I really like the Google Hangouts as an SMS client, I also like the stock SMS notifications on my Gear. My problem is i wish to continue to utilize the Hangouts app for SMS while only receiving notifications from the stock app on my Gear. I know you can just enable Hangouts notifications via Gear Manager but when you receive multiple messages it collates them and loses content, in addition to not having the quick response capability. I've also tried the Disa.im messaging app. While this is cool I am not a huge fan and MMS is spotty on my Note 3. Thanks!
you can't do it. The gear relies on notifications from the phone.
1. if you turn off hangouts notifications for SMS, then you can get SMS client notifications, but you won't get hangouts for SMS on the phone
2. if you turn off SMS client notifications on the phone, then the Gear will never know to display the notification.
3. You could have hangouts AND the SMS client enabled on the phone, and only the SMS Client notifications enabled on the Gear, but then you'll have duplicate notifications on the phone, and you won't receive any non SMS hangouts notifications.
you can't win
omniwolf said:
you can't do it. The gear relies on notifications from the phone.
1. if you turn off hangouts notifications for SMS, then you can get SMS client notifications, but you won't get hangouts for SMS on the phone
2. if you turn off SMS client notifications on the phone, then the Gear will never know to display the notification.
3. You could have hangouts AND the SMS client enabled on the phone, and only the SMS Client notifications enabled on the Gear, but then you'll have duplicate notifications on the phone, and you won't receive any non SMS hangouts notifications.
you can't win
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that blows... thanks for the response though.
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Is anyone having a problem with Hangouts? I am not receiving notifications when someone tries to chat with me. SMS come through and notify fine, but Hangout messages do not load or notify until I open the app.
Not had that problem, but Hangouts will force close on me from time to time until I clear it's cache or reboot the device. I really wish it wasn't an uninstallable system app.
I don't receive a notification if I'm on data unless I go into the app. I only get it when on WiFi. I had the same issue on my nexus 5 though.
I set my phone to vibrate and it does vibrate for calls, but not for text messages (using Google Messenger text app). Any ideas?
Seems like it may be a problem with Google apps. Messenger and Hangouts wouldn't vibrate, but stock Messaging and Textra apps vibrate.
Lots of threads on this topic...but none that I think are all that current?
Note 3 running Lollipop and Gear 1 running Tizon. I don't get Whatsapp notifcations on my gear. I do get SMS but I have GO SMS and the only way I was able to get SMS notifications was to receive text notifications on both the stock app and Go?
Is there an easier way to get all the notifications to work as they should? Even with Whatsapp and GO checked off in the notification section of Gear Manager 2.2.15022599, I still don't get them all working?
Any advice?
Thanks,
I'm thinking about "graduating" to Google Hangouts after using Google Messenger for quite some time. Does Hangouts work like Apple's text messenger app where it sends the message via wifi or cellular signal and the app is interachangeable via desktop ?
I was playing with it earlier and it seems like unless the other person has hangouts as well with the sync'd e-mail address, it's basically just Google messenger ?
If the contact on the other end has their phone number tied to their hangouts app then it'll default to a hangouts internet message but regardless you'll have a little box in the bottom left to switch between hangouts and sms message sending. The app on the Chrome will only send Hangouts message, not SMS.
StykerB said:
If the contact on the other end has their phone number tied to their hangouts app then it'll default to a hangouts internet message but regardless you'll have a little box in the bottom left to switch between hangouts and sms message sending. The app on the Chrome will only send Hangouts message, not SMS.
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I saw the toggle for switching between SMS and hangouts. How can hangouts make phone calls, but not pick up SMS ?
How does the phone dialer work for Hangouts ? You just dial out in on the desktop and use headphones and a mic ?
mikeprius said:
I saw the toggle for switching between SMS and hangouts. How can hangouts make phone calls, but not pick up SMS ?
How does the phone dialer work for Hangouts ? You just dial out in on the desktop and use headphones and a mic ?
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Hangouts can send calls to outside numbers but not receive them, I'd assume not sending SMS on PC is from the idea that you wouldn't receive the response. Unlike Mac and iOS the app on PC for hangouts doesn't interact with your phone at all.
The dialer on hangouts sends calls to outside numbers using the internet, the person on the other end will see the call coming from a hidden number. If you call someone that has hangouts then you'll send a hangouts call with the option to add video to the call. On PC it'll use whatever your default (communications) mic and speakers.
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?