Short Message Service (SMS) is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices.
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Android: Change Samsung Galaxy Ace default message type to text (160 charactors )
My Samsung Galaxy Ace default message is multimedia type messages (70 characters) and is costing me a fortune, over 10p a text (UK). How do I change this to normal text (160 characters) which my ...
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Prevent SMS deletion when removing Google Account
Before, when I try to switch Google accounts (by removing old then adding new) my SMS got deleted. Is it possible to prevent this?
Also, if I maintain two Google accounts then later decide to remove ...
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Only first part of long text messages received
When someone sends me a long text message, I'm only receiving the first part of the message instead of receiving multiple messages. I am able to consistently reproduce the issue. When I first ...
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HTC Desire HD sms messages not consecutive [closed]
I have a HTC Desire HD and my sms sent messages are all bunched together and received are too. I have to keep scrolling up and down to read them instead of them being consecutive. Please help guys!
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In MIUI 2.10.12, where do I set it so that I get pop up notifications?
This is the first time I'm using MIUI as my ROM and I swear I managed to make it pop out an alert window when someone messages me. Now, however, I can't seem to figure out how to do it again. When I ...
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Make notifications/messages fill the screen
Is there a way to have it so notifications/messages fill the screen, so I can't help but notice them when I pick my phone up?
Using an LG-Ally
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how can i send sms to group?
i want to send sms to group of people either in group or may be select from contact list.
Thanks in advance.
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SMS to contacts with multiple numbers
I use to forward SMS to many contacts, most of those contacts have multiple numbers with one number as default.
Handcent
When I select a group to send a message, handcent asks me to choose number ...
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Alerts & Reminders based on SMS content
At work I get paged by our automated system. The problem is that the numbers come across unique each time. 1(999)000-0001, 1(999)000-0002, etc.
The body of the SMS is the same each time tho, in the ...
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Can I make my phone recognize numbers in both international and local forms as equal?
In an earlier question, I asked how to handle international phone book entries while traveling internationally. The simple answer was simply to store phone numbers in their international form, which ...
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SMS and Gmail notification volume
Is there an app that can control the volume of notifications for separate apps like SMS and Gmail? I searched around and found a number of old threads that says it's not possible. There was an app ...
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Images are getting deleted from “camera shots” once sent in a text message
I have an HTC Desire Z, Andorid 2.3.3 with HTC sense version 2.1.
If i take a photo and text it, that photo is getting deleted from my Gallery/camera shots.
How can I fix this so the photos are ...
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Text messages (SMS) remain on “Sending…”. What can I do?
I have a (crappy) Samsung GT-I5500 phone (also known as Samsung Galaxy 5, Samsung Galaxy Europa and a bunch of other names) with Android 2.2.
Since about 2 months I am having problems sending text ...
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How do I send text messages multiple recipients on CyanogenMod 9?
How do I send text messages to multiple recipients on CyanogenMod 9? I don't see any contacts icon in my messaging app i.e, ICS Messaging App. Is there any way to do it? I am using an HTC Wildfire S.
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Syncing OWA leads to security issue for composing text
I downloaded the OWA through Exchange Server on my Android Samsung Galaxy Ace. and now its not letting me send text messages and it states "security policy disallows composing new text"
I need both, ...
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Removing non-Google contacts from Messaging
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 (running Gingerbread 2.3.3) and enabled syncing of contacts for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google. I've been finding it really annoying that when I go to write a ...
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What encoding is text messaging in?
The reason for the question is that I have a friend with an iPhone who sends emoticons, and I receive them as a single rectangular box. I wonder if it's an encoding problem.
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Integrate Facebook chat and SMS
Is there a way to seamlessly integrate Facebook chat and SMS messaging? I am looking for a method that hides the detail of how a message was sent to a given contact or number as much as possible.
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Where is the SMS “Drafts” folder on the Xperia Play?
The manual says when typing a text, if you stop to answer a call, whatever you were typing is placed into a "Draft" folder or is saved as a draft. The thing is, that I have never seen or found any ...
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Why do I get a phantom text message when I reboot my phone?
Every time I start up my HTC One X I get a notification of a new text message. That text message is blank and is 'from' a string of gobbledygook.
Here is a screen-shot of the message:-
Note that ...
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Can I merge two, or more, separate Titanium backups
In this case I'm looking to restore SMS messages from Titanium.
I have made a backup of all SMS. Then I started on a new ROM without restoring SMS. I then made a new backup of the current SMS.
Is it ...
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Why don't my text messages / SMS show up in my Gmail with Google Voice on Sprint?
I have Google Voice with Sprint. I used to be able to get my SMS and text messages on the SMS tab on Gmail. It worked until about 2-3 months ago and then stopped. Can someone please help me?
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Is there an app that will vocalize (text to speech) a message (SMS)?
When I'm driving with a headset active (Bluetooth or wired), I want my Android to read me any incoming text messages.
Any references?
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How do I add a phone number to contacts from the text message app?
I have a text message sent from a phone number that is not yet linked in any other method.
Is there a way to use this message's number to create a new contact or modify an existing one directly from ...
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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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Archive SMS messages, without extra permissions
Answers to the following question list a number of Android apps that can be used to backup SMS messages:
How do I backup and restore SMS Messages?
However, all of the applications mentioned in the ...
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Can't write an SMS for some of my contacts
I'm using an LGP500 Android Phone (Android 2.2). In the default SMS application, when I select a discussion, I see the previous SMS (both sent and received), and there's a text area at the bottom of ...
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Left Justify Outgoing Messages ICS [closed]
Since upgrading to ICS on my Droid 4, all my outgoing texts appear centered instead of left-justified. Is there a way to change this?
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Encrypting SMS and calls
Is it possible to encrypt calls and SMS messages between two Android phones (or even from android to iPhone)?
This firm delivered a beta on Android Market before: http://www.whispersys.com/
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Sync to my own server for contacts, sms and notes? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Suggestions for syncing data to someone besides Google? Funambol?
Does anyone know any effort on Android which can sync contacts, sms or even notes/todos to my own ...
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Disable SMS Syncing on Outlook
I've already asked this question on Superuser (given it's Outlook related), but now I'm trying to see if anyone else on Android Enthusiasts can help me. The details are as below.
I've paired up my ...
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Messaging contacts color change
I got my Galaxy S3 about two weeks ago, and have been texting on it normally. Now, for some reason, when I look at my text log some of the names of my contacts are in blue, while some remain in white. ...
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Load only small subset of messages
I have thousands upon thousands of text/picture messages on my Samsung Galaxy S 2, ice cream sandwich. When I go to open a conversation, the phone stops for a good 30 seconds, even after a fresh ...
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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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What keeps my sms notification volume down?
Every now and then I need to
Messaging app > Menu button > Settings > Select ringtone > press the up volume button
to set the volume up because something (but what?) turn the volume ...
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Number of sender of SMS from abroad loose internationl prefix
So this is the scenario:
I am in France, using a French SIM.
My parents are in Italy and they send me an SMS.
When I send an answer the SMS is sent to the number, whithout the international prefix ...
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How can I move incoming messages immediately to the SIM card?
I need to move the incoming messages in my Android phone directly to the sim card. I know I can click the message and move manually to SIM, but I need to do it automatically. I couldnt find that ...
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All of my texts disappeared, what can I do?
All of my old text messages disappeared. What might I be able to do to recover them?
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Import SMSes from Nokia 6300
I want to transfer all SMSes from my old phone Nokia 6300 to Philips W626. I have tried several tools but all of them failed. Does anybody know tested way to do it?
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Personalized Mass Text tool (app)?
I want to: Send massive personlized text messages.
Example of what I want to do: Send the same template to George & Juan
Hey Juan, how are you doing?
Hey George, how are you doing?
without ...
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Can I customize the list of text messages that I can send when I slide to 'Text' instead of 'Answer' for an incoming call?
I love the ICS feature that allows you to select 'Text' instead of 'Answer' or 'Ignore' for incoming calls, but I would love to be able to set what the options are for outgoing texts. Is this ...
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Migrating SMSes from Windows Mobile to Android phone
I want to migrate all my SMSs from WinMo to Android.
I currently use PIM Backup to make a backup in case WinMo gets hard resetted, and it works fine. I have complete history of received and sent ...
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Reduce message textbox size
I have ICS on my Samsung Galaxy S2 using the stock messaging app. When unlocking the phone after getting a new message, I'm taken straight to the message itself. This is good. However, it seems to go ...
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My phone has an error when I want to delete drafts, what should I do?
So, here's the problem: when I want to delete drafts from HTC Wildfire S, I go to drafts and press the three-line-button, which always offers more options. It says "Delete drafts". I press that and it ...
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Can I forward/reply calls/sms to PC?
I wonder if its possible to forward calls or sms to PC where I can then reply or at least get notified of a call/sms? For example, calls might be forwarded to Skype, isit possible?
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Strange text messages at five minute intervals with no sender
So I've been having this problem recently where I get these extremely strange text messages being sent to my phone. They have no sender associated with them, and just look like a bunch of gibberish. ...
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Preventing installed apps from making calls or sending SMS
It seems like a growing number of (seemingly legitimate) apps casually claim the "Services that cost you money" permissions (making calls and sending SMS) for non-essential secondary features that ...
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SMS thread retrieval [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a way to recover a deleted sms?
I hope I am able to get this resolved as this is very important. Eventually, I have a Samsung Galaxy S and I have been keeping ...
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SMS not vibrating
I'm using a USA T-Mobile G2, stock Froyo OS. My phone used to vibrate when receiving SMS text messages, but now it doesn't; I can't figure out why.
As far as I know, there are two settings that are ...
