MMS stands for Multimedia Messaging Service, a standard way to send multimedia messages to and from mobile phones.
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What's “creation mode” in the Galaxy S's offical messaging application?
If you open the official messaging App, go to menu then settings, there is a setting "creation mode" which has the following options (in that order):
restricted
warning
free
What does this change? ...
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MMS delivery report
I have GT-I9300 and JB 4.1.2.
Until now, I thought that my MMS' weren't delivered. But now I've noticed that people are actually getting my MMS' but I don't receive the delivery report. How is that ...
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Why did text only message change to MMS [duplicate]
Why did a txt only message change to MMS on the Galaxy S3?
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Go Sms Pro: “Too many unsent multimedia messages” error
Every time I try to send a Multimedia message using Go Sms Pro, I get a
toast message saying: "Can't send message right now. There are too many unsent multimedia messages"
This doesn't happen when ...
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How do I open a Photo attached to a text Message?
I have just bought a Samsung Galaxy S and have been sent a Text message with a photo but cannot find out how to open the photo to view when I touch the message thread it just comes up with message ...
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Backup and restore MMS
Is it possible to backup AND restore MMS messages? It seems all the apps I've found on the app store that backup SMS and/or MMS cannot actually restore MMS messages (and similar comments on answers to ...
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disable Huawei U8815 from converting sms into mms
How can I disable Huawei U8815 device from converting sms into mms automatically? I have seen there were similar questions for other mobile phones, such as Samsung. I have tried to apply the tips ...
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Sending single SMS message to multiple contacts causes MMS
I'm experiencing an annoying (and costly) problem on my HTC Desire X. (Android 4.1.1) Every time I send a single message to multiple contacts at the same time, the message will be sent as MMS rather ...
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Can I use MIUI's auto SMS + MMS backup + restore thing on another custom ICS rom?
MIUI's built in SMS + MMS backup works quite well. However, I want to try out new custom ROMs. Is it possible to add integration of that MIUI service onto another ICS rom?
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How can I search the SMSs/MMSs using the default search interface?
I have an Cyanogenmod 10.1 ROM installed. I love the Google Search interface and can search most of my phone using it but I am unable to find "Messaging" as a searchable item. I've seen a lot of ...
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How to get the Enter (Return) key in Messaging (MMS) app - Jelly Bean
I have JellyBean 4.2 and my friend also has the same.
I have been fond of using the "Enter" or "return" key while typing messages. I like paragraphs in messages. But I have a "Smiley" Button.
My ...
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MMS not working on CM9 ROM
I have an LG Optimus V (Virgin Mobile) running CyanogenMod 9. The ROM I am using is located here: https://sites.google.com/site/bobzhomeroms/vm670ics
According to his ChangeLog, MMS should be ...
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My phone seems like it is sending MMS messages, but they never actually arrive - what's going on?
There are several MMS problem threads on here, but none seem to get at the issue I'm having. I can receive MMS messages just fine, however I cannot send them. What is bizarre is that, from all ...
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HTC Desire crashed, deleted all SMS/MMS. Can I recover?
Been a reader of SO/SE for a while as am getting into Android development. Just wanted to ask a quick question. Hope someone can help. :)
I have a HTC desire (2.2 with HTC sense, as per stock), never ...
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Got text message with 'download' button, how would I look at the link source or gain further info to see if this is safe? 2.3.6metropcs
In the 'messaging' app that comes standard with metropcs, I received a text message that had 'no subject' and was just a download button. I know the person, so there is no need to mention not to trust ...
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Saving a photo attached in text message
I have a Galaxy S2, running Android 4.0.3
I can open a photo attached to a text message. How can I save the photo (not the message)?
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Recover deleted content from userdata partition?
So it came to pass, that Amanda did have a blonde moment and deleted all her threads in the SMS app by mistake. Yeah, "Delete all threads" probably shouldn't be quite so easy to invoke.
The phone's ...
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Can receive but cannot send SMS on SGS3, help me debug with logcat?
For a couple months now (during which time I've tried ~20 ROMs), I can receive & make calls fine, receive & send emails fine, sync fine, everything is fine except I cannot send SMS. I've tried ...
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Does MMS support PNG format images?
I'm just wondering if android mms supports png files? I've tried sending an image, a png format, through mms. Sending is successful. However, the recipient recieves an error image. My question is, ...
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How can I attach a file to an MMS message?
Can I attach files to an MMS message? I am looking for a way to attach files like doc, pdf, or zip and send them over MMS.
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Combine all messages [closed]
One thing I do miss about my blackberry was a single list of all my communication. I went to "Messages" and I had texts, emails, bbm, chat, notifications, everything all in one list. With a few ...
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SMS converts to MMS after only one word
I've been searching around Google and other forums and many people have their SMS messages converted to MMS after 3 pages, but as soon as I start typing my phone converts the SMS to an MMS even though ...
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Is it faster to send a picture message through 2G or Wi-Fi? [closed]
I have a LG Mytouch android smartphone.
I need to send a picture out tonight!
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Pictures converting to MMS when they didn't use to
I have a motorola XPRT and it recently updated and now pictures convert to mms and they didn't used to... Any ways to fix this problem?
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Reasons for MMS to fail while sending?
I've been trying to send an MMS on a rooted ST17i with the MiniCMSandwich Lite rom but for some reason, I can't send any MMS (no matter how big). It will just say "SENDING" on the messaging app but ...
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How to make sure I have no sms virus?
I'm using a non-rooted, non-hacked Samsung GT-I5700 device which runs Android 2.1.
Today I've received an MMS from an unknown phone with something which looked like a spam for Mastercard. I've ...
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How can I force MMS messages to retry?
I used to have this problem with my Nexus One on T-Mobile, and now have it again on my Samsung Galaxy SII on Sprint. It seems like about every other MMS message I get will fail to download. It'll just ...
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Delete APN on LG-P500
The LG-P500 does not allow to delete/disable MMS APN. The problem is that if I define my own APN, the original one, which cannot be deleted, is still used by messaging application...
Anybody knows ...
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The long SMS is converted to MMS and shows sending. How do I make sure it is sent?
I typed a long message and it was converted to a multimedia message. When I press the send button it shows "sending" but never shows "sent". How do I know it has been sent or not?
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What is the downside of using GO SMS Pro and / or Handcent?
All I've been seeing about these apps are the positives. I want to know the negatives of using them, apart from me having to install an additional app to do something that the phone can already do by ...
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How can I access MMS for GT I5503? [closed]
This phone, GT I5503 doesn't have a MMS setting, what should I do?
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How can I prevent my device from automatically converting SMS to MMS?
The Galaxy S I9000 messaging app automatically converts long SMS messages to MMS. How can I disable this?
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Problems sending MMS
I am unable to receive or send multi media messages using my Samsung Galaxy Ace plus.
When I send a MMS it gets stuck and when I receive a picture or form of media from a friend (e.g. my friend has an ...
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The size of the MMS message
What is the maximum size of the MMS message in Android phone? and is there a way to increase this size?
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backup MMS in android 1.6
I know there are many duplicates, but unfortunately the specifications on every software proposed to do it are very poor about
wether they support VERY OLD android versions
and wether they will ...
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MyTouch 4g MMS over Home Wi-Fi
Why can't I receive or send MMS on my My Touch 4g through my home Wi-Fi? I have bad coverage at home so I have to use my Wi-Fi connection. I'm sure my settings are right - I have it set to T-Mobile ...
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Why do all my MMSes show up as videos?
Long text messages, photos - all show up as a five second long "video" (still image). Happens with received MMSes and the ones from me that I've sent. Using a galaxy s2. This is really annoying, my ...
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Can I send / retrieve MMS messages via WiFi?
Is it possible to send / retrieve MMS messages via WiFi or is it mandatory to be connected to my provider via the mobile data connection?
If a user has an active WiFi connection, what happens when ...
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Listing MMS from and to a specific person?
I'm looking for an MMS image someone sent me before, but we already have thousands of conversation so it's impossible to locate it by scrolling.
So my question is, how do I list all MMS I've sent amd ...
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vCard sent to my Android shows up as text
A friend sent me a couple of contacts via vCard mms. I received them as text messages, with for example the contact avatar rendered as plain text and some of the characters replaced with android ...
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SMS time stamps are behaving strangely
I am having an issue with the time stamps of incoming SMS messages when backing up messages. The time stamps of the messages I send out are correct. The time stamps of the incoming messages in the ...
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Forward MMS via EMail
I've send someone a pretty long MMS (just text) but he wasn't able to receive. Is there a way to retransmit via EMail. E.g. copy the whole text and paste it into an email instead?
Thanks.
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Cyanogenmod 7.1 doesn't send MMS
Not sure when this started to happen, most likely after I upgraded to cyanogenmod 7.1. I was able to send/receive MMS before without any problem.
Now I can
receive MMS at any time
send MMS when ...
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MMS vCard displaying as playable media file
I am having difficulty viewing a vcard received via text message. My phone recognizes it's an MMS but views it as a Multimedia file and tries to play it.
My phone is rooted running Cyanogen ...
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How can I prevent long SMS messages from auto-converting to MMS? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Converting to multimedia message” when forwarding large SMS
I have a Galaxy S I9000. I can't send long messages. When it reaches the 3 SMS limit it changes ...
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Why does my phone come up with a multimedia message sometimes when I am sending a message [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I prevent my device from automatically converting SMS to MMS?
Can I turn off the multimedia on my phone . Why does it come up sometimes when I am trying to send ...
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Why does a single MMS message show up as three separate download buttons?
Using the default messaging app, CyanogenMod 6.1, T-Mobile Pay As You Go, whenever someone sends me an MMS, it shows up as 3 separate messages, all with Download buttons. If I click the first ...
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“Converting to multimedia message” when forwarding large SMS
When I receive a large SMS and when I select "Forward" from options, it shows "Converting to multimedia message" and I'm getting charged more. Furthermore, if the person on receiving end doesn't have ...
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Picture converted to very low quality while sending MMS
I've HTC Desire 2.3.3 . Recently I took one photo from stock camera app and clicked Menu -> Share -> MMS.
My picture was automatically converted to 7KB sized file. No doubt the picture lost all its ...
