2011 at 5:57 pm
And where do I download this?
October 31, 2011 at 1:20 pm
Easy! Just head to our website to download for your device from the US iTunes app store or Android Market:
http://www.pinger.com/content/textfree/
October 27, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Sergio thanks this is very nice app?
October 27, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Text free is the best app
October 27, 2011 at 7:34 pm
Pinger! I love the way you are with us. Not only saving money But you also saving our time and our life too. thanks for your great people oriented organization
October 27, 2011 at 7:43 pm
Ummm..im still kinda confused on how to get “Ios 5″…?
October 27, 2011 at 8:05 pm
How do i get ios 5???? Please answer my comment becaus eim real cofused! Thankss.
October 27, 2011 at 8:44 pm
go to apple website. should be free…
October 27, 2011 at 8:08 pm
Since upgrading to iOS 5, I can no longer make free calls to other textfree with voice users. Anyone else experiencing this problem?
October 27, 2011 at 8:09 pm
how do i get this
October 27, 2011 at 10:06 pm
hao can i update my ipad to ios5 ???
October 27, 2011 at 10:19 pm
Having problems with the app force closing everytime u try to open text free. I didn’t have this problem before I updated to IOS 5. Updated to the latest version whats the problem? I need help!
October 27, 2011 at 11:12 pm
It won’t let me do any of that
October 28, 2011 at 1:58 am
How do I change my user name aka the picture texting address?
October 28, 2011 at 3:27 am
LOL I LOVE THIS FREAKIN APP
October 28, 2011 at 4:06 am
I like this app thanks
October 28, 2011 at 6:51 am
Awesome
October 28, 2011 at 8:48 am
How do I gett pictures fom other people??
October 28, 2011 at 9:49 am
Why Can’t It Work For A Ipodtouch W/ No Camera ?That Sucks
October 28, 2011 at 10:10 am
How do I get iOS 5
October 28, 2011 at 10:22 am
Please update immediately thank you
;-))
October 28, 2011 at 10:33 am
I will like notifications to appear in text free app.
October 28, 2011 at 10:33 am
Yeah
October 28, 2011 at 2:10 pm
Thanks Ping, You guys are the drop!!! Best App. ever Thanks for all your hard work. App. works flawlessly and phone calls are a ten
October 28, 2011 at 3:40 pm
I would love to update to 5 but ape has nothing on there I don’t know what else to do Im about to give up and just be stuck with 4 oh well I tried.
October 28, 2011 at 5:17 pm
Please make this app able to text and call to Afghanistan!! My husband is in the US Army on deployment and it would bs great to be able to communicate with him by using this great app of textfree pinger service!!! 🙂
October 28, 2011 at 5:19 pm
Please make this app able to text and call to Afghanistan!! My husband is in the US Army on deployment and it would be great to be able to communicate with him by using this great app of the textfree pinger service!!! 🙂
October 31, 2011 at 1:22 pm
He can log on to Textfree Web (http://pinger.com/textfree) from any Flash enabled computer to text you for free 🙂 Also, all incoming calls to Textfree are free! So your husband can call you any time on your app and you won’t receive any charges!
October 28, 2011 at 5:51 pm
I luv this thing!!!
October 28, 2011 at 8:45 pm
This is kool!!!
October 28, 2011 at 10:48 pm
Can somebody please answere me this question: if i update will my ipods memory be erased like songs and apps? will it change anything to my ipod? Please answere my questions i would really appriciate it
October 29, 2011 at 10:16 am
how do i update to ios 5?
October 31, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Apple’s support team can help you update your device 🙂
October 29, 2011 at 10:27 am
awesome! its like a iphone now! yah!
October 29, 2011 at 1:08 pm
How do yu update to IOS 5
October 29, 2011 at 1:32 pm
I got the update but it isn’t working nothing has changed please reply back pinger
October 29, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Hey when you updated did your memory or anything on your ipod get erased? Sorry but i need to know before i do it thanks 😀
October 29, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Why can’t I get my texts
October 29, 2011 at 7:33 pm
does it cost to update the iOS 5? if it does then i aint doin it. does it take a long time to do it or can i do it sittin here rite now at home? how do you update it?
October 31, 2011 at 1:27 pm
iOS 5 is Apple’s newest operating system for their devices. If you need help, go to http://www.apple.com – not us! 🙂
October 29, 2011 at 10:34 pm
I have a problem: I already upgrade the iOS5 and I get the notification normaly..
I have downloaded the Textfree with voice but, when i do not have a wifi conection and then I re conect, the missed calls do not appear as “missed calls”, it doesn’t even appear!! :S and is really confusing because it pop out as missed call in notifications but when i open the application the missed call never appear, doesn’t appear how many, the time, anything!!
October 29, 2011 at 11:10 pm
Sorry im off your subject but when you updated did your ipods memory get deleted (music, apps, notes, videos, ect.) sorry its not about your question but i really need to know before i uPdate it thanks i really appriciate it
October 31, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Sorry but I’m not sure. Updating to Apple’s newest operating system (iOS 5) is a question for Apple, not us! Go to help in iTunes or http://www.apple.com
October 31, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Sorry about that! Looks like that’s a bug that we’re working on fixing.
October 30, 2011 at 11:59 am
I want this app but I don’t know how to get it :(:(:(:(:(
October 31, 2011 at 1:28 pm
Go to our website! http://www.pinger.com/content/textfree/ You can download the app from the US iTunes app store or Android Market.
October 30, 2011 at 4:55 pm
I don’t care