Hi,
I am wondering whether any patch is available to enable the character counter for SMS composer window?
Thanks.
The default app shows you how much characters you have left when you are getting close to the limits of max characters per SMS. I think the other apps like handcent or chomp have this option.
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I'm running cyan's 4.2.3 with Enoch 1.4.2 theme using handcent sms. I have already disabled auto-retrieve and notifications on the default messaging application but i still receive notifications from both when i receive text messages. Reinstalling handcent had no effect and neither did wiping the data from the messaging app. I'd like to find a solution without having to reflash/reinstall all my apps if possible
You will ALWAYS get messages in the default, because if you didn't you wouldn't get them in handcent. Go into the default messenger and turn off the notifications. Simple fix. And you need to turn on auto download because thats for MMS not SMS.
sigh.. if you had read you would have seen
seraphax said:
I have already disabled auto-retrieve and notifications on the default messaging application but i still receive notifications from both when i receive text messages.
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I quickly read, but you don't have notifications turned off, because if you did it wouldn't notify unless they gave you a change sms program. I just turned mine on/off and it works just fine. Check permissions.
... i have checked those settings multiple times. I wouldn't be posting in a forum if it was that simple of a solution. It used to work before and now it doesn't, obviously the default messaging program is having some kind of fault where changing the setting via the GUI is not affecting it.
I am using the handcent sms application but now i have double notifications.
Handcent SMS app when i receive in coming messages and 2nd one from default sms client is there a way i can stop the default sms client to give me the notifications and only get the notifications from the handcent sms app ?
Go into the default messaging app, then settings, then uncheck Notifications(display message in status bar).
prettyboy85712 said:
Go into the default messaging app, then settings, then uncheck Notifications(display message in status bar).
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Great Thanks
other question about this: does handcent need the messaging app to work? cause i never use my messaging app, but often it boots without my asking. Mostly after some texting.
I know this may be a dumb question but my phone is zippy fast except for messaging. I have lag fix and am using ultimate droid. Is having about 4500 sms and some mms causing the slowdown in messaging or am i missing something? Thanks
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JJ133169 said:
Is having about 4500 sms and some mms causing the slowdown in messaging or am i missing something?
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Yes this is the exact reason why. It's about time to delete your messages and start over. You can also set message limits in the message settings.
I set mine to:
Text message limit - 500 messages per conversation
Multimedia message limit - 20 messages per conversation
And usually this works perfectly for me. No lag at all when entering the message app.
McLovin113 said:
Yes this is the exact reason why. It's about time to delete your messages and start over. You can also set message limits in the message settings.
I set mine to:
Text message limit - 500 messages per conversation
Multimedia message limit - 20 messages per conversation
And usually this works perfectly for me. No lag at all when entering the message app.
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I have mine set to 450 for text and 20 for MMS. And i only have lag since copying my messages over to 2.2. I had no problem on 2.1 with the exact same number of messages.
I have noticed that the messages are only long 70 symbols compared to other phones that have 160 per message. And when I write a longer message it shows that is a MMS?
Can someone explain to me why is that,and do I get charged for a MMS message instead of normal one?
Thanks in advance!
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If you get 70 characters instead of 160, it means you're using non-english characters. All letters with dots, circles, or any other diacritical marks count as a non-standard character and cause your text to fit only 70 characters.
Stock messaging app will convert long text messages to MMS, and for now - there is no way to prevent that. You can always use another app to text people.
And yes, you're being charged for a converted MMS message according to your carriers prices.
Solutions:
- Don't use language specific characters. Just standard english.
- Don't write texts longer than 3x160 ( or 3x70 )
- Use third-party messaging app if you want to avoid auto-converting.
Thanks but I am writing with the English alphabet and not using another language. Can you sugest some good texting app?
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Im using stock app, but most people seem to recommend Go SMS Pro as a replacement. Its free in the market.
Hi,
is there any way to receive emergency alert messages in other apps and not in the default Messages?
I asked Textra about it and the answer was:
If the amber alert / emergency alert comes in as a SMS it will show up in Textra, if it comes in as a push notification it will only show up on your pre-installed messaging app out of the box, poor practice we know, but this is their way of trying to lock you in.
This is the same for all other messaging apps.
I hope this clarifies.
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The problem is that when an alert comes (and since I have Textra as default sms app) instead of viewing the alert I get a popup to choose another messaging app!
Does this happen to anyone else? Any ideas?