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Where have my SMS gone?

Hi all,
My SMS messages have just 'gone'! I had quite a few in there and I didnt restart the phone or anything strange, went back in to reply to one I recevied earlier and there is nothing in there!!
Happened to anyone? Have they really gone or can I get them back somehow. I have a backup, but its from a while back...
Anyone?
Thanks...

This forum should have a sticky thread for this... Just do a quick search and you'll find the relevant info. Short answer: it affects all Android phones and there is no fix, backup your SMS messages for an inevitable restore.
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yep, mine just vanished this afternoon. All gone, completely.
What a big bag of ****

sengork said:
Short answer: it affects all Android phones and there is no fix
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Thanks for answer, although if I had someone to moan to i'd have to quote my favourite 'This is not satisfactory!'
They (Android) can't just allow SMS's to dissappear! They must be going somewhere!!
Someone must know somethign about this by now?...

What's happening is there's a glitch in the sms app which can cause the messages database to become corrupt, rather than try to repair the database, Android, just deletes it.
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I've never had this with any of the five Android phones I've owned using the default SMS app. I did once try Handcent on the Hero and all my messages disappeared after deleting a thread but after uninstalling and rebooting they came back.
Were you using the default sms app?
I also recommend Sprite Backup which can back up whatever you need daily either to SD Card or cloud storage provider (I use Dropbox).

just happened to me twice this month after being problem free ever since i bought it in December 2010. At 1st i thought it was because I had too many smses. About 5000. Then the 2nd time it happened...just now..only a few hundred messages. It sucks that there is no fix!

Are you using a 3rd party SMS app (downloaded app)?
Are you using htcsense.com? <-- Known Issue, see sticky.

Please search before you make a new thread.
Try here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840582
It's a bug in Froyo, i used to keep having all my messages randomly disappear.
The solution is either keep daily backups using an app like "SMS Backup & Restore" or upgrade to Gingerbread

sromer said:
Please search before you make a new thread.
Try here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840582
It's a bug in Froyo, i used to keep having all my messages randomly disappear.
The solution is either keep daily backups using an app like "SMS Backup & Restore" or upgrade to Gingerbread
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Valid point but...
And actually I don't believe this is a Froyo bug. If it was a generic issue with Froyo then there'd be a lot more and as I pointed out in that thread, 3rd party apps were used. The htcsense.com sync was also shown to be buggy - HTC themselves admit it's a work in progress.
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Mr_JMM said:
Valid point but...
And actually I don't believe this is a Froyo bug. If it was a generic issue with Froyo then there'd be a lot more and as I pointed out in that thread, 3rd party apps were used. The htcsense.com sync was also shown to be buggy - HTC themselves admit it's a work in progress.
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Faie enough, but i only used the stock HTC Messages app & i never had Htcsense.com sync on

sromer said:
Faie enough, but i only used the stock HTC Messages app & i never had Htcsense.com sync on
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Unfortunately there are a handful of instances where this is the case. I still don't believe it's a Froyo bug, more just occasional glitches in some handsets.
I really don't mean any disrespect and I'm sorry you're having this issue. Hopefully GB will fix it for you (because the "glitch" will be over-written, just as re-flashing a Froyo stock RUU would probably do to *back peddles quickly*).
[EDIT] Just saw you're other post; Seems GB did fix it.
Damn these multiple threads...

Mr_JMM said:
Unfortunately there are a handful of instances where this is the case. I still don't believe it's a Froyo bug, more just occasional glitches in some handsets.
I really don't mean any disrespect and I'm sorry you're having this issue. Hopefully GB will fix it for you (because the "glitch" will be over-written, just as re-flashing a Froyo stock RUU would probably do to *back peddles quickly*).
[EDIT] Just saw you're other post; Seems GB did fix it.
Damn these multiple threads...
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No worries. There probably is more than one thing that's causing it, i was just saying for me it was just a bug in Froyo.
& yeah Gingerbread fixed it and all the other problems i was having

Mr_JMM said:
Damn these multiple threads...
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This topic was started in January, it's not new, just been revived by someone.
I had my SMS messages wipe twice last weekend alone! I use a backup tool now thank-god, which stores my messages in GMail. Dead easy to restore.
Just upgraded to 2.3 also yesterday, will see if this helps.

[Q] Do you have DL30, no ROMs, and your large SMS texts work to nonVerizon customers?

I am having an issue where a really long text is not being sent out to any nonVerizon customer. Verizon buddies receive the text in multiple parts as normal.
I am trying to determine if this is DL30's issue or my ROM's issue.
Please test and let me know if it works or does not work for you and what you have on your phone.
Thanks!

I had the same problem. I use ChompSMS and it has a setting that will split your texts so they send.
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Joshuaboyzn said:
I had the same problem. I use ChompSMS and it has a setting that will split your texts so they send.
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Same issue. I'm trying to remember if it worked with the stock messaging app... running the super clean now.

J Shed said:
Same issue. I'm trying to remember if it worked with the stock messaging app... running the super clean now.
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I've been having the same problem as well, might be due to the lack of a proper DL30 radio.
I'm running SC v1 at the moment but I was having the same issue on Rubiks 0.3
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Yep, that confirms it. Its just a busted Froyo release. Its obvious this build wasn't finished or intended for use.
Guess I'll just work around it until the legitimate release comes OTA. Then I'll get the superclean version of that.

I've had this issue with VZW for... like 2 or 3 years now

superchunkwii said:
Yep, that confirms it. Its just a busted Froyo release. Its obvious this build wasn't finished or intended for use.
Guess I'll just work around it until the legitimate release comes OTA. Then I'll get the superclean version of that.
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So busted! I've had a total of zero FC's over my 72 hours with it. I can't stand all the annoying tendencies that this busted ROM seems to cause. I'm so pissed I spent that 15 minutes flashing it to my phone. It's practically bricked now!

drod2169 said:
I've had this issue with VZW for... like 2 or 3 years now
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I haven't. Until I updated to a DL30 based software it worked perfectly.... gps still was hosed, but everything else was fine.
Now I still have a busted GPS, unable to send large texts to a 1/2 my buddies, however, phone is running faster with better look/feel.

Same problem...large text are being recieved by friends as garbage....unreadable...on all dl30 roms using dl09 radio....
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hmm, i thought it breaks them up going to non vzw customers too.. there is a setting in handcent where you can turn that on or off "Split 160."

My problem happens to happen to all txt including verizon
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Are those of you with issues able to send shorter messages without a problem?

djk21108 said:
So busted! I've had a total of zero FC's over my 72 hours with it. I can't stand all the annoying tendencies that this busted ROM seems to cause. I'm so pissed I spent that 15 minutes flashing it to my phone. It's practically bricked now!
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Really? He wasn't whining, just stating an obvious fact. The ROM clearly wasn't ready for prime time.
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Are those of you with issues able to send shorter messages without a problem?
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Yes, normal sized SMS messages go through fine.

Just tested this and I also have the same issue if the text is quite longer... more than 160 characters...but I'm not sure exactly where.
Wonder how many gibberish texts Ive sent out
Edit: by more than 160 characters I meant the limit for me is higher than 160 possibly double that IDK where exactly....not that it happens at 160 and above...

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Are those of you with issues able to send shorter messages without a problem?
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Yes.
Texts less than 160 work fine to anyone. Texts >160 work fine to Verizon customers. MMS texts work fine to anyone.
Just texts >160 fail to nonVerizon.
I'm sure when the OTA for Verizon comes it will fix this as it will be finalized with its own radio. Just have to wait for it to arrive and for it to be super cleaned.
EDIt: I'm saying "160" because I think that is the cutoff for normal SMS.

For now I will just run the separate app for keep texts shorter now that I know.

Every text after i send a long to that person is garbage.....even after reboot ....i have to reload rom to fix.
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2.3.4 random google server disconnects

All -
Just wanted to see if anyone else was having an issue where after a manual 2.3.4 update the Nexus S will regularly "go white" (lose google server connection) and then reconnect throughout the day more than normal?
It's getting annoying not having my emails pushed on time and don't know if I need to reflash the 2.3.3 radio then let the OTA do its thing.
THanks!

I have the same symptom.
However, mine started since 2.3.3
For some reason, I used to think was related to me logging in Google Chrome
web browser with the same account as my phone uses, but I don't think that
was really the cause. ( I'm not talking about just gmail website log in, I'm talking
about literally the sync of Google Chrome web browser with my gmail account that
I use on my phone.)
Even after the update to 2.3.4, its stilll the same.
Random loss of google server connection and remaining in white for brief time.
I did factory reset few times just to see if it'd fix, but no luck, yet.

I've been having this issue too ever since I got on 2.3.4. It doesn't seem to happen when I'm on wifi though. I got my update over the air too, if that matters.
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It's been happening to me for a while as well. Even back in 2.3.3 when I was on CM7 and OEM. I seriously think it's a problem on Google's side and they really need to address it because it keeps logging me off of Gtalk which is annoying.

I'm having the same problem since April 14, I've tried everything flashing stock 2.3.1-2-3-4, CM7, changing Apn setting, changing my sim card, factory resets and nothing works.
This is definitely coming from Google's side, please post in the google help forums to get the word out to google, this is a serious problem.
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myself have noticed this since 2.3.4 although I think it's google end not the rom itself.
don't like it because the more often it happens... the more your battery is used...
hope it's not our carriers...

All -
There's a thread on this in the help forums but since I'm a n00b i can't post the link here. Search for the help thread titled "Nexus S Google connection on & off "
Thanks! Let's get this fixed.

Four months ago this thread was created. Still not a word from Google.
If you go to Google's help forum here: http://www.google.vu/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=7c7a962fd3ae87e2&hl=en
You can see that the last response from anyone at Google was from 2 months back. This issue need to be fixed, but it looks like Google could care less. Maybe if we get the word out to Android Central and other Android blogs, or even Gizmodo or Engadget Google will actually take notice and try to fix this.

mine was related to my carrier... fixed it though
might be the same for you?

I had that problem, but was fixed when google released a server update months ago, never had a disconnect since.
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I still have this problem.
Google issue is here http://goo.gl/0NXZi and is still unresolved.
My question about this is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16611955#post16611955

A have the problem on 2.3.5
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Same on 2.3.5
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I'd like to know how you got this issue resolved ...I've been having this problem on an EVO that was replaced for my original EVO that drowned... constantly disconnects talk, gives me issues when downloading from market, gmail out of sync, even maps has issues...wtf...my OG EVO never had this problem...maybe you can shed some light...
sinatosk said:
mine was related to my carrier... fixed it though
might be the same for you?
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It happens on both wifi and 3g
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This just started happening to me yesterday and it's awful
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anything you did specifically yesterday? install an app. do an update?
also has anyone tried factory resetting their phone?

I got my Airave a few days ago and I am constantly disconnected from Google's servers unless I am on wifi. The stupid thing about that is my Airave connects directly to my modem before the router. This is telling me it must be a carrier thing.

I'm seeing something similar but it has to do with switching between 3g and wifi. The green doesn't come in for like 3 to 4 minutes. If I launch gtalk it sits there at logging in and nothing happens.
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I'm willing to conclude based on the widespread nature of this issue that it's an issue on Google's end that has recently been affecting a larger number of people.
I've never had this issue before.. and recently it's started. In fact, I even have seen a few FC's (force closes) of the Google Apps process which I had never seen before. I'm on stock 2.3.4 BTW.

Gmail app not pushing

Got my new verizon s7 sat. I can't get Gmail to push new emails, it only works if I open the app and manually refresh. I have tried wiping cache and data for the app, ensured that the sync Gmail in settings >accounts is on.... which it seems to get hung up there occasionally, I see the circle but it isn't spinning. I have turned on all the settings in the app too
**edit 4/22/16. It is working now
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Same issue here.

I have seen the same thing. Here is a post about it.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...-over-the-next-week-no-app-updates-necessary/

heath121 said:
I have seen the same thing. Here is a post about it.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...-over-the-next-week-no-app-updates-necessary/
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That is a semi old article, has this still not been addressed?

JAYNO20 said:
That is a semi old article, has this still not been addressed?
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As far as I have seen, this problem has been around since January sometime. No it has not been fixed though according to this article they know what the issue is. I don't know what they are waiting for to fix this. I have heard Inbox is working better. You can look into that if its urgent enough.

heath121 said:
As far as I have seen, this problem has been around since January sometime. No it has not been fixed though according to this article they know what the issue is. I don't know what they are waiting for to fix this. I have heard Inbox is working better. You can look into that if its urgent enough.
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This article was posted in febuary and states that some people at google said this:
"Thanks again for your patience on this while the team investigated the issue. I’m happy to announce that a fix has started to roll out. This fix requires no action, and will roll out globally over the next week."
It's been well over a week now.. still no fix?

JAYNO20 said:
This article was posted in febuary and states that some people at google said this:
"Thanks again for your patience on this while the team investigated the issue. I’m happy to announce that a fix has started to roll out. This fix requires no action, and will roll out globally over the next week."
It's been well over a week now.. still no fix?
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Yeah, I don't know what they are dragging their feet with. According to this google forum I found it is still an on going problem.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/nexus/Ayd_1TOemSE/AUvVhyX4AAAJ
One of the suggestions in there is to use CloudMagic. It seems to be helping with instant notifications for those of us that need to have emails notify of us instantly.
Hope this is helpful.

Weird, it works fine on my old rooted s5... New stock s7... Nope, the Samsung app works but I like the gmail one better
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evilbeef54 said:
Weird, it works fine on my old rooted s5... New stock s7... Nope, the Samsung app works but I like the gmail one better
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I think it is a Marshmallow bug...

Well it appears to be working again, I cracked my screen already on my phone, so I got a new one through insurance. Fired it up last night and the Gmail app is pushing as normal not sure if it was an update , I had the app set to stop syncing before maybe it worked with the old phone after an update , regardless it is working now
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Google Messenger image compression.

Anyone else having issues with blurry sent images (mms) using messenger? I've been using it since the G3 and have never had this problem before.. If I use the stock app I have no issues. It seemes to be soley messenger. Recieved mms are completely legible, it only effects outgoing.. The recipient cannot see the image either.

Swizzle82 said:
Anyone else having issues with blurry sent images (mms) using messenger? I've been using it since the G3 and have never had this problem before.. If I use the stock app I have no issues. It seemes to be soley messenger. Recieved mms are completely legible, it only effects outgoing.. The recipient cannot see the image either.
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Same. ?
Sent Via My LG V20

They've updated the app twice since the phone came out. Still has issues. Gonna see if an older version does the same.
Edit: Older version produces same results..

Swizzle82 said:
They've updated the app twice since the phone came out. Still has issues. Gonna see if an older version does the same.
Edit: Older version produces same results..
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Yup last I used messenger on my Shamu, it was sending SMS to the wrong contact and filing received SMS in a different wrong contact. Quite honestly I don't trust it...hence why I use Textra or Voice

Skripka said:
Yup last I used messenger on my Shamu, it was sending SMS to the wrong contact and filing received SMS in a different wrong contact. Quite honestly I don't trust it...hence why I use Textra or Voice
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It has done that to me too, but only after I restored messages from a back-up. This image compression thing has never happened until the V20. My G3, G4 and V10 never had this issue. Thinking google messed some sh*t up in updating it. The latest version has a new icon and also seems to have a lower dpi now, or it matches what ever the user has set in nougat's new dpi changer.. Looks kinda like a mini overhaul.

Swizzle82 said:
It has done that to me too, but only after I restored messages from a back-up. This image compression thing has never happened until the V20. My G3, G4 and V10 never had this issue. Thinking google messed some sh*t up in updating it. The latest version has a new icon and also seems to have a lower dpi now. Looks kinda like a mini overhaul.
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Did that to me at unrooted stock with a clean database on Shamu. Did it to others so I heard with my contacts in the Shamu dev scene.
Google is just as terrible at making chat apps as Microsoft is at making and selling phone OSes

Swizzle82 said:
Anyone else having issues with blurry sent images (mms) using messenger? I've been using it since the G3 and have never had this problem before.. If I use the stock app I have no issues. It seemes to be soley messenger. Recieved mms are completely legible, it only effects outgoing.. The recipient cannot see the image either.
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I am wondering if its a Nougat thing. Same thing happened to me on my Nexus 5x, but not until I was on a 7.0 ROM...

gerg004 said:
I am wondering if its a Nougat thing. Same thing happened to me on my Nexus 5x, but not until I was on a 7.0 ROM...
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Whatever it is they need to fix it if they want people to use the app. I'm not gonna switch back and forth, I'll end up using something else.

Swizzle82 said:
Whatever it is they need to fix it if they want people to use the app. I'm not gonna switch back and forth, I'll end up using something else.
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Believe me, I hear ya. Its been frustrating the hell out of me. And even more disappointing its still happening on the new phone I'll have next week.'
Anyway I didn't do much research once I noticed it, but once I saw this thread, the only common denominator would be Nougat. We'll see if anyone else chimes in. I like Google Messenger too, hopefully it gets sorted out.

gerg004 said:
I am wondering if its a Nougat thing. Same thing happened to me on my Nexus 5x, but not until I was on a 7.0 ROM...
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The app certainly went to pot come nougat. Not been a fan of it since. For a while I resorted to Google Voice and just not using MMS, then i switched to Textra.

Swizzle82 said:
Anyone else having issues with blurry sent images (mms) using messenger? I've been using it since the G3 and have never had this problem before.. If I use the stock app I have no issues. It seemes to be soley messenger. Recieved mms are completely legible, it only effects outgoing.. The recipient cannot see the image either.
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It's now December and I can confirm that on my V20, the sent messages look blurry and its only sent messages
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