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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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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Android to iPhone - clickable phone numbers in SMS messages
Need a way to have clickable phone numbers from iPhone SMS's.
I started a new job with a company that uses iPhones, and we can send phone numbers that can just be tapped to be called. When that same ...
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Save SMS to phone directly
Some of my text messages get saved in my SIM card automatically and this does not show up in notifications and I miss out on reading them.
I only realize the messages have arrived when I get a ...
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Text Messages Sporatically Get Stuck In Unsent State On Droid 3
I have been having this issue for a long time on my rooted Droid 3 using the ROM it came with and this happens daily with relevant logs being left or any clear trigger.
Basically what happens, and it ...
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Hide certain numbers when picking SMS recipients
So many of my contacts have both home and cell numbers in my contact list. But when I am typing in names I the recipient field go sms pro), I don't really want to see numbers that cannot receive ...
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Extracting SMS (touchscreen broken, device not rooted, HTC Wildfire)
I have an HTC Wildfire S A510e (Android 2.3.5, not rooted). I want to extract my SMS messages and import them into another device.
Problems:
There is no free space on the internal memory left. No ...
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LG P500 (Software Version V20e) Phone Call Issue
I just got a LG P-500 device and I want to deploy with it. Everything is working fine, except that I cant make phone calls, recieve phone calls, send SMS or recieve SMS.
The phone is on its stock ROM ...
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Twitter and SMS
I have just installed the Twitter app on my Galaxy S3. I have discovered that there this an option in Twitter to receive tweets via SMS. Unfortunately, the country I am living in is not supported by ...
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How to stop receiving group text messages
How do I stop text replies from people in a "group conversation"? For example, if user A sends a group text message, to users B, C and D, and myself (user E), I just want to see user A's original text ...
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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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SMS-draft on incoming call
I have a tiny problem with my Android on HTC Wildfire. When I got incoming call and my screen is blocked, I have to move a ring to unblock and answer the phone; but if I move this ring fast enough and ...
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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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How to make Message app search for phone number, not just email
Even if I have the correct information on a person in the contact app, I am unable to make the "To field" in the message app find me the phone number (the auto-suggest feature). All it does is display ...
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Sync SMS inbox and Google Voice
I use Google Voice for my phone, for voicemail and SMS. It is very convenient to read and send texts from my computer, but if I do not use the Google Voice app on my phone (which, unfortunately, is ...
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SMS Apps as Front-end to Google Voice
Suppose I use Google Voice for text messaging rather than my carrier's SMS plan. Would it be possible to use SMS Apps such as Handcent etc. as the interface or front-end to GV's text messages?
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Copy Text from SMS pulls wrong text
On my ICS 4.0.4 Nexus S when I go to a message that I've just sent to a person and select it, then 'Copy Text' and somewhere else 'Paste' the text it seems to pull the 4th/5th message above the one ...
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stock sms client creates multiple threads for the same number
Running the default android SMS application, multiple threads get created for the same number.
This is how it started: I was visiting a foreign country, I got a legit sms from the service provider ...
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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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How can I bulk import texts (SMS) from a SIM card?
How can I bulk import texts (SMS) from a SIM card ?
I'm using a Nexus S with Gingerbread.
The 1by1 import feature (copying the sms to the phone) removes the original sender.
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Turn off text message sync to inbox
I recently started using a Galaxy S4 and one of the features in a synchronization between text messages and email accounts.
When a text message comes in it throws a copy into my Exchange email ...
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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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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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Text messages sent from Outlook do not show in my Android's messaging folder
I can send and receive text messages with my Outlook 2010 on an Exchange 2010 server. Received text messages appear both on the phone and Outlook but sent text messages only appear on the device that ...
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Lost all sms data but database seems to be in the folder
I own an HTC desire(android 2.3.5) and suddenly the phone rebooted, and after a minute, it rebooted again (I hadn't typed in the pin)...
When I opened my sms app (handcent) I got no messages...
I've ...
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CM7 messaging shows only date, not time
I have installed cyanogenmod 7.2.0.1-bravo on my HTC Desire.
For messages received before today the messaging app shows only the date without the time. (For today it shows only the time.)
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In a group/mass text message from an iphone to other phones, who sees my reply to the group msg from my android?
If an iphone user sends me a group/mass text message on my android and I text back and hit reply (not reply-all) not realizing that it is a group/mass text, who sees my reply? Just the original sender ...
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Why are SMS messages sent on my Samsung Galaxy S III running AOKP appear as unable to be sent?
Why are SMS messages sent on my Samsung Galaxy S III running AOKP appear as unable to be sent? The SMS is actually sent.
I tested with a message to myself:
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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SMS gone after “failed” boot due to low battery
My phone has very low battery. I powered it up and during the boot process it shuts off probably due to having no more battery.
Now I plugin the charger then I check my SMS, they're all gone.
I've ...
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Can I make the “Text” icon on my Keyguard go to Google Voice?
Ice Cream Sandwich introduces a nifty new keyguard screen:
I love the ability to jump right to the camera and the phone from the Keyguard. However, I don't use Verizon for text messages, I use ...
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Samsung S2 reads out message aloud
Some one has changed my phone settings, so when I recieve an SMS from any number the message is read out loudly.
Can someone tell me how to disable this?
My driving mode is turned off too.
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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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How fix message preview on lock screen?
All of a sudden my htc one v phone stopped previewing text messages on the lock screen and then on the main menu once I unlock. I have checked all the settings and all of the "show message preview" ...
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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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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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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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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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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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How do I enable the character count when typing an sms?
I have a Sony Xperia U with Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread. I don't know exactly if the SMS composer is Android's or belongs to Sony's launcher, so I don't know if the question applies to all Gingerbread ...
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Cannot open message application on Samsung Galaxy S2 and Deleted all of my Contacts
I was originally getting an error message about the logserver not working, which I fixed through managing the application and forcing it to close, but now I get another error when I try to access text ...
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failure of sending multiple messages
I have a Samsung Galaxy S (GT-i9000), running Android 2.3.4.
I cannot send a message that includes more than one page of SMS. The message sending fail if it includes more than 160 characters. I can ...
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How can I stop my phone sending an SMS every time I insert a SIM card?
I have one Samsung tablet and one Samsung mobile phone. When I insert my Airtel SIM in tablet then it automatically sends one SMS to an unknown number, and when I insert the same SIM card into my ...
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Is it possible to read SMS headers?
Is there a way on Android (I've got Samsung Galaxy S3) to read SMS message headers? If yes, how can I do this?
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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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how to set sim2 as default for sms in android 4.0.4?
I'm using karbonn A15, which runs on ICS. while sending sms, when both of its sim are enabled, the message are sent through sim1 and i've to face sms charges. As i want to send messages from sim 2 ...
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Messaging on Sky Vega Racer Running 4.0.4
What does the partially filled green horizontal bar mean, concerning my attempt to send an SMS? The arrows seem self explanatory.
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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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Incoming SMS filtered into a specified user
My work uses a system that pages me with SMS messages. Cool? Awesome? Of course... the issue (otherwise I wouldn't be here) is that the messages come in without a phone number. So I'll get:
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Sort and record SMS sent/receive date based on Network date?
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Someone texted me while my phone's date is not correct, so the SMS sorted way back. Is it possible for Android to record SMS dates based on Network date instead of local?
Long version:
The ...
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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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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 ...
