a few days ago, i got a message when i think when someone sent me a text... i got the message saying that phone hit limit for sms or something... i was like O.O theres a limit? D:
need a way to save texts in a readable format... preferably by conversation/person and not by time received?
I think the messaging app internally has a limit. I've used SMS backup to export and import my messages to XML format when I flash new ROMs. I haven't looked at the resulting XML files themselves, but I'd imagine it'd be fairly trivial to manipulate them into however you want them displayed.
I believe it has to do with the internal mem. When you get that message try installing something you probably wont be able to
The internal messaging app is ****. Or it was back when I used it. Handcent > *
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The internal messaging app is ****. Or it was back when I used it. Handcent > *
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Either way they are saved to the same location.
If you install a heap of apps and run down your internal memory, you will also run out of space for Sms, i don't think though that there is a specific amount of space allocated to sms.
There is a limit. When your internal memory is getting low and you will see a SMS spacing low. If there are more SMS coming in basically you can't receive any..
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i tried using SMS backup which backs up SMS to gmail. but the limit is 100 per convo... any way to increase number to unlimited?
I use sms backup as well because I can then reference any text I've ever sent by just searching that thread in my gmail account.
The 100 count limit is not a real limit, it will keep uploading them in chunks of 100 till it gets all your messages. It's just for the initial upload. After that it uploads your texts thru the day in real time so it will never need to come close to the 100 limit.
you must have a lot of apps installed on your Nexus, or be a monster of texting...cos I've got more than a thousand sms in mine, and there's no problem at all.
Could be that you hit the internal memory limit?
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I use sms backup as well because I can then reference any text I've ever sent by just searching that thread in my gmail account.
The 100 count limit is not a real limit, it will keep uploading them in chunks of 100 till it gets all your messages. It's just for the initial upload. After that it uploads your texts thru the day in real time so it will never need to come close to the 100 limit.
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actually 100 is the limit of the conversation within gmail...
I have contacts with hundreds of messages exchaned and those appears as multiple conversations (100sms each one) in gmail...
You could switch to google voice. I've used Google voice since I opened the white box and pulled my sexy nexy out. You can have it send your number out instead of ur Google voice number with text but I switched to just my voice number so I never have to worry about porting numbers and giving a new one out again. Google has more space on there servers than my phone ever will =D
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I've been running CM6-RC3 on my N1 for the past two days. Everything has been speedy and problem free until this morning.
I keep all my text messages (all that I've received since i got my phone in June) and have them backed up (thank god)...
This morning I received a text from a friend; I reply and turn my phone's screen off. A minute later I receive two more messages, but it takes a while to load them. I press the back button to check the other message and notice all my conversations have disappeared. Wiped completely.
I've made sure that I don't have the 200 sms limit enabled....
I'm just wondering now: Is there a cap on how many total messages Android will store (I'd imagine so, but I've not read anywhere about it).
I'm using a HTC Hero and i've got at least 300 smses on my phone and it is still alright. I don't think that theres any limit for smses. It might be limited to the amount of space on your phone, but since smes are text they should take up really little space hence practically there is no cap on sms storage (unless you have a couple of million smses stored).
I'm talking more like 4000-5000 messages (sms and mms). I realize that its just text and very minimal, but I still wonder why everything was erased.
Maybe its a bug in CM...
But anyone else heard of a limit in Android?
By the way, I checked again I have around 1100 smes. I don't think that android has any limitations at all. All new smartphone oses don't have such a limit. Highly likely that it is a bug with CM
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I've been running CM6-RC3 on my N1 for the past two days. Everything has been speedy and problem free until this morning.
I keep all my text messages (all that I've received since i got my phone in June) and have them backed up (thank god)...
This morning I received a text from a friend; I reply and turn my phone's screen off. A minute later I receive two more messages, but it takes a while to load them. I press the back button to check the other message and notice all my conversations have disappeared. Wiped completely.
I've made sure that I don't have the 200 sms limit enabled....
I'm just wondering now: Is there a cap on how many total messages Android will store (I'd imagine so, but I've not read anywhere about it).
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I had this happen to me at CM6 RC2. I was at about 8,000 SMS messages total. All limits removed as well. I have various backups from Nandroid and Titanium backup but I don't care too much. Unlike you I didn't notice the clearing nor what I did to trigger it.
not sure whats up...
sometimes it takes a while for message to come up.. or opening a thread... or switching back to main screen message. is it because there is too many texts? or does that not matter?
also sometimes the N1 is a bit glitchy to where ones where i have contacts for in address book, shows up as number without picture... like if i didnt have the contact added... then after a while, the name shows up again..
any ideas?
stock N1 on 2.2.1
*edit* using the advanced task killer doesnt help either.
The messaging app will slow way down if you have a lot of saved texts.
24417 according to SMS Backup & Restore...
I use an app to back up all my SMS's to my gmail (tv.studer.smssync) and then have another app that automatically deletes any over a week old from my phone (com.carrotapp.smscleanerpro) - this one was a paid app, but only like $1
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I use an app to back up all my SMS's to my gmail (tv.studer.smssync) and then have another app that automatically deletes any over a week old from my phone (com.carrotapp.smscleanerpro) - this one was a paid app, but only like $1
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what are the links for? does it work for stock N1? $1 is no problem as long as it works well..
how does it back up to ur gmail? can u see it on gmail?
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trying that SMS backup ... omg so slow.. 100 per backup... 24417 to back up.. >_<
It'll take a while, but then you can finally get rid of all those messages in your inbox. I have some 4k messages floating about in my gmail, but only ~100-200 on my phone at any time.
Also, in case you didn't already see, it creates a label in gmail called "SMS" so you have a threaded conversation list view of the messages.
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24417 according to SMS Backup & Restore...
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wtf? 24k texts???? Hope you use the voice texting feature, or your fingers might get a little calloused...
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It'll take a while, but then you can finally get rid of all those messages in your inbox. I have some 4k messages floating about in my gmail, but only ~100-200 on my phone at any time.
Also, in case you didn't already see, it creates a label in gmail called "SMS" so you have a threaded conversation list view of the messages.
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i guess it not my business, im just curious why you would back up that many sms? why would you keep that many on your phone in the first place?
You can't expect 24k text messages and the phone running perfectly smooth.
Why are you keeping them all and backing them up anyway? Are you really going to sit down and read all of it one day? You're crazy if you do lol. I have about 4k right now and each thread is limited to 200 each. So it probably won't be moving from that at all. If I have to go through anything, I think going through 200 messages would be enough. If you're not gonna read all your texts and stuff, I suggest limiting them. Otherwise, backing it all up will just be a pain
24k texts? That's way overkill. SMS restore and backup has an option to just view your xml backups. If you need to read them again, just use that instead of importing them back to your phone. Messages take up space in the phone's internal memory so it's wise to clean up your messages.
But still 24000 messages? I can already already imagine 10000+ "Okies"...
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i guess it not my business, im just curious why you would back up that many sms? why would you keep that many on your phone in the first place?
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Not at one time, that's my running total in backup (gmail). Like I said, I only have 100-200 on my phone at any given time.
I recommend SMS Backup and Restore by Ritesh Sahu. The other SMS Backup app only backs up your smses to Gmail, which IMO is not practical for 24000 over messages. It takes time and data to upload so many messages to your Gmail.
SMS Backup and Restore on the other hand backs up text smses into a xml file which is much much quicker and easier to handle although 240000+ smses will probably still take up some time. Unfortunately it does not back up MMS messages with pictures though I seldom use MMS anyway.
looks like theres a limit on how much gmail can save SMS's... up to 100 per person.. D: i have some ppl in the thousands on my phone :[
Hey guys, I had previously stored my 5000+ sms messages from my XperiaX10 into my Gmail account... After I bought the Atrix4G, when I restored these messages, I saw that just some part of them were restored because there is a limitation of SMS's per conversation in Android 2.2!
Is there ANY way for me to restore ALL my messages back to my phone? Any way to remove that SMS limitation they put (which is 1000 per contact I believe)? If it's through an application (through rooting the phone, anything I can do...?)
Thanks a bunch!
Try the handcent text messaging app. Its free plus will give you a TON of extra features including unlimited inbox limit.
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b14ck0ut said:
Try the handcent text messaging app. Its free plus will give you a TON of extra features including unlimited inbox limit.
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hmm I liked the idea, buuuut I believe Handcent syncs directly from the Messaging App so if the Messaging app doesn't get the restored messages from Gmail, I'm guessing Handcent wouldn't either? It bugged the only time I tried... I could try again, but I don't really know what I'm talking about hehe...
And I've never really used Handcent, how does it work when you receive a message? Do you get 2 notifications? Is it possible to set Handcent as the default messaging app? How does it work?
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Hey guys, I had previously stored my 5000+ sms messages from my XperiaX10 into my Gmail account... After I bought the Atrix4G, when I restored these messages, I saw that just some part of them were restored because there is a limitation of SMS's per conversation in Android 2.2!
Is there ANY way for me to restore ALL my messages back to my phone? Any way to remove that SMS limitation they put (which is 1000 per contact I believe)? If it's through an application (through rooting the phone, anything I can do...?)
Thanks a bunch!
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With 5000+ messages, wouldn't you rather leave them in Gmail? At least you could use the search feature in there
Yea wouldn't it be better to save that in an archive then build it again with another app now? Of course I don't know how you could import them if the SMS applications don't support it but....
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It just doesn't make sense to have 5000 text messages in that format. That's a lot of scrolling if you are trying to find a specific text message, whereas, in the Gmail app you can use keywords, such as the contact's name and whatever you were talking about and then BAM, there it is.
the 1000 messages limitation in the atrix is very annoying to me as i have over 3000 sms with my girlfriend and i would like to keep them all, is this a way to disable this stupid annoying limitation???? this is the first time i came across a smartphone with this limitation... tht sucks!!!
tried different messaging apps, message number can be over 1000, but after some time it go back to 1000, very annoying!
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no idea how to change the limit, but grab SMS backup and restore. When you get close to 1000 back them up, move the file somewhere, and clean them out.
honestly though, how many of those old messages do you really need to keep?
OP loves his girrrlfriend, ew that's gay!
jk.. I like using GO SMS. You can backup messages there and apparently you can even disable the native SMS client. I haven't done so because it's not problematic for me, but all in all it's a great SMS program and I believe you can have more than 1000 messages. If not, you can easily and safely back them up.
My only gripe was that in the past you couldn't backup user settings, but now you can. So IMO their SMS app is damn near flawless. I have hundreds, if not thousands of texts from my wife too.
Get a new GF. Problem solved
1000 SMS limitation?
I've imported my 11000 SMS (from year 2007 from Windows Mobile) and those was been accepted from Atrix.
However it seems Atrix becomes instable and very slow with that amount of SMS stored in "text Messaging" application: many times it freeze for 2 minutes and I'm unable to delete a conversation because of timeout (timeout restarts SMS application before it has finished)
On windows smartphone 2001 onwards to windows mobile 5/6
(if anybody still remembers the past pocket pc derived smartphone os)
i had virtually unlimited text storage with vastly smaller amounts of internal memory.
Its the same with good old symbian if you have an external memory card..
The wave has 555mb dedicated for storing sms, ems, email etc for messaging.
Why did they limit it to 1300 text messages only when text is such a small format much smaller than mms and email, and 555mb is a lot for storing messages.
I remeber when i had 10,000 text messages on my windows smartphone, an imate sp5m, it took the phone 30 minutes to delete all my messages when i executed the command.
This is what i miss from windows 6 even if the gui was shot (needed a stylus)
windows 6 was really good for messaging and with HTC sense i didnt go into the phones inner operations so often and didnt have to use the stylus frequently.
But upon looking into the sms file it was only 8mb in size.
(lets not compare this to the early years of IOS or Android. This is the reason why i only gave up my touch diamond with windows 6.1 late last year. the unlimited text and contacts storage was really great for business and sales use.
i seriously thought of going android but i got a good deal on this wave 8500.
i didnt know there were limits on installing programs, or limited text storage and limited contacts because there was no mention of this in the early reviews. `
im not regretting the purchase though because i thought there were ways to hack it to support more text, contacts, programs but no luck.
still love the cam, screen, hummingbird and body.
its like a beautiful but not overly educated chick, body is more than able (hardware) but lacks a bit in the knowledge area (bada) and its limited in the phone aspects thats very important like as i said again contacts, text message storage and amount of programs that bada 1.2 can install.
There are plenty of FREE practical utilities and programs that cant all fit in the 10 page menu of bada 1.2
Is there anyway to adjust this limit of 1300 text messages to at least 5000 text messages?
My outlook contacts have increased over the years from my sp100 windows smartphone (10 years ago) to over 2000 contacts.
I have long conversations or threads with people who ask me about the products i sell so no wonder i can fill up the 1300 limit in just three weeks.
I do have FREE unlimited text messaging and calls with my network service provider but only for other subscribers of the same network.
Try This...And tell me if it works!
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Thanks but the link you posted is about increasing text recipients.
I did find out that by going to messages then changing to folder view that messages can be backed up on the memory card.
Its not the real answer but its a good work around while im waiting for bada 2 to be finalized.
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Thanks but the link you posted is about increasing text recipients.
I did find out that by going to messages then changing to folder view that messages can be backed up on the memory card.
Its not the real answer but its a good work around while im waiting for bada 2 to be finalized.
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Oh! Man! Sorry did not see it! I googled your problem, but, i don't know which website I saw the solution..I by-mistakenly copied the link..I had to put it in my signature! Sorry!