[Q] Messaging > New Message - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I truly love my S4 but this is driving me insane.
When receiving a message instead of telling me who it's from and an idea of what the message is... I get this:
Edit: Apparently I can't post an image of the issue until after 10 posts. In any case, my notification, both on the lock screen and on the notification bar, say Messaging, and underneath says New Message. Normally, or at least with my S3, it would show who the text message is from, and then a small preview of what the message says.
Has anyone else had this issue or know of a fix? I am trying to stay away from rooting my phone, for now. I am using Nova Launcher Prime but I don't see why this would effect anything. A reboot has done nothing so far.

In message app enter menu and after, settings thhan tick the last option before signature, in italian "anteprima messaggio"

noooooo said:
In message app enter menu and after, settings thhan tick the last option before signature, in italian "anteprima messaggio"
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Thanks. For some reason I didn't think to go into the settings of the actual messaging screen. I was able to put a check mark beside "Preview Message" and that has solved my issue. Thanks Again!

Why isn't it on ny default?

CorruptedSanity said:
Why isn't it on ny default?
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I guess Samsung left it off to keep the privacy of unexperienced users on Android that have no idea how to change settings by themselves.
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I'm almost definitely sure mine was on by default as I turned it off. It showed the message on the lock screen too.

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I dont understand the lockscreen on this phone

Why when a message is displayed on my lockscreen, clicking it creates a box below that i then have to swipe on to unlock the phone in the messages app?
What's the point of creating that faded box? why not just open the app when i click on the text message?
I agree it's very annoying...
To prevent opening in your pocket...
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theraker007 said:
Why when a message is displayed on my lockscreen, clicking it creates a box below that i then have to swipe on to unlock the phone in the messages app?
What's the point of creating that faded box? why not just open the app when i click on the text message?
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This is happening even with no lock on the screen - just swipe to unlock? I don't know because I have a pattern lock and assumed it was just for security but if you keep your phone unlocked and it's still happening then I agree, it's stupid. No lockscreen widgets when using any kind of security is also stupid in my opinion.
hamzer11 said:
This is happening even with no lock on the screen - just swipe to unlock? I don't know because I have a pattern lock and assumed it was just for security but if you keep your phone unlocked and it's still happening then I agree, it's stupid. No lockscreen widgets when using any kind of security is also stupid in my opinion.
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I only have swipe to unlock and it happens on it..
Seriously a 'feature' I can do without..
I think it would be nice if you could swipe the message notification on the lock screen to open that message. Similar to the S3.
RandomHandle said:
I think it would be nice if you could swipe the message notification on the lock screen to open that message. Similar to the S3.
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I agree. Now that option only appears if you have your lockscreen timeout set for a few minutes and you manually lock the screen. When you unlock within the timeout period it will show your lockscreen widgets and you can swipe them to go right into that app.
Someone at Samsung over thought this one.
RandomHandle said:
I think it would be nice if you could swipe the message notification on the lock screen to open that message. Similar to the S3.
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I agree. I liked when they had the puzzle piece, and you swiped to "complete" the puzzle, and that would take you to the message. I think that was back on the S2?
I just drag notification bar down then click the message.
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you press the notification then swipe in that box and it will take you the message
Guys, all you have to do is swipe down the box to open the message or view the call log (if it was a missed call).
Bjray said:
Guys, all you have to do is swipe down the box to open the message or view the call log (if it was a missed call).
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you can do it when your playing music too
Don't blame Samsung for this, it's an Android 4.2 "feature".
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LeKtRiCzzz said:
you press the notification then swipe in that box and it will take you the message
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Thank you captain obvious :silly:
Of course that's "all you have to do". But my point is that it's silly that it creates that box in the first place after you click the message. It looks like they tried to implement something then quit halfway through.
theraker007 said:
Thank you captain obvious :silly:
Of course that's "all you have to do". But my point is that it's silly that it creates that box in the first place after you click the message. It looks like they tried to implement something then quit halfway through.
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You're not understanding... That transparent box does not show if you do it right. When I get a text message, a small message box will appear, I swipe it down to the bottom of the screen and it takes me directly to the messaging app.
EDIT: It's more of a tap then pull, I should make a video...
Bjray said:
You're not understanding... That transparent box does not show if you do it right. When I get a text message, a small message box will appear, I swipe it down to the bottom of the screen and it takes me directly to the messaging app.
EDIT: It's more of a tap then pull, I should make a video...
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yes i can make that happen too.. i still dont get the box though.. why is it there in the first place.. what are they trying to do here?
Once the box is there, you can swipe left or right for other widgets if you have multi widgets in settings setup
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[Q] How to stop battery charged notification and screen turn on

Hello,
My S4s (i9500) screen keeps coming on when it reaches full charge, with a notification to unplug my charger. This wakes me up in the middle of the night, I'd like the phone to remain face up during the night...is there any way to stop this from happening?
turn your phone face down?
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Thanks, need an answer to my actual question though, about how to disable the screen turning on when this notification happens.
ekko84 said:
Thanks, need an answer to my actual question though, about how to disable the screen turning on when this notification happens.
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You'll have to wait for a mod. There is no stock way to do that.
settings<more<developer options<stay awake. un-check it
its_dale said:
settings<more<developer options<stay awake. un-check it
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I don't have the developer options menu option in my settings...how do I get it?
ekko84 said:
I don't have the developer options menu option in my settings...how do I get it?
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1.Head into the Settings menu. Samsung's done things a little differently and changed the way the settings menu looks, so you'll need to hit the "More" tab, and then get into the Software information.
2.Look for "About device" at the bottom. Tap it.
3.Hop on down to the build number, and tap it seven times. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. You'll get a little prompt saying you're about to unlock the developer settings. Hit that button one final time -- seven! -- and they're unlocked.
Now you've got developer settings on the Galaxy S4.
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settings<more<developer options<stay awake. un-check it
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Hmm this is a pretty good workaround, the screen still comes on but turns off on it's own and pretty quick. Thank you.
Guess I'll have to wait for a mod for the screen not to come on at all or to disable the beyond useless notification altogether.
If you have root, grab es file manager or root explorer or something and go to system/media/ui/ and delete whatever sounds you want deleted. Make sure to back them up if you want them back.
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[Q] Set screen to not turn on after I receive a text

I bought an LG G2 yesterday after changing my mind and not buying a Note 3 instead. It's the T-Mobile version in black (fingerprint magnet, no white ones in stock unfortunately). I'm coming from a Galaxy S2, and everything feels amazing compared to it. There's one thing I don't like, and that I can't figure out... When I get a text on my LG G2, the screen lights up, every single time. I'm a pretty heavy text user, and I average about 10,000 texts a month. Sometimes I'm in a lecture and I can't text back or use my phone, but it's sitting in my pocket with the screen on wasting my battery and opening up all kinds of apps. How do I disable this? Thanks.
I know you can change text apps that have this option.
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l33t p1mp said:
I bought an LG G2 yesterday after changing my mind and not buying a Note 3 instead. It's the T-Mobile version in black (fingerprint magnet, no white ones in stock unfortunately). I'm coming from a Galaxy S2, and everything feels amazing compared to it. There's one thing I don't like, and that I can't figure out... When I get a text on my LG G2, the screen lights up, every single time. I'm a pretty heavy text user, and I average about 10,000 texts a month. Sometimes I'm in a lecture and I can't text back or use my phone, but it's sitting in my pocket with the screen on wasting my battery and opening up all kinds of apps. How do I disable this? Thanks.
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If you are using the stock TXT app. Open the App/hit button for the menu, then settings/notifications. you should be able to do what you want there.
hd-renegade said:
If you are using the stock TXT app. Open the App/hit button for the menu, then settings/notifications. you should be able to do what you want there.
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That's what I tried, but there's nothing about the screen in there.
I have notifications enabled, new message pop-up enabled, preview enabled, notification sound (text ringtone), vibrate set to always, and repeat alert set to every 2 minutes. Besides those settings, there's nothing, and none of them control the screen unfortunately.
l33t p1mp said:
That's what I tried, but there's nothing about the screen in there.
I have notifications enabled, new message pop-up enabled, preview enabled, notification sound (text ringtone), vibrate set to always, and repeat alert set to every 2 minutes. Besides those settings, there's nothing, and none of them control the screen unfortunately.
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Cant you just on click "notifications display message notification" ??
I'm using the app SMS pop-up to manage all my SMS notification.
The stock app has it's notifications all turned off.
As for SMS popup, there is a setting to keep the screen off when SMS is received.
Well.. I don't like the screen to turn on as well (I don't use any lock screens) and also, I like the pop up feature.
hd-renegade said:
Cant you just on click "notifications display message notification" ??
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It's just a check box, so if I uncheck that box, I don't get any notifications.
MasK said:
I'm using the app SMS pop-up to manage all my SMS notification.
The stock app has it's notifications all turned off.
As for SMS popup, there is a setting to keep the screen off when SMS is received.
Well.. I don't like the screen to turn on as well (I don't use any lock screens) and also, I like the pop up feature.
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Although that's not the optimal solution, I guess it'll have to do. I'll try that right now, thank you for your help.

[Q] What is this Icon and how do I stop the spam

I'm getting daily spam messages.
Please see the icon in the upper tray to the left.
The Header says:
'New Incoming Message'
I'm not using the Samsung messaging app as default.
I'm not seeing this message in Go SMS or the Samsung messaging app.
When I pull down the drop down, I see the message from a web address, and when I press it, it takes me to the website.
What is that icon to the left and what app is this, and how do I block these morons from sending me their spam?
looks like the O for opera.. Is that installed?
Hi. Yes, I am using Opera as my browser.
It could be that.. id uninstall and see if that stops it..
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djr4x4 said:
It could be that.. id uninstall and see if that stops it..
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I think it's related to Samsung somehow, as the symbol is within a grey circle in the drop down screen, similar to other Samsung apps.
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See attached photo........
Edit #2:
If it does have anything to do with Opera, I just went into Settings/Notifications and changed the setting to 'Denied.'
Ultimately, I'd like to block the morons, if possible.
Pull down the notification shade, long press on that notification, and that should end this mystery.
Dr. Fed said:
Pull down the notification shade, long press on that notification, and that should end this mystery.
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Thanks for that. I haven't received anymore spam since denying notifications, but if I do, I'll be sure to hard press it.

Message app is silenced

Can anyone help me out, My messenger app is silenced been thru almost everything on the phone to try and turn it on..Anyone have an idea on what to do? Pic enclosed and thanks in advance!
bigsaucy71 said:
Can anyone help me out, My messenger app is silenced been thru almost everything on the phone to try and turn it on..Anyone have an idea on what to do? Pic enclosed and thanks in advance!
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Hi, have you checked the settings to make sure it's not silent? Check my screen shot. You'd have to tap where it says silent.
matteosaeed said:
Hi, have you checked the settings to make sure it's not silent? Check my screen shot. You'd have to tap where it says silent.
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Thanks for the reply..That's the first placed I looked and that setting is off..Went thru permissions,etc.. clueless at the moment
bigsaucy71 said:
Thanks for the reply..That's the first placed I looked and that setting is off..Went thru permissions,etc.. clueless at the moment
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Would you like me to take a look remotely ? If yes, pm me
Is there a "Do Not Disturb" setting in Sounds and Notifications? I don't have mine yet, so I can't check for myself. but that has tripped my up a few times on my HTC 10.
If Do Not Disturb is not on, look for a setting called "Smart settings".... it is under General > Smart Functions [Label] > Smart Settings.... if you set the home screen settings to enable the Smart Bulletin Screen you can also get to it from there
Appreciate the replies folks..I just downloaded Textra, but the stock messaging App is still silenced
Same problem
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Can anyone help me out, My messenger app is silenced been thru almost everything on the phone to try and turn it on..Anyone have an idea on what to do? Pic enclosed and thanks in advance!
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I am having the same issue. I am pretty good with this stuff and see no way of changing this.
Dlubby said:
I am having the same issue. I am pretty good with this stuff and see no way of changing this.
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I figured it would be a matter of time before someone else chimed in with the same problem..I still haven't found a solution other than a new app for messaging..
Went to t mobile today. They did a warranty swap for.me. LG told.me.to.send it to them for as service after factory reset did not work.
Dlubby said:
Went to t mobile today. They did a warranty swap for.me. LG told.me.to.send it to them for as service after factory reset did not work.
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Maybe I'll do the same cause I'd rather not use textra
This is a feature of android 7.0. When you receive the message, swipe down from the top to show your notifications, press and hold the messaging notification and then you should get an option to select that states Don't silence. It's probably set to Show Notifications silently.
Thank you sir!!
Sgooley12 said:
This is a feature of android 7.0. When you receive the message, swipe down from the top to show your notifications, press and hold the messaging notification and then you should get an option to select that states Don't silence. It's probably set to Show Notifications silently.
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That's what it was. I appreciate you answering this..I gave up on it and just used Textra..But back to stock app...thanks again

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