4 stars: After the update, the font seems smaller and harder to read. Can't get a custom ringtone for messages to work on MIUI after the update again... :( Even though all the permissions have been given. This happens only with Pulse, unfortunately. This has become my favorite app otherwise so I would like to continue using it... The icon change is a really nice and thoughtful touch.
3 stars: I love this app... I love the color schemes, the privacy settings, and the ability to save all the messages to one account so when u get a new phone, all your old messages will be on your account... HOWEVER, No matter how much I change my apn settings and mms image settings, It wont allow me to RECEIVE MMS... I hope they can fix this... Ive already paid for lifetime membership, but if this cant be fixed, then I'll need a refund
4 stars: Aside from being ad-free the widget is all I needed. It would be nice if the applied theme would be persistent on the widget regardless of what's happening with the phone or memory, perhaps even adding widget settings and transparency. Randomly seeing the default is annoying when the rest of my minimal homescreen is dark and transparent.
4 stars: Updated review: Pulse is great. I've since understood how notification badges work in Android. I've only had a few issues. There seems to be an issue when I'm receiving a video from someone else that if I try to send them messages before I received their video (and I don't know that Pulse is receiving...