Voice communication and SMS - Xoom General

Hi guys,
apologies if this was covered somewhere but I have tried and tried the search function but couldnt get a relevant answer...
I was a Galaxy Tab user and just bought a Motorola Xoom tab this morning, I have realised there is no phone or SMS function in this (MZ601) version unlike the Galaxy Tab...
is there anyway I can achieve this?
please advise..
thanks

scotcruz said:
Hi guys,
apologies if this was covered somewhere but I have tried and tried the search function but couldnt get a relevant answer...
I was a Galaxy Tab user and just bought a Motorola Xoom tab this morning, I have realised there is no phone or SMS function in this (MZ601) version unlike the Galaxy Tab...
is there anyway I can achieve this?
please advise..
thanks
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I have a Google Voice # and GrooveIP app (one time cost) and can make voice calls also have a way to send/receive texts.

I know there are apps out there but, was wondering if the function could be used from the simcard I already have...
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Been reading through and came across an article about android 4.0 icecream cake which would allow dialling but not sure if its deliberate to keep this function disabled on tablets..
Any thoughts?
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scotcruz said:
Been reading through and came across an article about android 4.0 icecream cake which would allow dialling but not sure if its deliberate to keep this function disabled on tablets..
Any thoughts?
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I've never heard of os ice cream cake...
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idkwhothatis123 said:
I've never heard of os ice cream cake...
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LOL, sorry meant to say Icecream sandwich
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scotcruz said:
Been reading through and came across an article about android 4.0 icecream cake which would allow dialling but not sure if its deliberate to keep this function disabled on tablets..
Any thoughts?
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I really hope ICS has it as ever since I got my Xoom it has been bugging me that a tab let with 3G hardware cant use it for calling or texting! It's stupid....

adamelphick said:
I really hope ICS has it as ever since I got my Xoom it has been bugging me that a tab let with 3G hardware cant use it for calling or texting! It's stupid....
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I know mate... Let's hope so
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Desktop SMS (found on XDA) allows for SMS texts. Its dependent however on a working phone and dropbox. I use it on my wireless (non-3G) xoom. Skype works for calls in between skype clients. Thats my 2 cents.

kevdog said:
Desktop SMS (found on XDA) allows for SMS texts. Its dependent however on a working phone and dropbox. I use it on my wireless (non-3G) xoom. Skype works for calls in between skype clients. Thats my 2 cents.
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Cheers mate, been using nimbuzz which works a treat of WiFi... But really it would be gr8 to use the minutes and txts on the move..
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Well, you can both dial and send/receive SMS messages, BUT:
0) you need to modify framework-res.apk
1) the phone app is not usable - you can dial and connect, but you can't hear the other party, as well as the other party can't hear you (tried both BT headset and no-headset)
2) enabling the GSM dialer breaks the Contacts functionality - it gets repalced by broken in-dialer contact management
3) the stock SMS app is missing; you can use either third-party SMS apps (HandcentSMS, GO SMS, etc., but ripped off another device) or modified emulator SMS apk (that is broken anyway; the texts are white [managed to fix that] and contact picking button calls an unsupported anywhere intent); you have to remove the default SMS receiver (yes, XOOM can receive SMS messages in default configuration) to prevent duplicate notifications.

GrooveIP requires a Google Voice number, but other than that you can use the Xoom to dial through GVoice on 3G/LTE or Wifi. I purchased it and have used it but the thing is, if i'm not video calling (Skype / Google Talk) why not just use my phone as it does it better?
For texting what I do use all the time is SyncSMS which was worked on here at XDA and is in the Market now from dolphinking. You have to have a dropbox account configured, but just set it up on your phone and tab and it's seamless texting. I love it.

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Sms with 3g xoom is possible?

I want know if is possible send sms with 3g gsm xoom...
I had find in topics but didn't find anything....
I thing it's possible, but I don't have good news when I transfer sms program from my nexus to xoom....
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Google Voice works fine on the Xoom. But you can not download it from the Market. You can copy the apk from your N1, or do a search on this forum for "I got Google voice working on my Xoom ". There's a link on that thread that you can do also.
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Unfortunately that's one of those US-only things.
Check out SyncSMS. It basically does just that.
Can't do it on the Verizon one - Big Red blocks it on their end.
For the US one, you'd need handcent and a framework-res hack.
Handcent and message default didn't works in xoom.
Another solution?
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Possible to sms/mms and make call from the 3G version SOLVED

I try asking here, because I find different answers around. Is it possible to use sms or mms straight out of the box?
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No one in this forum got the 3G version and can tell me before I order
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Thanks a lot - I will go for the 3G then.
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i have the wifi version and when I go to the Google voice webpage I can send text from mind I tested it yesterday.
I use Textplus on my wifi 10.1, it does sms and mms through wifi and it's free
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Ive got the 10.1v which comes with 3g and we definately dont have send sms/mms capabilities straight out of the box. not sure how other people are able to have it.
I also havent found another app that gives the tablet that option to send sms/mms on its own, but will have a look at this textplus app mentioned above.
You could use the textab program ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133277 ) but this app relies on your phone being connected to the device and uses the phones sms send receive function, merely displaying the messages on the tab and allowing you to send a message through the tablet.
and we are unable to make calls either, no dialer program, and havent really looked but dont think there would be one that would be honeycomb compatible for download from the market.
This i was afraid of! I have seen some sales spec. say can sent sms/mms. I have a wifi us version now, and i not find textplus etc not really that great.
I want to be able to text sms direct from the 3g - otherwise the model is useless for me.
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twigster said:
Ive got the 10.1v which comes with 3g and we definately dont have send sms/mms capabilities straight out of the box. not sure how other people are able to have it.
I also havent found another app that gives the tablet that option to send sms/mms on its own, but will have a look at this textplus app mentioned above.
You could use the textab program ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133277 ) but this app relies on your phone being connected to the device and uses the phones sms send receive function, merely displaying the messages on the tab and allowing you to send a message through the tablet.
and we are unable to make calls either, no dialer program, and havent really looked but dont think there would be one that would be honeycomb compatible for download from the market.
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mlhdk said:
This i was afraid of! I have seen some sales spec. say can sent sms/mms. I have a wifi us version now, and i not find textplus etc not really that great.
I want to be able to text sms direct from the 3g - otherwise the model is useless for me.
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Keep in mind that the 10.1v is a somewhat older device than the 10.1 - so there may be features in the (brand new, just hitting the market) 10.1 3G not present in the older (available in some other countries for at least some time) 10.1v 3G.
someone can confirm if the 10.1 3g is able to sms??
I asked 5 shops now - and got different answers!!
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This is what the sales-ad. says:
" Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 3G*brings you the new and creative means, which comes with novel assortment of the straightforward messaging features like SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email and IM. These messaging options are simple, instant and elaborative to covey you, your ideas and messages."
But asking the shop direct - they dont know
Asking Samsung. . . sent an email 2 weeks ago - and still no answer
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Really - nobody got 10.1 3g version??
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I use Heywire, it does sms and mms through wifi, on the data plan and it's free
knut150 said:
I use Heywire, it does sms and mms through wifi, on the data plan and it's free
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Thanks for the info, but I NOT interested in any web solutions. I just want to know if the 3g version can or can not sent sms - out of the box.
I quess nobody actually know it - even Samsung seems to be in doubt LOL
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i've got the 10.1v. it definetly can't send sms out of the box. there's no such sms-app on the tablet. i guess it's the same with the 10.1
but installing an app like chompsms should enable the 3g tablets to send sms through their sim-card, not a web-service. (did not test that, because i don't need sms functionality on my tablet. for this i use my mobil )
i know chompsms and thats a greart app. I used it on my phone before.
If chomp is working on the tab - i can live with it - as it have far more features.
Thanks. . .
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If the item is p7500 then I can surely vouch for you that it is SMS/mms capable from the box... I've used it many times...
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mlhdk said:
someone can confirm if the 10.1 3g is able to sms??
I asked 5 shops now - and got different answers!!
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I have the tab 10.1 3g (p7500) and just installed smsdroid from market and I can send and receive sms over 3G for sure!
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Really - nobody got 10.1 3g version??
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out of the box, it can send sms and mms.
hebbe said:
i've got the 10.1v. it definetly can't send sms out of the box. there's no such sms-app on the tablet. i guess it's the same with the 10.1
but installing an app like chompsms should enable the 3g tablets to send sms through their sim-card, not a web-service. (did not test that, because i don't need sms functionality on my tablet. for this i use my mobil )
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I have 10.1 3g and it works fine. It has messaging app insalled same as any android phone, however does not have any app to make phone calls.
I have a P 7500 (3G + wifi) and it CAN send and receive sms out of the box..

[App] Textab - Send SMS from your phone using bluetooth

Application name - Textab
Purpose - let's you use you connect to your phone with a tablet and send SMS from a tablet.
Using - HTC Evo 4G and Moto Xoom
If you haven't already check out this application
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14922112
Wow I've been looking for something exactly like this. I get sick of putting my xoom down to text with my D2. Thanks!
I have been using it all day today and it's pretty tight
i have been using this since i bought my xoom it works quite well however it can be annoying sometimes..
how so?
1o char
joshndroid said:
i have been using this since i bought my xoom it works quite well however it can be annoying sometimes..
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xlGmanlx said:
how so?
1o char
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You need fo sync the contacts folder to your tab to be able to choose a new contact... The numbers frequently make a new conversations with the area code (so u have 2 contact windows open) it also can have trouble pairing... Dont get me wrong i like it.. Infact im using it now just small bugs like i said make it annoying at times
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I have been using it with touchdown and the contacts have been flawless. You should let the dev know he has been pretty responsive
joshndroid said:
You need fo sync the contacts folder to your tab to be able to choose a new contact... The numbers frequently make a new conversations with the area code (so u have 2 contact windows open) it also can have trouble pairing... Dont get me wrong i like it.. Infact im using it now just small bugs like i said make it annoying at times
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Little bump to show the dev some love

Texting using Wifi

Does anyone know or can recommend an app the lets you send/receive SMS & MMS with the Thrive over Wifi?
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I have been using Heywire for sms. It does not do mms but it is excellent for sms. The person you send the message to doesn't need to have Heywire installed.
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you can try texttab. What it does is connect thru Bluetooth to your phone, and receives any SMS your phone gets and sends them to your thrive. Which you can reply and send on your thrive once your paired up.
TexTab worked awesome on mine! I absolutely love that program. Thanks for the head's up on that app. Definitely worth paying for it...
I have google voice and I have loved being able to text from any browser, including the thrive's browser. Especially if you're on sprint for your mobile servce, I would strongly recommend setting up google voice.
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steven7590 said:
I have google voice and I have loved being able to text from any browser, including the thrive's browser. Especially if you're on sprint for your mobile servce, I would strongly recommend setting up google voice.
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Sprints decision to work in collaboration with google voice makes it this way. I have Sprint and love them for this. A friend of mine is having trouble figuring out how to send google voice sms from his Thrive since he is on TMobile tho.
I use DeskSMS, I started using it over month ago and the fact it actually syncs with my contacts on my phone rather they have Google Voice or any other service makes it IMO the best app there for texting over wifi without having to jump between phone numbers. Especially for those of us that didnt want to lose our MMS capability by completely syncing with Google Voice.
I tried DeskSMS for a little while and it works ok. I stopped using it because Google Voice Canadian numbers are still not available. Hopefully I will use DeskSMS again once Canadian Google voice numbers are available.
Rogers Wireless use to offer wifi calling and text for consumer however this option is no longer compatible with my current plan with them so I had to improvise.
I`ve also tried textplus which work very well and you can get a Canadian number by
paying a monthly fee.
firemedic624 said:
I have been using Heywire for sms. It does not do mms but it is excellent for sms. The person you send the message to doesn't need to have Heywire installed.
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HeyWire just got an update that now allows MMS.
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I am using google voice on all my android devices and computers. Most over wi_fi and all sync almost at the same time. Love the thrive.
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[Trick] How to send SMS using your beloved Tab!

Am not sure if this is discussed somewhere.
Anyway, just to share.
Here's how:
Every mobile broadband card comes with a number, and that number will be used when you send / receive SMS.
- Download official Go SMS Pro here and install on your tablet
- Launch the app and send SMS to your other mobile number that you are using to make calls
- The sender number is what your friends will see when they read your SMS from Tab!
Enjoy
On European 3G devices, there is a stock app called Messages, so i don't think that third party app is needed.
For those with the wifi only version , check out TexTab.
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Until Verizon releases Touchwiz for the LTE versions, this seems like a good alternative. I'm going to test it now.
EDIT: Does not work on mine, says "cannot send message, will send it when the service becomes available" and that message sits there forever until I uninstalled it.
That's because verizon blocks text messaging with their tablet plans.
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|flyte| said:
For those with the wifi only version , check out TexTab.
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Thanks for that, works great. I have the 3G version but dont have texts enabled with the sim cards i use, but this is fab!
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parsa5 said:
That's because verizon blocks text messaging with their tablet plans.
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Interesting... Strange that they advertise it as a capability, and plan on including it with their touchwiz update.
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Yea I work for verizon and whenever I sell a tablet, a provision is loaded onto their account called "block text messaging". It's very odd indeed since the original galaxy tab allowed you to pick a texting bundle.
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I simply use Google Voice on my wifi Tab. Works perfectly.
parsa5 said:
Yea I work for verizon and whenever I sell a tablet, a provision is loaded onto their account called "block text messaging". It's very odd indeed since the original galaxy tab allowed you to pick a texting bundle.
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Wonder if they'll take that provision off when their touchwiz is released...
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i just bought mine.
malaysian release. and off course with no text capabilities.
gonna try this out. thnx for da info aite.
TabGuy said:
I simply use Google Voice on my wifi Tab. Works perfectly.
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I'm with you I'm using Google voice
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I been using Heywire and it works well, gave me a regular US number.
If anyone has a 3G tab with Touchwiz, but no Messages app. Try to send a sms to your data plan number, i think that the Messages app appeared after i received the first sms message from my operator.

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