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 reboot. I don't want to delete my messages, but I'm sure if I could somehow limit it to, say, the last 100 messages by default, it would load much quicker. Again, I don't want to delete them, and I still need access to most of the messages, but only on demand
asked Aug 26, 2012 at 20:00
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Are you using the stock SMS app? If so, have you considered using alternatives like Handcent or GoSMS and seeing if their performance differs from the stock app?– SparxCommented Aug 27, 2012 at 5:45
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@Sparx I did not know that there existed alternatives... Do they completely take over the system? Or do I need to restart all the conversations?– Canadian LukeCommented Aug 27, 2012 at 5:56
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Try them out one at a time. Ideally go to the settings of the stock app and disable notifications there to avoid duplicate notifications. Handcent / GoSMS will handle notifications, popups and custom tones far better than the default app.– SparxCommented Aug 27, 2012 at 17:06
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@Sparx I will try out Handcent (good reviews), but GoSMS has lots of people hating on it– Canadian LukeCommented Aug 27, 2012 at 17:14
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Both apps have cycles - at times, Handcent works better and at other times it's Go. Both have different features too, so try them out at your leisure.– SparxCommented Aug 28, 2012 at 7:53
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Try using an alternative to the stock SMS app like Handcent SMS. A cautionary note - turn off the auto delete option (the option to auto delete messages older than X days).
An additional note - since your SMS store seems quite precious to you, I'd also recommend SMS Backup & Restore. It can backup your SMS at scheduled intervals and also email / upload them to Dropbox if need be.
