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Could they have made it any more difficult to start a new SMS?

At minimum, 5 fiddly clicks from the Today screen to editing a new SMS.
Anyone know a good short-cut?

Please ignore me...
Just found this thread on page 2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=330861
thanks!

this already have an open thread with 2 cabs in it I perfer the cab I posted but anyway try searching first next time buddy!

You may want to check out PocketCM. I love the interface and the Threaded SMS view. Very simple and clean.
You simply click contacts, click the contact and then click SMS. there you will see all sms conversations (which you can scroll) your messages are a different color then the contacts and a text input area at the bottom where you just start typing and click send.
I know this isn't what you were talking about but i have gotten very use to this and found it much faster after using it for a couple of months.

pricefix23 said:
At minimum, 5 fiddly clicks from the Today screen to editing a new SMS.
Anyone know a good short-cut?
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As I mentioned in one of the other threads, what I do is start with the contact... from the Today screen, click contacts, select your contact whichever way you like to do, then select "send text message". You're now at the point of editing a new text message. Since all the steps you did to select a contact you would have had to do anyway, those clicks were all "free". This is actually much shorter than if you had the "new" command that people are clamoring for.

email / sms issues (backgrounds & Threading)

Folks,
When I open messaging, the background is full of horizontal lines going across from left to right. They are not the lines that divide the individual mails, there are many more than that. Although I can still read everything, it's very distracting - how do I get back to a normal white background. I've just noticed this also happens in my Activsync window
Also in messaging, how do I stop threading of messages? I'd prefer the vanilla version.
Finally, I guess I'll have to wait for a ROM update to split the MMS and SMS unless anyone has a tweak - it required a ROM update on my Kaiser IIRC... I don't use MMS and really only want the quickest way to start a new SMS...
Thanks for all the great support here
Regards,
Gary.

gxprice said:
Folks,
When I open messaging, the background is full of horizontal lines going across from left to right. They are not the lines that divide the individual mails, there are many more than that. Although I can still read everything, it's very distracting - how do I get back to a normal white background. I've just noticed this also happens in my Activsync window
Also in messaging, how do I stop threading of messages? I'd prefer the vanilla version.
Finally, I guess I'll have to wait for a ROM update to split the MMS and SMS unless anyone has a tweak - it required a ROM update on my Kaiser IIRC... I don't use MMS and really only want the quickest way to start a new SMS...
Thanks for all the great support here
Regards,
Gary.
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Quick update (for those that are interested): just changed Today theme and the lines are mentioned above (first point) are part of a theme file set. I've just changed to HTC Black and the normal white background has returned to my messaging view
Gary.

To stop threading see the post about Diamond Tweaks.

Can't Send MMS

Hi i have been trying ot figure this out for a while on my Diamond well technically its a FUZE. Everytime i try to send and MMS it just goes right to the outbox and stays there. i have tried sending several different ones with different picture sizes and they are all there sitting in my outbox and im not talking about taking like 30 mins like a month and they are still there can anyone Please hlep me figure this out.

Im also having the same problem.. Only stuck in the outbox..The opearator says i will get the configuration sms but i do not get it. While other phone will have no problem..

Not sure this is your problem, but it's worth a shot..
1. Go to your Messages tab
2. Press "All Messages"
3. Press "Menu"
4. Press "MMS Options..." (last option in the menu)
5. Press the Servers tab
6. Select your Provider and keep it on screen that comes up.
7. Go to your Provider's website (preferably on your computer)
8. Search for their MMS settings (or just google it, ie. AT&T MMS settings)
9. Compare those settings to the ones you have and make sure they match up

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just check your mms settings
sometime there is only one thing not correct in the settings

SMS/MMS software needed

I am currently running TPC's stock like 6.5 ROM. I love that it is light and fast. The only problem that I have is with TXT messaging. I don't have M2D, just a shortcut on the today screen
There are two many steps needed to send a message. I have a shortcut to open messages, then I need to select the SMS/MMS over email account, then I need to select the conversation I want then type message. This is not bad and I know it probably can't be shortened by but only a step.
Pictures are a whole new story. I have to open messaging, select SMS/MMS, go to menu/new MMS, then add the picture, then add recipient, then send. This is because the option to add picture in the threaded conversation is grayed out.
Oddly my wife has an Palm Treo 680. I don't like the phone but it is awesome for texting. Is there any software out there that is better for texting? I ahve searched for hours, and all I get is old programs that thread the messaging before WM6 I am going to start my trial and error with ROMS, but if anyone can point me in a direction for software because I like TPC's ROM, everything else seems to work so well.

I have found this program:
Treo 800w Threaded SMS GMS Beta
I will see how it works.
Edit: I didn't work

Peculiar Quirks

I'm currently using a T-Mobile Note 5. Previous device was Note 4. So far, I like the phone, (N4 performance was disappointing) but there are a few quirks that I have yet to find a way to circumvent. Like anything, I'm sure there's value to someone for this stuff, just not for me.
1. When sharing an image from a gallery, it prompts me to either send to an Existing Contact or new contact. So they make the first app chosen when opening a new file or link the default app automatically (one of the quirks I don't necessarily prefer, but I can live with), but then add this?
2. Caller ID contact images for incoming and outgoing calls are tiny. I've reuploaded high res images to the contact and opened the contact locally to ensure the image was loaded and cached (so it didn't just display the small image with the blurry background) and still tiny. Both making and receiving calls.
3. If i"m doing something, incoming calls show up as a pop up card with a double ended arrow to expand it. I can live with it, but i'd prefer full screen.Any way to change that default behavior?
4. When in the messenger, tapping the paperclip to select an image attach from your gallery automatically sends the message. You can only select "Send", there is no attach option. Composing text before attaching does nothing and the picture is sent and your text stays in the text box.
I was able to solve the issue of disabling screen mirroring, and no way to keep capacitive touch buttons illuminated with the installation of a few light-weight apps that reenabled the options, but I have been unsuccessful finding anything about the four things I mentioned above.

Spovik said:
I'm currently using a T-Mobile Note 5.
4. When in the messenger, tapping the paperclip to select an image attach from your gallery automatically sends the message. You can only select "Send", there is no attach option. Composing text before attaching does nothing and the picture is sent and your text stays in the text box.
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I do not have the t-mobile version so I do not know what the difference would be but my attachment button works on the stock app.

I'm able to attach files fine, it's just the behavior when I attach them. Using the attached screenshots, I'll start out in a message and I'll tap my paperclip.
After tapping the paperclip, I'll be presented with the attach menu which as my recent photos and then the other options.
Upon selecting an option, there is only one button and that is send in the top right. If I push Send, it sends the picture. If I have text in the message field, it will NOT attach the picture so the image and text go as one message. My text stays untouched in draft and it sends just the picture.

That is weird. After I select a file I have a done button where your send button is. I wonder if it has something to with the advanced messaging for t-mobile.

All I can do is picture the Dr. Evil meme with "Advanced Messaging" in quotes...
I'll see if I can find a non-updated N5 and test the behavior. When I get a new phone I do all the OS updates first, and a fresh factory wipe so I didn't even bother looking to see what was contained in the update.
I could do without the video calling button monopolizing the entire send key area since I'll never use it...
I had to go so far as to check if Easy Mode was set up... Nice job Apple Samsung.
Either way thanks for the heads up. I was out of the loop and didn't even know about the advanced messaging and that sounds like a viable lead.

Just to close the loop on this in case someone else stumbles across it. Disabling VoLTE in the call settings "fixes" #1 and #4.
Thanks to bryyyan, which is where I first learned about this.