Questions tagged [android-messages]
Android Messages is Google's official messaging app for texting (SMS, MMS) and chat (RCS).
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Notifications from the Messages app will appear then dismiss automatically on a Google Pixel
When receiving a text message, Messages app notification will briefly appear then send to be automatically dismissed without me touching anything. The phone will still make the sound and vibrate, but ...
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While navigating in Google Maps, I can't hear the assistant playing text messages
For several years on various Android devices, including my Pixel 3, I've been able to have a setup where, while navigating, I can ask my phone to read text messages. At some point, whether through an ...
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Messages App keeps merging two people who are in different countries but same number?
So this is literally one in a million, but I have two different contacts in two different countries who incredibly have the same last 6 digits of the phone number i.e.:
Contact 1 in Australia: +614 ...
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Notifications from default messages app?
Ive noticed something about the default Messages app on my Samsung Galaxy A71 5G.
When I have the conversation open for a given contact and they send me a new message there's no audible notification. ...
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I no longer receive sms from services (bank, google otp, confirmation throught sms, …)
I found myself in a really strange problem, I have not received text messages from services for several months, while I continue to receive any other type of text message (e.g. if a friend of mine ...
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Scheduling with Google messages. What does the roll-out information mean?
This news article describes the roll-out of Google's new scheduling feature for Google Messages. On my own phone, I briefly had the opportunity to use the feature before it inexplicably disappeared. ...
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Can send text with 4MB pictures, but not smaller video
I searched quite a bit, but I didn't find anyone having the same issue I am.
Phone is a oneplus 8t, carrier is t-mobile. US phone/plan, but I'm in Germany. Just using whatever the standard message app ...
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Messages for web not updating with new texts and statuses
I am trying to use Android Messages for web. I am able to connect to the phone using the QR code, but after the initial connection, I do not get new messages automatically or any notification – I have ...
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Android 11 - Default Text Messaging App - SMS button not showing for some contacts
On Android 11 - Default messaging app:
When I type some text, "SMS" appears under the send button for some contacts but not others.
Just curious as to why.
Contact 1:
Contact 2:
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Google's Messages app says text message sent by SMS
Pixel 4a, Android 11
As in the title, why does Google's Messages
app says sent by SMS? (Text messages are sent by SMS anyway, why emphasize?).
See below OK in the screenshot.
This is a self answered ...
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How to allow Messages notifications to show?
A couple weeks ago I suddenly stopped getting notifications for the Messages app. I'm still receiving text messages, with no delays.But no notifications are showing up in the top notifications bar. ...
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How can I export all of my MMS pictures before changing phones?
I am currently using the stock Google Messenger app which came installed on my LG V20. I'm getting a new phone and backing up my data beforehand. It turns out that Messenger doesn't have any method to ...
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cannot disable “emergency alerts” (option locked)
I have a galaxy j5 and I want to disable "emergency alerts", so following guidelines from various tutorials I go to:
settings -> notifications -> messages
But then I see emergency ...
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Google Messages: Disable the “New contact?” banner?
In the Google Messages SMS app, can I disable the "New contact?" banner that appears at the top of the SMS view when the phone number is not in the Contacts? There are a lot of automated SMS'...
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After switching SMS app back to original, few messages are missing
I had Google Messages set as the default SMS app. Then I tried Pulse. Pulse sent/received a few messages but then I changed the default back to Google Messages. However, the messages sent/received ...
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Text message on multiple Messaging applications on same device
Presently, I am using stock Message app(Lineage 14.1, System app). Now, I have installed and made Google Messenger as default app(installed from Play Store). When a message is received, a message ...
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Android Messages can't send images
I am using "Android Messages" (until recently called "Google Messenger") for SMS on my Moto G (3rd generation).
Works fine, except for sending images. It tries (Sending...) for a few minutes, and ...
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Google Messenger : Moto g4 / g4 plus does not show links in SMS
As shown in the screenshot (sorry it's in French), Google Messenger does not display links under phone numbers on my Moto G4 Plus (Moto G4 has the same problem).
In this case I was expecting (like ...
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Can Emoticons in Google Messenger be Moved or Rearranged
There are two emoticons in Messenger that I like to use more than others. Unfortunately, you have to slide quite a few pages to find them. They are located right next to each other.
Is there a way ...
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How can I rename an app on my phone, and what are the consequences?
Both Facebook and Google have apps called 'Messenger'. So, of course, when I use Google Now to open it, a la
"Okay Google, open App Messenger"
it seems like it's usually not the one I want.
1) ...
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WAP Push messages - what and why are they?
I've recently noticed that my phone received a strange SMS from sender called "wap_push_si!".
Googling about this message provides that it might be some kind of cellular-network-carrier maintenance/...
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Is there method to send by not using SMS?
I tried to send a message. After that, it displays the following toast:
SMS is unable.
I can't use SMS. Is there a method to send messages by not using SMS?
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Receiving Chinese blocks of texts in the Messaging app
My wife is getting some weird text messages as replies in middle of conversations with her friends. The messages are blocks of Chinese characters. She gets these in the stock messaging app from ...
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MMS images do not work in Google Messenger
I am using Google Messenger application as my default text messenger application. I am using a Samsung Galaxy S4.
When I get text messages that have images, the image stays frozen at "downloading..." ...
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Google Messenger - Cannot search thread
My Google Messenger app will no longer let me search threads. One of the suggestions I found was to reinstall the app, but then I will lose the messages that I wanted to search.
Any recommendations?
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Google Messenger: Incorrect profile letter
I recently moved from Hangouts to Messenger as my default SMS app.
The profile letter icon against the messages I send is showing to be incorrect (letter 'S' instead of 'R' which shows up on other ...
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How do I save/lock specific comment bubbles within a text message thread?
Is it possible to make the downloaded SMS application, "Google Messenger" save just part of a thread in a text conversation on my Moto E Android phone?
Example: I'm chatting back and forth with a ...
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Help understanding the integration between Google Voice, Hangouts, and Messenger
I've had Google voice with Sprint since day 1, I love everything about it. Hangouts added some great features like MMS but to search the body of old messages I still have to use Google Voice.
This ...
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What does “Can't send message on card 1, error 21” mean?
I'm trying to send an SMS with Messenger on my new Nexus 5X running Lollipop, but sending always fails with Can't send message on card 1, error 21. Receiving SMS and making phone calls works fine. ...
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Removing a contact from “Direct Share” panel
I just migrated to Android 6.0 and the 'Share to' panel has a new grey area on top of the various apps in which it puts contacts that, I assume, you pin there. This would be a good feature, except a ...
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Google Voice text forwarded to Hangout also shows up in Messenger app
I've just got an android phone (Nexus 5X). I have setup Google Voice to send/receive SMS in Hangout. Under the "Phone" menu in Google Voice, the option to "Receive text messages on this phone" is ...
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Download multimedia message with WiFi calling enabled
I find that if I get sent an MMS message while connected to WiFi calling it never downloads. And retrying the download never works either.
Galaxy s4
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