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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Is there a way to recover a deleted SMS?
I deleted an entire SMS thread by mistake from my HTC Wildfire. Is there any way I can retrieve that thread ?
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Remove SMS notification on Lenovo A800
How can I remove the SMS notification in status bar? I think I have no Notification setting.
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How do I set my contact picture for text messaging with my Huawei Fusion?
I have a Huawei Fusion and I have been trying to find out how to change the grey Android picture into my own personal one. I have had no luck finding out how to on the internet. Help would be greatly ...
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Send sms through internet without using native services
Is there any way to send SMS to another device using internet? I don't want to use phone native. I want to use internet to send messages.
I'm not talking about android applications like Viber, ...
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How to disable SMS notification during phone call?
I call somebody, or somebody calls me, we are talking. Now, during the call I got SMS and I cannot hear anything because the SMS notification is playing.
So how to disable this notification when call ...
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Tapped Always instead of Once
I'm sorry for the stupid question, but I accidentally tapped "always" to choose the app when I meant to tap "once" (in text messaging). How do change it?
I tried to tap "Clear Defaults", as ...
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Limited space and Full SMS memory
I am getting a message that the internal memory space is full. I checked that I have 15MB intenral memory left and 50MB on my SD card.
I also get a message that the SMS memory is full. I deleted some ...
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How can I attach a default sms template text to a specific contact number?
I would like to attach a certain text to a specific contact number to used as default text when I want to send a text.
In other words: as soon as I select a contact to send a text message to: some ...
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How can I import sms from iphone 4s / IOS6 with Samsung Kies
I've got a brand spanking Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and I want to import my SMS's - I've installed Kies, detected an iphone backup, (my iphone's name and date displays) but the import screen just ...
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mobile connectivity is down
I have a Galaxy S and my mobile connectivity is down. I can't go onto Google Play Store because it's down, and my phone won't send messages or make calls, but I can receive messages. I can't call ...
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Voice to text app for Messaging ICS
I am using stock ICS 4.0.4 on my phone and it seems to be missing a utility which I have seen on other Android phones with ICS. It doesn't have the option for voice to text native app for messaging.
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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 avoid to have my carrier resend information to my G2X after losing sms over 4g after instaling a rom
Ever since I got that great/not so great phone I have been attempting to get a good version of gingerbread running on it since stock LG froyo is too unstable for me.
Everytime I install a rom I get ...
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How can I use external modem for voice calls on Android tablet?
My tablet doesn't support calling/messaging function by default and also it doesn't have an app for that by default.
Is it possible? In my case I use Micromax Infinity P275 tablet and Huawei E1732 ...
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Unable to access text messaging after updating to ICS
I have a Droid RAZR and the stock messaging app just keeps loading forever and Handcent SMS crashes when I access it. I have tried to leave it be and let it load but nothing happens.
I would use SMS ...
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Pressing backspace whilst typing an SMS causes the screen to exit to the “Delete by Selection” view, how can I stop this?
As in the title -
When I'm writing a text and hit backspace, it always exits to the 'delete by selection' view for the person I'm writing to. Which is especially annoying b/c when I hit back to ...
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Where is CP Message stored?
Today I got a message from my operator, my phone (Galaxy Note 2) open it in CP Message (I don't know if this is app, the title say 'CP Message'). I installed the file that my operator sent to me. ...
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How can I use 2G voice calls in Nexus 7
I have bought a Google Nexus 7 3G Tablet.
But, My country and area doesn't allow me to use 3G sims/Wi-Fi.
We have only 2G sims. When I insert the sim, I can connect to the Internet. I can send and ...
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In SMS/MMS app, how to access (read or edit) a list of multiple recipients?
When I send a sms to, say, 5 persons, their full names are queued at the top of the conversation, separated by a comma and it don't find any way to access them (to read them all, for instance).
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How do you delete thousands of text messages at once?
I have a HTC vivid and need to delete about 30,000 texts. Every time I try to do it, it freezes my phone. The same thing happens when I try to create a backup.
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Change sms signal for specific broadcast number
At work I'm on standby certain days and nights and get alarms through sms messages, I would like to give those messages another notification signal so that I know if it's an alarm or not.
They seem ...
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my android wont let me open up my text messages?
My phone ( android incredible) was working perfectly fine. Then it just stopped letting me open up my text message threads. All it does is say loading and I left it for about 10 minutes and still ...
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How to read conversation while writing long message
When I'm replying to an sms, writing area can take whole screen space.
As I've written text which is long enough, previous messages from that person at the top dissapear.
How can I view them?
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How can I get Google Voice to forward texts only when I'm not using Google Voice?
Google Voice app has the option "Receive text messages" with two choices:
Also via the messaging app
Only via the Google Voice app
If I choose the first option, I will still get the text messages ...
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Sending an automated SMS before switching off the phone
Can I send an automated SMS to any specific number by an application/service (which I set ON), if phone gets switched off before closing that service or application?
Also can I do the same if phone ...
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How can I decrease the font size of incoming messages on the Samsung Galaxy Note permanently?
After the regular update of my Samsung Galaxy Note to Android 4.1.2, the font size in the messaging section is quite oversized.
By using the volume keys I can indeed reduce the font, but this setting ...
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Lock down 'receive text messages' setting
I recently got a shock on my phone bill when it showed over a hundred texts received by the standard text messaging app. I had been receiving these solely through Google Voice, specifically to avoid ...
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Can you send texts from iMessage to someone who has Android and uses Handcent?
Can you send texts from iMessage to someone who has Android and uses Handcent?
And if yes does the iPhone user need to have Handcent?
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Reply to an SMS and send it to someone else
Sometimes when I reply to an SMS, I also want to send that same SMS to another person. On my previous non-android phones this was easy, every SMS was a single message, as opposed to the threads in ...
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Transferring messages to android from a sqlite db on my laptop
I am a new android user. I switched from nokia to android today only. Been googling around for various solutions to transfer my sms (text messages only) from my old nokia to my new Android (Galaxy Ace ...
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I changed my sim card - how do I find which app is sending sms messages to my old number?
I recently traveled to another country and I'm using a local prepaid sim card on my Galaxy S2.
My prepaid credit was depleted rather quickly, and when I checked the phone record I found out my phone ...
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How to change message vibration type on s2?
How can I change message vibration type on galaxy s2? After jb update it vibrates the same (basic call). In settings I changed for example into heartbeat, but it doesnt vibrate this type when I ...
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Can the Nexus 7 send and receive GSM texts and calls?
The Nexus 7 3G is out and I'm wondering whether Android 4.2 tablets are still data-only devices. Can I install a custom ROM or apk to this tablet so that I can send and receive GSM calls and text ...
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Long texts not sending; if I set my phone to split them up, some don't go through
I have a Droid RAZR and I'm on Verizon, and when I try to send a text that's over 2x160 characters to another Verizon phone, it usually doesn't send. In the message details, my phone says "Received", ...
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Change to a different vibration for text messages on a Galaxy S 2
When I get a text message I get the same default "beep beep" vibration for every text message when the phone is set to vibrate. I created a new customized vibration that is continuous for 5 seconds. ...
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Problem with message vibration on s3
When I turn on vibration on the notification bar my phone doesn't vibrate when I get sms but it does vibrate when someone calls me.
I saw that there is settings in Messaging > Settings > Vibrate ...
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Galaxy S2 9100 Apps Sms download or not notification in China
I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 in China. It is a great phone for apps, but I constantly get notifications via sms for new apps mostly in Chinese.
If I click on it, it says install or ...
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How do I migrate my SMS (text messages) from iPhone to Android?
I want to export my SMS history from an iPhone and import them into a new Android phone, including timestamp, message direction (incoming|outgoing), and correspondent (sender or recipient).
My ...
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Manually changing shared_prefs and forcing app to update to it?
I've been trying to figure out if it's possible to disable/enable GO SMS popup notifications via something like Tasker. I came across the following line in ...
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Move Nokia Backup (NBF) contents to Android Phone
Recently I started using Android phone (Samsung Galaxy Y Duos) with Gingerbread. Prior to this switch I was using Nokia 6303c (S40 Device). Before I exchanged my Nokia for this phone I had made a ...
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How can I deal with mass texts from an Apple phone when using an Android phone?
Occasionally one of my friends using an iPhone will send out a mass text, and for the next few days I get spammed with texts from all the other numbers they sent it to, most of them unidentified on my ...
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Can adb be used to recover SMS messages while in permanent “Safe Mode”?
I have a non-rooted Droid X2 that is in permanent "Safe mode", but I want to recover SMS messages. SMS Backup and Restore will NOT work because safe mode only allows system apps to run.
adb shell ...
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How to transfer text messages from iPhone to Android with iOS 5?
I'm trying to switch from an iPhone 3GS to a Galaxy SII and got multiple questions. This one concerns migrating the text messages (SMS).
I've found quite some articles, basically they fall into two ...
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Send SMS from PC through Bluetooth
Is there way in which I can send and receive messages on my PC with connection via Bluetooth to my phone? I have HTC Amaze with andriod 2.3. I tried to connect with MyPhoneExplorer App but its does ...
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I can't send a picture attachment within a text message - using NET10 (Motorola ATRIX 2)
I can't send a picture attachment within a text message - using NET10 (Motorola ATRIX 2) - have only had the service for a month and this is the first time I've tried sending a picture
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How to clear up SMS space?
I just got a notification that I can't receive an SMS because "the space/memory was full". Which is it, the internal or SD space, and what's the best way to free it up?
Note - I just installed a ...
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Contact name in SMS not recognised
I have all my contacts with phone numbers (area code + the number) and during incoming calls the phone shows the contact name but when I get a SMS from the same person, the phone (or may be the ...
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sending sms/mms to mutiple people responces
When I receive a text or mms that I wish to send to a few people I forward it, but all sms apps I have tried create a thread just for those few people and all responces from the message go direcly to ...
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How to disable SMS preview displayed over a locked screen?
On an Android device (HTC Desire S if that matters) with a locked screen whenever an SMS is received it's preview is displayed over the locked screen. This is super inconvenient - anyone who is nearby ...
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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?
