AT&T enhanced messaging not compatible with Android Auto - Android Auto General

I've been an AT&T customer for about a month and have been pleased. Tonight I ran into a problem that I hope I am wrong about but I don't think so. I discovered that I am not getting any notification of messages that are sent as AT&T enhanced messages. In other words, when both sides of the conversation are AT&T customers and using the IP messaging protocol of enhanced messaging. I do get notification of SMS in the same messaging app.
That is really disappointing if true. Since there are many other IP messaging apps that are compatible with Android Auto this appears to me to be simply AT&T not making the IP portion of their messaging app compatible with Android Auto.

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Google voice SMS messages through SMS app?

Is there an app that can have the SMS app receive the google voice messages and default to sending through GV? There are plugins for the iPhone that do this, but havent found anything for android that will do it. I hate using the official app for SMS... its slow and clunky!
Thanks.
I'm not aware of anything for Android, but I would love to know as well if there is.
In regard to Google Voice being slow and clunkly. It may be a little annoying to some to have to use a seperate application, but there are fixes to the slowness. Mine is just as fast as opening the stock sms window.
Voodoo Lagfix resovle the slow google voice app issue for me.
Google voice needs to be completely integrated into android. One should have the option of setting it as the default voicemail and sms client. One should also be able to apply themes.
I suspect the lack of mms support is 1 reason they haven't made it so.
As always, IMHO

Sprint Visual Voicemail on ICS

I have heard that sprint visual voicemail works on the nexus on ics can anyone help
I have got the vtt-sprint.apk installed it and updated prl and prolfile on wifi and 3g/4g and still cant get the activation message to go through.
VVM on Sprint Network
I hate to be the bearer of bad news. First, VVM does work, but in order to get it to work you must completely switch to Google Voice. To do this, from any computer that you are logged into with your google account, visit google.com/voice and completely set that up. It will ask you to pick a new telephone number and it will walk you through setting up the voicemail box and all that.
Once you have all that set up it will allow you to forward calls to your cell. I recommend this rather than switching completely to Google Voice.
You can further, once you've completed this, from within your Sprint Account, choose to use strictly Google Voice but this will mean you will either forfeit the new number you just chose, or the one you have on your phone.
If you choose to keep your original number that was on th ephone first, it will migrate to your Google Voice box and your call forwarding will become a hardwired thing... Google will no longer forward calls to another number, but rather all calls to your cell number will forward to your device through hardware routing performed solely at the discretion of Google.
Sprint will, in a sense, no longer have any control over your call routing. It really makes for a total disaster to get problems resolved if you ever experience call routing issues.
In my opinion, this is an awful lot to go through, too large of a chance for errors and a royal pain in the neck to go through just for visual voicemail.
I have the closest thing possible set up... I use the number I assigned to my Google Voice box, and I set up forwarding to my phone(it's nice because I can also answer calls from my computer if I want, and if I ever change carriers I keep the number on my Google Voice box and simply set it back up to forward to another cell phone number on another carrier).
If someone calls my google voice number, it automatically forwards to my cell. If I do not answer, it reverts back to my Google Voice box voicemail and if the caller leaves a message it records it for me, transcribes it and both text's it to me and leaves a copy of the transcript in my gmail box for me for later review. It also attaches the recording to the email. Very nice feature.
So, now, I only hand out my Google Voice number and nobody ever knows my actual cell phone number. Very private if you ask me, that, and if I ever terminate my service with my cell carrier, I still have the number I give to every one and can answer it from my Gmail box. No cell phone required. I never miss calls...
There are other options with Google Voice I did not discuss here, but you will figure that out. Message me if you have any other questions. Also click thanks on my post to help me become an active member if you think this helps.
Jeff LaPointe
I have had google voice before but i wanted to get the native sprint app working. I have hear that sprint routes the nexus voicemail to a different server so it was never meant to work. but i have heard ppl having it work on GB but i just moved over to ICS and was attempting to get it to work but I can't get the activation message to send
Can you send me the apk so I can have a try at it?
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Voicemail Routing
Working for AT&T, I do know that voicemail routing is going to be your only issue. If a customer has Visual Voicemail, the feature needs to be provisioned as such and, yes, the voicemail repository server is located in a different place on different hardware. Provisioning VVM at AT&T also required that the data feature be provisioned differently. There is data for smart phones with and without vvm attached.
So, if you do not have the visual voicemail feature provisioned on your account with sprint that is the reason you are unable to successfully configure the app. The basic voicemail servers can not handle the VVM. In most cases VVM is free for smart phones, but with sprint, I doubt that to be the case.
I am satisfied with the Google Voice operation and the added layers of security it provides.
heh...clean simple and no hassles -> Go to Market and type in YouMail, download and install, follow prompts through the simple and easy setup, enjoy your new VVM
NS4G: NexusMV 4G 03.01 (Baked in Matr1x) + 1460MHz/1460MHz SmartassV2 & CWM Touch Recovery
I'm gonna call sprint to have them provision my account and try to activate vvm
Spoke with sprint they setup everything on their side and verified it and my activation message still won't go thru I I might be the apk. I tried the gb apk but it fc when I try to send
They are saying its a phone based routing problem (blaming ICS) because it works in gb and they cite a flaw in the ICS VVM API
Its a sad song
Here you go guys, enjoy.
SOLVED
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547780
Google Voice Visual Voicemail Integrated Into Stock Dialer
After a while of trying to tamper with Sprint's visual voicemail, I found that it was just easier to go with Google Voice. The new integration with ICS makes it even better.
I don't think sprint vvm is supported on the nexus
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Here is a working Sprint Visual Voicemail method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547780
Hope this helps out.

Windows Phone 8 OS - Is there native support for group texts (iMessage)?

Does windows phone OS support group texting? Mostly concerned with iPhone users sending a group text to me and I want to reply all back and keep a single thread of chat/text going between the other users.
Currently the best option on Android is using GOsmspro or handcent and enabling group MMS threading. Problem is this is TERRIBLY slow even on my S3 because it has to convert each message to MMS and send and upon receiving a reply back from any party member it is received as MMS and then converted and then placed into the group thread. Extremely laggy if multiple texts are sent at in a short amount of time. Just wondering how Windows Phone 7 or 8 might handle this. It's making me really consider going back to iPhone since I like to keep tabs on my bro n sis via this group texting.
I am using groupme at the moment but it's a third party system and only supports sms if using the sms push, or else MMS via 3rd party app, which requires each sender to have the app and use this separate app to communicate.
Yes, Windows Phone 7 already supports this. It works via MMS on all platforms, but that's transparent when it's built in. The WP7 implementation is pretty good; I can't imagine they'd drop it in WP8.
bkaul said:
Yes, Windows Phone 7 already supports this. It works via MMS on all platforms, but that's transparent when it's built in. The WP7 implementation is pretty good; I can't imagine they'd drop it in WP8.
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Thank you. Is it pretty seemless? As in sending and receiving is pretty smooth as if sending an sms to a single user? I assume that's what you mean as in it's transparent. If so, this is great news.
Most of my family have iPhone and use group message. Was using gosms but it slow like the OP said. I use wp7 for 2 weeks and their group message is fast. I return wp7 and will wait for wp8.
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By transparent, I mean you don't really notice the difference between SMS and MMS when there's no image attached, since in Windows Phone the UI is identical - they're both messages in the same messaging app. But any "group text" is a MMS rather than an SMS, as far as how it's sent on the back end. It is very seamless - Microsoft's Messaging app handles both types of messages very well.
You'll see a message to/from some number of recipients with the individual recipients listed as screen space allows (you can tap to pop up the full list if it runs off the edge of the screen), and on each incoming message, the sender is listed near the timestamp so you can tell who sent it. Everything in that conversation, from any of the recipients, shows up in the same conversation thread no matter how many people you're texting. When you create a new text, you can add multiple recipients just like you would for an e-mail, etc.
bkaul said:
By transparent, I mean you don't really notice the difference between SMS and MMS when there's no image attached, since in Windows Phone the UI is identical - they're both messages in the same messaging app. But any "group text" is a MMS rather than an SMS, as far as how it's sent on the back end. It is very seamless - Microsoft's Messaging app handles both types of messages very well.
You'll see a message to/from some number of recipients with the individual recipients listed as screen space allows (you can tap to pop up the full list if it runs off the edge of the screen), and on each incoming message, the sender is listed near the timestamp so you can tell who sent it. Everything in that conversation, from any of the recipients, shows up in the same conversation thread no matter how many people you're texting. When you create a new text, you can add multiple recipients just like you would for an e-mail, etc.
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I've been having trouble getting this to work. The group text I was a part of on my iPhone isn't coming through on my Lumia 920 at all. iMessage is stuck authorizing my phone number, so that may be a part of it, but as of yet I haven't found out what the issue is. Anyone else having this issue?
Apple has never been big on interoperability, but you can easily do group texts natively without worrying about iMessage.
Kindrex said:
I've been having trouble getting this to work. The group text I was a part of on my iPhone isn't coming through on my Lumia 920 at all. iMessage is stuck authorizing my phone number, so that may be a part of it, but as of yet I haven't found out what the issue is. Anyone else having this issue?
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You will have to turn off iMessage on your iPhone. You probably don't have your iPhone anymore, but what needs to happen is to unlink your phone number from iMessage. Did you do that? If not I think you can unregister your phone here:
http://holgr.com/blog/2011/12/howto-deactivating-imessage-on-lost-or-sold-iphones/
Also turn on group chat in your messaging settings. I saw this while messing with a WP8 in store.

Google Voice Question.

I put my sprint number as my Google voice number. Does the stock messaging app still work? Should I disable it and use Google Voice? What about making calls from the Google Voice icon? Is that possible or do I need to use the normal phone icon?
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I'm a Sprint Product Ambassador supporting the launch of the One.
The stock messaging app will reflect what is in your GV inbox. I recommend using the GV app itself wherever possible for the bext experience.
I don't see a dialer in the GV icon, I use GV to make all calls and just use the native dialer.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
mattvalenz said:
I'm a Sprint Product Ambassador supporting the launch of the One.
The stock messaging app will reflect what is in your GV inbox. I recommend using the GV app itself wherever possible for the bext experience.
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This couldn't be further from the truth. I don't know of any advantage to use the GV app on a sprint phone (save for going through old texts that may be gone from phone). The beauty of Sprint and Google Voice is the fact that you can use all the native apps without having to deal with the GV app at all.
Having to wait for the google voice app to load the data from your google voice account via Sprint's data connection is just not efficient. Which also means its not even possible to send a text through the google voice app(or load it) without a data connection. Texts can be sent with no mobile data turned on.
Just setup the Sprint/Google Voice integration in settings at google.com/voice.
To each his own!
daviss said:
This couldn't be further from the truth. I don't know of any advantage to use the GV app on a sprint phone (save for going through old texts that may be gone from phone). The beauty of Sprint and Google Voice is the fact that you can use all the native apps without having to deal with the GV app at all.
Having to wait for the google voice app to load the data from your google voice account via Sprint's data connection is just not efficient. Which also means its not even possible to send a text through the google voice app(or load it) without a data connection. Texts can be sent with no mobile data turned on.
Just setup the Sprint/Google Voice integration in settings at google.com/voice.
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I never said it was a requirement. I use GV across multiple devices and have better luck with the GV app for messaging than the native app. You'll have to find out what works best for you.
mattvalenz said:
I never said it was a requirement. I use GV across multiple devices and have better luck with the GV app for messaging than the native app. You'll have to find out what works best for you.
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Advantage to using the GV App: Messaging sync'd across multiple devices/screens. Easy to read conversations on your home PC, etc.
Advantage to using the stock messaging app: The ability to read/write MMS. These aren't directly supported by GV last I looked.
jskup said:
Advantage to using the GV App: Messaging sync'd across multiple devices/screens. Easy to read conversations on your home PC, etc.
Advantage to using the stock messaging app: The ability to read/write MMS. These aren't directly supported by GV last I looked.
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The OP's question was whether the stock messaging client worked and if he should disable it to use google voice. Not whether he could sync his google voice messages across devices and how it looked on his computer.
Using the stock messaging app to send through google voice doesn't change how it looks on his PC and whether his messages sent via stock app show up on his PC. They will always show up through the google voice app or google voice website.
I do agree though there are advantages to both. I use both apps for different purposes. I just find the GUI and notifications of the stock app(and GoSMS popups) to be far more informative than having to load up a program that has to connect to the internet and load before I can read or send a message. To each their own.
daviss said:
Using the stock messaging app to send through google voice doesn't change how it looks on his PC and whether his messages sent via stock app show up on his PC. They will always show up through the google voice app or google voice website.
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My experience was different when using my Epic 4G Touch. Messages that I sent using the stock app there were not sync'd across my google voice account. Only the received messages were shown everywhere. If that experience is different on other devices or I set it up improperly, I apologize. I also can't speak towards any experience with the GoSMS app.
If you initiaite an SMS session first from the GV app and you get a reply (assuming you have it in GV Settings to also receive messages to stock Messaging app), any messages you send and receive henceforth from the stock Messaging app will show up (synced) in the GV app.
I do this all the time. Why? Because the GV app is slow to refresh most times, Sprint's 3G speeds are not that great where i am so i am usually waiting for GV to refresh, and once i've gotten a reply i'm just using regular SMS really over the 1x network and still everything gets synced to my GV account.

AT&T Rolls Out RCS (Rich Communication Services

AT&T Rolls Out RCS (Rich Communication Services)
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/11/att-rolls-out-advanced-messaging-video-calling-today.html
November 20, 2015 - Written By Justin Diaz
Rich Communication Services may not be a term that some wireless customers are familiar with, but it should be soon enough as more carriers look to deploy their version of RCS. Earlier this year T-Mobile announced that they would be bringing Advanced Messaging to customers, and back at the end of July they did just that. Now AT&T has announced that eligible customers with devices that are compatible have access to their newly launched Advanced Messaging and Video Calling services as of today. AT&T also notes that both Video Calling and Advanced Messaging are just the latest two services to be added to the RCS platform, joining others like recently announced NumberSync, as well as HD voice and WiFi Calling.
For AT&T customers, or rather any customers who subscribes to a carrier with Advanced Messaging, the service opens up more possibility with the simple text message, allowing up to 10MB files to be sent such as videos or higher quality images. Another huge feature of the service which takes after many of the messaging apps available, like Hangouts and Groupme for example, is the ability to see when a recipient is replying to a text message that’s already been sent, when messages have been read and at what time, and how large the files are you’re sending through. This goes both ways, of course. Short of having a compatible device, the only other requirements are that subscribers have to be within AT&T coverage range, and they need to be on a postpaid plan. This unfortunately locks out prepaid customers.
Alongside Advanced Messaging, Video Calling is also available today. Now customers can make and receive video calls that use real-time video with HD voice, all without having to do so through an app like Hangouts or any other number of app options that reside in the Play Store. AT&T states that at the moment video calling is only available on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, but they do plan to open it up to other devices soon, while Advanced Messaging is available on the Galaxy S6 Active as well as the Galaxy S5 Mini. This may not be a lot in terms of device compatibility, but more devices should be added to this list in the near future so it’s just a matter of waiting. As for the two current phones which can use these new services today, AT&T mentions that a software update is beginning to roll out that will enable it.[/QUOTE]
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Just got this update pushed this afternoon. Since i lost root a while ago and making do without, i figured what the hell. Took about 10 minutes to update. Build is now LMY47X
Now on version
hotbyz168 said:
AT&T Rolls Out RCS (Rich Communication Services)
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015/11/att-rolls-out-advanced-messaging-video-calling-today.html
November 20, 2015 - Written By Justin Diaz
Rich Communication Services may not be a term that some wireless customers are familiar with, but it should be soon enough as more carriers look to deploy their version of RCS. Earlier this year T-Mobile announced that they would be bringing Advanced Messaging to customers, and back at the end of July they did just that. Now AT&T has announced that eligible customers with devices that are compatible have access to their newly launched Advanced Messaging and Video Calling services as of today. AT&T also notes that both Video Calling and Advanced Messaging are just the latest two services to be added to the RCS platform, joining others like recently announced NumberSync, as well as HD voice and WiFi Calling.
For AT&T customers, or rather any customers who subscribes to a carrier with Advanced Messaging, the service opens up more possibility with the simple text message, allowing up to 10MB files to be sent such as videos or higher quality images. Another huge feature of the service which takes after many of the messaging apps available, like Hangouts and Groupme for example, is the ability to see when a recipient is replying to a text message that’s already been sent, when messages have been read and at what time, and how large the files are you’re sending through. This goes both ways, of course. Short of having a compatible device, the only other requirements are that subscribers have to be within AT&T coverage range, and they need to be on a postpaid plan. This unfortunately locks out prepaid customers.
Alongside Advanced Messaging, Video Calling is also available today. Now customers can make and receive video calls that use real-time video with HD voice, all without having to do so through an app like Hangouts or any other number of app options that reside in the Play Store. AT&T states that at the moment video calling is only available on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, but they do plan to open it up to other devices soon, while Advanced Messaging is available on the Galaxy S6 Active as well as the Galaxy S5 Mini. This may not be a lot in terms of device compatibility, but more devices should be added to this list in the near future so it’s just a matter of waiting. As for the two current phones which can use these new services today, AT&T mentions that a software update is beginning to roll out that will enable it.
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I received an update today as well, but see no difference in the dialer or setting for video or WiFi calling or anything described. At&t gs6
iceman4357 said:
I received an update today as well, but see no difference in the dialer or setting for video or WiFi calling or anything described. At&t gs6
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Same. Also here's a description from atts website
On the gs6 active, the dialer now also includes a video call button. Needs to be between 2 Rcs enabled phones, with 4glte available and enhanced calling enabled on both devices.
Seems like a huge pain in the ass to me. Given that my dial button got smaller (crowded) by a function that I'll never use (video call), I wish I'd kept the ATT update service disabled.
AoN
anneoneamouse said:
On the gs6 active, the dialer now also includes a video call button. Needs to be between 2 Rcs enabled phones, with 4glte available and enhanced calling enabled on both devices.
Seems like a huge pain in the ass to me. Given that my dial button got smaller (crowded) by a function that I'll never use (video call), I wish I'd kept the ATT update service disabled.
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from what i can find only iphone6 will get wifi calling.

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