I'm using hangouts as my default SMS app, while I see that in the app I can see the contacts picture but when I look at the SMS via active display it doesn't show the contacts picture in the right hand corner, only a gray picture of a person. Anyone know how to fix this?
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You might want to try going into SETTINGS>ACTIVE DISPLAY>SELECT APPS and check if hangouts is one of the apps selected or not. Good luck
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mojoffdawal said:
You might want to try going into SETTINGS>ACTIVE DISPLAY>SELECT APPS and check if hangouts is one of the apps selected or not. Good luck
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I figured it out. For hangouts even if you have a contact picture for the person if they don't have a Google+ account with a contact picture it won't show on active display. I just went back to stock SMS because it being dependent on Google+ which is stupid.
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First off, I love my Bionic. It's awesome. I'm having problems with the stock SMS app and contact photos. I haven't been able to find a resolution after searching on Google and perusing the forums. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
Elaborate on your problem. What is not working properly? Explain your issue more please and I'll try to help.
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Sorry. Facebook contact photos show up in the contact and dialer apps, but not in the stock sms app. They also show up in Handcent. I'm not sure what to do..
Weird.
Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>All>Text Messaging>Clear data
Try that and reboot.
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I tried that, with no success.. Also I seem to hands been mistaken. Facebook contact photos only show up sporadically in contacts, and none show up in Text Messaging or in Go SMS Pro. I also have removed and added back my Facebook account. No solution as of yet.
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UPDATE: It seems to be fixed after redoing the account setup. Facebook is slowly updating the photos. Thanks for your help!
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How to remove face book feed In my gallery??
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Yeah even I was wondering the same thing. Anyone could help?
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remove facebook from gallery
on gallery go settings/ show / hide albums uncheck what you don't want
I must be blind... I don't find this option in my Gallery. I can only remove accounts completely.
edit: I found it, Facebook was allready disabled and of course I still have all the pictures of my contacts... :/ Googled a bit and didn't find a solution. Looks like it's "hardcoded" into Sense or something.
Try disabling "Live Feed" under Accounts-> Facebook
and clear Gallery data
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Try disabling "Live Feed" under Accounts-> Facebook
and clear Gallery data
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Neither of these worked.
Its very annoying having FB photos show up in there. I dont to use a third party app as I like the zoe previews.
disboibdumb said:
How to remove face book feed In my gallery??
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I think the only way to do it would be to delete the facebook app as I have done as I no longer have facebook
but of course this isn't really a solution if you want the app. Of course you could always delete the app and use the mobile website if you really want to get rid of the pictures in your gallery.
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Notifications like email and texts do not come in properly. Have no idea how this could be fixed
Are you sure?
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Are you sure?
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My buddy and I both have he same problems. The 2 things that Dont work are huge... No texts and email notifications. We each got 1 when first synced and have not received one since
Are you using gmail or the samsung email app? btw i am on tmobile and it works
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Are you using gmail or the samsung email app? btw i am on tmobile and it works
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Using the Samsung email app but also not getting texts
Reminder, if the phone is on, you will not get a notification to the Gear.
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Being on different carrier should not matter, I am on Tmobile. Go into the Gear app-settings-notifications, make sure you have that turned on and then hit the word notification to go into submenu and check native email and text apps.
Next, put the phone to sleep, turn it back on, send yourself a text and put phone to sleep right away. Give it about a minute and the text should ring on the phone and in the Gear.
haha you have to turn them on
go to the galaxy gear app on the phone, click settings, click notifications and select messages and mail then hit the thank button for me! haha
Have you checked the notification settings inside the Galaxy Gear Manager program?
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Hahahaha they all are on hahaha
Are you sure you have a note 3 and not a Chinese knockoff tote 3
Its directly from Verizon so you never know what scam they have up their sleeve to save a few bucks. I have tried to re pair up the device and same results. Any one have Verizon here?
What email account r u setting up?
Gmail
Yahoo
Hotmail
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Mr Ian B said:
What email account r u setting up?
Gmail
Yahoo
Hotmail
Ian B
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Gmail but its not just email. Its texts too.
stu5797 said:
Gmail but its not just email. Its texts too.
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When you created the gmail account in native email app, did you do manual set up or auto? You may want to delete the account, recreate it by selecting auto after you enter the email address and password. On the next screen, there is a drop down box, select PUSH. Try this, send yourself an email from PC or something, keep the phone asleep and see if you get the notification on the phone followed by notification on Gear. Make sure under the Gear app settings, notifications for email is checked.
Report back if not working.
Ian B
Rocking the Verizon note3 and gear right now with no problems
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Can someone text you? How long does bit take to show on the gear... If ever
stu5797 said:
Can someone text you? How long does bit take to show on the gear... If ever
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I receive the text less than a second after my phone gets it. Literally my pocket buzzes and by the time I look down at my watch it vibrates. Then I can read it and reply back with s voice . Not a single problem. I'm in love with both devices.
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SgtGoldy said:
I receive the text less than a second after my phone gets it. Literally my pocket buzzes and by the time I look down at my watch it vibrates. Then I can read it and reply back with s voice . Not a single problem. I'm in love with both devices.
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So your email and texts are going to the Gear now?
If so, awesome. If not, see if poster Sgt... here can help u since he has Verizon too.
Ian B
Mr Ian B said:
So your email and texts are going to the Gear now?
If so, awesome. If not, see if poster Sgt... here can help u since he has Verizon too.
Ian B
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Yep, and to be honest I didn't do anything special. I'm using the stock messaging app and email. I just took it out of the box and used it.
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SgtGoldy said:
Yep, and to be honest I didn't do anything special. I'm using the stock messaging app and email. I just took it out of the box and used it.
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Awesome, welcome to the club. My next project is trying to load apps.
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I don't have an option to use SMS in Hangouts on my Moto X. Though the play store indicates I am on the latest version of hangouts because it does not give me the option to update, in fact my hangouts app indicates I am on version 1.2 instead of 2.0+.
Anybody have any ideas? Anybody else using SMS in hangouts on a Moto X?
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I don't think the 2.0 version has hit the Play Store yet. You have to be on 2.0+ for the SMS integration.
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I don't think the 2.0 version has hit the Play Store yet. You have to be on 2.0+ for the SMS integration.
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So is the description in the play store simply wrong? It gives the change log for 2.0 which suggests to me 2.0 should be available. See screen shot below, taken just now with my stock T-Mobile Moto X.
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Chances are they are doing a staged rollout. But if you don't have 2.0 on your phone, you won't have those features.
Anybody here with an X who CAN do SMS with hangouts?
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I received 2.0 a few days ago. When you first launch it, it will ask if you want to import your SMS messages. After that it works fine for SMS, MMS, and Hangouts. It's a little confusing at first but you'll get used to it. If you have a hangouts conversation and an SMS conversation going on with the same person, they will appear as two separate threads. However, you can switch between them using the account selector at the top of either thread.
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I received 2.0 a few days ago. When you first launch it, it will ask if you want to import your SMS messages. After that it works fine for SMS, MMS, and Hangouts. It's a little confusing at first but you'll get used to it. If you have a hangouts conversation and an SMS conversation going on with the same person, they will appear as two separate threads. However, you can switch between them using the account selector at the top of either thread.
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And you are on a stock Moto X?
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And you are on a stock Moto X?
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Yes, it's a stock Verizon Moto X.
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You could download the new hangouts app and install it
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...e-newer-version-should-fix-broken-video-chat/
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Yea the market description is wrong. Just look in themes and apps for the update version that allows SMS. For it to work on version you need version 2.0.122
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phositadc said:
Anybody here with an X who CAN do SMS with hangouts?
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I can.
natezire71 said:
I can.
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me too
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natezire71 said:
I can.
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me too
Mikessv said:
You could download the new hangouts app and install it
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...e-newer-version-should-fix-broken-video-chat/
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Thanks I did that and it worked.
phositadc said:
Thanks I did that and it worked.
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You're welcome
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I tried installing the Nexus 5 Hangouts APK and it didn't worked, threw an error each time I tried to send an SMS. After today's update from Play Store it's working fine.
The app is horrible especially with the stock keyboard. There is really no reason for this much screen to be taken up by the keyboard and text box. here is a screenshot of the stock app with Swype keyboard. you can see one message at most. http://i.imgur.com/ZhrM8rx.png
I've began just using the hangouts for mms with people. I'm not sure if this will work for everyone.
When I tried a couple other messaging apps that looked like stock 4.4 I started sending and receiving double messages. I really want to use another app because the stock version is horrible, but I'm resigned to using it right now until I can figure out how to fix this issue. It's probably my fault somehow, but it shouldn't be this difficult to figure out how to not send double messages constantly.
anyhow, the phone is awesome so far other than the messaging app.
does anyone know how to change the text size/messaging box in the stock messaging app? the settings were no help.
You could try hangout. That is what I am using now.
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I just edited the OP to say just that lol. This is my solution for now.
colbynmeghan said:
You could try hangout. That is what I am using now.
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I actually had an issue with that when I first got it as well. I kinda just ignored it, until I got EvolveSMS. It has a small text window so the keyboard only takes up half the screen instead of 75% of it. Give it a try.
I like it. Just press back to read the entire convo
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If you pinch or spread 2 fingers in the text box where you type it will enlarge or shrink the font size of the entire convo
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hangouts FTW..
I just started using hangouts for my sms/mms also.. wondering though if there is a way to have the contacts app launch it for messages when I go into my contacts app? Or do I just have to start up hangouts all the time or maybe another contacts app that allows you to set what to launch into for messaging?
I'm using the EvolveSMS app.... It's a paid app tho...
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If you pinch or spread 2 fingers in the text box where you type it will enlarge or shrink the font size of the entire convo
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Thanks for this. One of my gripes has been resolved.
I do love how it pops calls and texts on the screen in a bubble when you are in an app