I use a third party messaging app called "textra" but when I text another android user on AT&T his messages only show up in the stock messaging app. How do I fix it?
edc3 said:
I use a third party messaging app called "textra" but when I text another android user on AT&T his messages only show up in the stock messaging app. How do I fix it?
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I love Textra for messaging! Have you tried re-syncing the messages again in Textra? In Textra go to Settings, About, and click on Resync Textra.
I usually do that after I restore my messages using Titanium. Some will show up and others wont. The Resync option fixes the messages right up for me.
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I see many people use chompsms and handcent application on their Hero. Why? I have downloaded the chompsms to try it out, but I had to check both applications to remove the "new message" notification in the status bar.
What is the advantage of applications like chompsms?
I can't say anything about ChompSMS or Handcent, because I don't use SMS enough to worry about using something "better" than the default app.
However, your first point was that you had to clear two notifications - in the settings for the standard SMS app, you can switch off notifications so presumably this is what you should do if you want to use another app for SMS.
Regards,
Dave
It used to be on the CDMA Hero, that the default messaging app was buggy and drained our batteries severely. Anymore, it's a preference thing. Some of them have more features, a different look, etc.
For me, handcent has the advantage of a nice popup option built in and the ability to automatically resize pictures for MMS.
I use handcent sms because of the many settings-options you have and because of the blacklist function!
Standard app was just too.. standard
just installed Handscent sms, it looks identical to iPhone sms, lol.
SMS Popup is the best one I've tried.
I found the Handcent UI options weren't as sleek as the default app.
Was running handcent but when in landscape mode it crashes so switched to chompsms no more issues
i know i was reading it somewhere, but when installing a 2nd sms application like handscent or chomp, dual notifications occur.. is there way to remove that?
Go to defualt messages app. hit menu turn off notifcations.
profets said:
i know i was reading it somewhere, but when installing a 2nd sms application like handscent or chomp, dual notifications occur.. is there way to remove that?
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marka2k said:
Go to defualt messages app. hit menu turn off notifcations.
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thanks, appreciate it.
marka2k said:
Go to defualt messages app. hit menu turn off notifcations.
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Tried that and it doesn't work. I get both the Handcent and the envelope icon. It is getting annoying.
getting triple notifications and dont know how to make it the default message app, and to only notify using the handsent notifications
boominz28 said:
getting triple notifications and dont know how to make it the default message app, and to only notify using the handsent notifications
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Go into the stock messaging app and in settings uncheck Notifications.
Also uncheck auto retrieve in the stock messaging app
Also if you for some reason have a different app set to default, you can go into settings - applications and then Handcent to "Clear Defaults" so next time you try and message from something like contacts, it will bring up a selection window of the app to use then just check "make default" and pick Handcent.
well that was simple enough geez. THANKS GUYS
There is a better way. If you try to send a text from the contact lists, then if has a separate default entry for each contact, so you will still be asked on occasion if you want to send from handcent or messaging. If you never plan on using messaging (which I see no point in doing so) then you can just remove it or freeze it with Titanium. Then you never have to think about it again.
boominz28 said:
getting triple notifications and dont know how to make it the default message app, and to only notify using the handsent notifications
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he he that helped i was about to make a new topic
I just integrated my Sprint number with Google Voice hoping that I would be able to text from Galaxy S4, Nexus 7, or Chrome extension. This seemed to work, but I would get duplicate threads from the same person. I read where showing "SMS & voicemail in Hangouts" with Sprint integration will cause problems (https://support.google.com/voice/answer/6023920?p=voice_sms&rd=1). When I turn that off my duplication problem seems to go away. This puts my texting back to the way it was before integration (buys me nothing). I am not really interested in any of the Google Voice functionality. I would like to receive SMS/MMS from all my platforms and thought integration would provide this. Can this be accomplished and I am missing something? Running Galaxy S4 with SACS-NG2 at the moment, but also run CM11-M9.
my wife runs integrated gVoice on a S4 mini with no problems. She uses Hangouts for everything.
Never had a duplication issue.
Did you make hangouts your default messaging app? If not, this could be the cause of your duplicate messages.
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troyboytn said:
Did you make hangouts your default messaging app? If not, this could be the cause of your duplicate messages.
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Hangouts is my default messaging app. Duplication is related to "SMS & voicemail in Hangouts", but without that can't send/receive texts from my tablet.
VandyCWG said:
my wife runs integrated gVoice on a S4 mini with no problems. She uses Hangouts for everything.
Never had a duplication issue.
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Does she have "SMS & voicemail in Hangouts" checked?
todivefor said:
Does she have "SMS & voicemail in Hangouts" checked?
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Disable Hangouts and go to whatever app you were using for messaging. Enable that app and uncheck notifications in its settings. Reenable Hangouts. I have noticed for some reason when Hangouts is enabled it does not disable notifications from other messaging apps. You have to enable the old app to disable notifications and then go back to Hangouts and enable it.
dyandell said:
Disable Hangouts and go to whatever app you were using for messaging. Enable that app and uncheck notifications in its settings. Reenable Hangouts. I have noticed for some reason when Hangouts is enabled it does not disable notifications from other messaging apps. You have to enable the old app to disable notifications and then go back to Hangouts and enable it.
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It's not a notification problem. The texts are duplicated or the sender will be duplicated with one message blank.
Added a number to my phone today but all texts I sent to her instantly failed. She could send to me and I would receive it but I couldn't send to her.
Was using Textra when this started. Tried to use the messaging app to see if it would work but it would let me send any messages with Textra set as the default messaging app.
I changed the default to Messaging and was able to text her. Went into Textra and it also wouldn't work unless I set it to be the default.
1. Can you not use other texting apps while defaulted to something else?
2. Any idea why I couldn't send to her? (don't know what phone she is on)
I have my default messaging app setup to use Textra but ever now and then I get text that come through on the LG messaging app. Is there a way I can stop that from happening?
I use Textra as well; I just disabled the messages app and have had no problems.
App Settings>Messages>Disable
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Thanks, I can force stop the LG messaging app but it's not letting me disable it.
Confirm Textra is set as default messaging app. Sometimes a setting doesn't stick.
rubiicon59 said:
Confirm Textra is set as default messaging app. Sometimes a setting doesn't stick.
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Yea I checked for that. I will keep an eye out for it if it happens again.
chief2842 said:
Yea I checked for that. I will keep an eye out for it if it happens again.
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Might help to clear the cache in the Textra app and the stock messaging app, and then reboot.
I use Textra as the default app and this just started happening for only one sender I get his notifications in the default Android app which I cannot disable. All other message senders come through in Textra
chief2842 said:
ever now and then I get text that come through on the LG messaging app
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It could be a bug.
Perform any updates and if the issue still persists, do a factory reset.
JoboDa said:
I use Textra as the default app and this just started happening for only one sender I get his notifications in the default Android app which I cannot disable. All other message senders come through in Textra
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What could very well be happening is that that sender is sending you RCS messages. Right now textra doesn't handle them but the stock messaging app does.
To deal with this, go into the messaging app settings and turn off Advanced Messaging (not sure of the exact option name). This way your phone will not advertise itself as being able to accept RCS and the other person's phone will know to send you regular old sms.
chief2842 said:
I have my default messaging app setup to use Textra but ever now and then I get text that come through on the LG messaging app. Is there a way I can stop that from happening?
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Need to change the messaging preferences