Greetings,
For about two weeks now, my phone has been having a strange quirk: it refuses to send SMS's to some numbers, with seemingly no connection between them. Handcent just displays the spinning indicator to indicate "Sending...", while the stock messaging app gives a generic error of "Couldn't send message!". I've tried phoning the provider, but they were just as stumped as I am.
The phone is rooted, but hasn't had any software installed around the time the problem presented first itself. Last week, I reflashed the ROM ad the Radio, just to be sure, to no change.
Is there a way to enable some sort of "advanced logging" that could give me an idea what Messaging does and communicates so I can give the provider something to start from? Or has anyone else encountered the same or a similar problem?
Does anyone have any idea what's causing this? It's driving me nuts and any help would be much appreciated...
Idk.. try wiping cache and dalvik, fix permission, clean install the ROM, wipe the cache from the messaging app...I haven't had problems with messaging so idk
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jeremy112683 said:
Idk.. try wiping cache and dalvik, fix permission, clean install the ROM, wipe the cache from the messaging app...I haven't had problems with messaging so idk
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Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt, and no changes. Definitely something with the phone, since it doesn't work with a new SIM either. It's a new problem for me too, and I ended up taking it back to the provider. I'll see what the repair techs can come up with...
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I have noticed this for problem since having stock droid. I've used apex jrummey and tranquility n stock. It seems my texts get hung in limbo. Both receiving and outgoing. It doesn't happen all the time but enough for me to do my recovery method everytime I send a text.
It just seems to sit in queue ready to be sent.
What I have to do is make a call, any call, vm, friend etc... then msgs are sent through and received. Seems to be happening more and more.
Anyone else have this problem and how they get a permanent fix.
Thanks in advance
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Nobody? Hasn't done it in about a week but still annoying when it does happen.
Thanks
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Did you remove the stock messaging app?
In the messaging app's settings, do you have auto retrieve turned on?
Or if you are restoring apps, might try going into settings/applications/ choose all & in messaging.apk clear data & cache (will erase txts) & even do the same for gmail (will not erase emails unless they are in pending/draft possibly, others will just reload when you open again).
Or sbf & then back to your rom of choice. Might be a bit of a pain, but could be worth it.
I think if it happened with the stock rom its either the phone or the service from Verizon? Try taking your phone in and see what they say
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I use to have the problem in my area. I discovered it was poor service, and when I called out like to voicemail it would send and receive.
I just did the *228 and made sure the radios were up to date and haven't had the problem since.
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Hey Robert,
Thanks for advice and to everyone else. Ill chalk that one up to old age on forgetting the *228. Did it and so far no problems. But time will tell. Thanks again
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Hey guys. this just started happening to me yesterday. Handcent refuses to download mms messages. I hit the download button, it blinks over to 'downloading' like it's supposed to, but then switches right back to the download button with no results. I've tried fully restarting the phone and still, nothing happens. I've checked for any available updates in the Market and there's nothing available.
Has anyone else experienced anything similar? Any tips/tricks to get this working for me?
I've had that happen before. Try clearing cache or cache and data from the app. If that don't work, uninstall it and download/install from market.
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Okay so, i went into settings > applications > manage applications > Handcent Messenger and the only option i can find that seems like a cache clear is clear data, which i would assume wipes out all my past convo's. Where should i be looking to clear the cache?
This happened to me on Saturday as well. I received an MMS and I couldn't download it. I was on Wi-Fi at the time so I decided to switch over to 3G and it seemed to do the trick.
Mistasal has a point. WiFi will often take precedence over network and mms won't travel over WiFi. I just assumed you could clear cache. I just reinstalled when it happened to me. Plus you can save all sms/mms with apps like sms backup+ they are free and restore your convos.
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The newest version has bugs that's causing the problems. If you could, roll back to version 3.7.9
The phone is supposed to switch to 3g to download mms. You still have the stock messaging app installed? Are you able to download the attachment with that? If not, you could try updating your profile (settings/update/update profile).
Handcent has lots of good issues, but it's downfall is wake lock issues when received messages are not checked. This has been somewhat less of an issue with cm7, but any subsequent messages throw the program into a wakelock state. To clarify, you receive one text, don't look at it. At this point, handcent uses only a few seconds in a wakelock state. Now, repeat test, but also receive a 2nd text (so now 2 unread texts). Wakelock state will be present until you unlock the phone. Not good.
Oddly enough, my phone only d/l's and sends MMS when WiFi is on. If I'm on 3G, I can only sent text messages. Handcent always gave me so much trouble with htis, I only use stock MMS now.
Your phone supposedly isn't supposed to download mms over wifi, only 3g/1x. Also, go to your stock messaging app, settings, and make sure your "auto retrieve" box is checked.
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Your phone supposedly isn't supposed to download mms over wifi, only 3g/1x. Also, go to your stock messaging app, settings, and make sure your "auto retrieve" box is checked.
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I dunno about the data connection. It worked when wifi was on and didn't work while it was off.
I'm also not able to download images in the stock messenger unless i'm on wifi.
Finally, if i turn on the auto-retrieve, i'll have two sets of messages to check.
You can have auto retrieve on, but you need notifications turned off in stock
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You can have auto retrieve on, but you need notifications turned off in stock
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do i have to register with handcent and login to be able to get mms?
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do i have to register with handcent and login to be able to get mms?
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i have this same issue clearing the cache and data did not work
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ob1silvia said:
i have this same issue clearing the cache and data did not work
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still having issuse with this
ob1silvia said:
still having issuse with this
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has anyone came up with a solution to this keep emailing handcent no responce
Same issue with my Galaxy S4 GPE on KitKat 4.4.2. Unable to d/l any MMS. Really frustrating.
Hello again...
I've been having this picture messaging problem for awhile now and it is beyond annoying at this point.
I'm running cm7.1, dark horse theme, handcent, launcher pro, and the usual root apps.
So far I have tried wiping everything (caches, data, etc), restoring a nandroid backup, reflashing cm, reinstalling handcent and messages both from backups and from fresh apks, deleting telephony.db, sending with and without wifi, changing apn, changing network, and every combination of system and app settings I could come up with. I have even tried in different places... Home, car, stores... Nothing has worked... the pictures won't send in either app (handcent or messages) it just hangs there with the little spinning send thing for days until I delete it.
I've done forum searches for help and that's where I got most of the things above that I have tried but nothing is working.
How the heck do I get back my ability to send pictures?
Oh and apparently I can receive them fine, at least I have gotten one recently, but none will send.
Please, please help.
Thanks!
Jen
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Is data turned on?
And does data work for other applications?
MMS only works over data, not wifi or regular phone signal.
Do you have a firewall protecting your data use? That one gets me all the time. I only allow certain apps to access data, but every time I get a new app it takes me 10 minutes of wondering why it doesn't work to remember that I block data to apps as the default.
Son of a B...well, I feel stupid.
Yup... I use Droidwall. Didn't even think of it. Turned it off for handcent and messaging and boom...6 old pictures sent. LOL
Times that Thanks by a thousand...I am in your debt.
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Son of a B...well, I feel stupid.
Yup... I use Droidwall.
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Dude, Droidwall is one of my favorite apps because it works so well. It's saved me countless amounts of data traffic I'm sure. I don't know what I'd do with out it. And I STILL forget it's there.
What's worse is that after I responded to your post, I downloaded a new app and just like I said I always do I spent 5 minutes fumbling with it to figure out why the app couldn't connect to the internet. It gets me literally every single time with a new app.
Grrrrr well that may not have been the only problem. :-( Was working fine after that, now tried to send one today and it won't send... Been trying all day... First thing I checked was the Droidwall and the data, but it is still set correctly. I wonder if some other app could be interfering?
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Does anyone have ANY further thoughts on this? Since that last post I still have not been able to send any pics through messages.
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Ever since I've my phone updated to the latest ROM, its been having this small issue with saying my text has not been sent. But when I click on it, my texts are clear of error. What is going on with that?
I'm not sure if this will work, but you could try it. Can you please clear the data and cache of the messaging app you use and reboot the device?
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I just deleted all my texts. That surely helped.
Good to hear you solved your problem.
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But deleting all my texts isn't what I want to do all the time or not at all. I'd like to keep my texts for however long I like to.But I tried that method that you suggested and it didn't work. So now what? It didn't start this until it upgraded to the latest rom.
Backup and factory reset.
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Backup and factory reset.
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What am I backing up to and with and resetting to factory is going to put back at stock rom.
I found out what it was. Since upgrading to the new kit kat, it no longer supports sms messaging but it now uses google hangouts as it's alternative messaging source. So you'd have to go into settings and designate which is the default messenger. It can't be both which is why it shows that it hasn't been read. Go and clear it out of hangouts and designate which is the default messenger, which is hangouts. Hope this helps someone.
Thanks for updating us man. Take care.
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Get notifications Everytime I access message app that, messages have not been sent.
They have, that's an old notification but haven't found anyway to get rid of it.
Have tried everything I know of other than wiping the phone.
Know I am missing something but not sure what any help greatly appreciated.
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silvagroup said:
Get notifications Everytime I access message app that, messages have not been sent.
They have, that's an old notification but haven't found anyway to get rid of it.
Have tried everything I know of other than wiping the phone.
Know I am missing something but not sure what any help greatly appreciated.
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Happened to me a lot, started using textra and the problem went away?
Give it a shot.
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Happened to me a lot, started using textra and the problem went away?
Give it a shot.
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Yeah I used Evolve to do that, and that problem went away, but had problems with receiving texts so switched back to Messenger and it just picked up where it left off w/ notification.
There must be a real solution to this but not sure where to reset or what file to remove to get the notification message to go away.
It's just annoying.
Cleared app cache and storage but that did nothing, it's some mystery file somewhere.
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silvagroup said:
Yeah I used Evolve to do that, and that problem went away, but had problems with receiving texts so switched back to Messenger and it just picked up where it left off w/ notification.
There must be a real solution to this but not sure where to reset or what file to remove to get the notification message to go away.
It's just annoying.
Cleared app cache and storage but that did nothing, it's some mystery file somewhere.
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Ya I tried a bunch of message clients, textra worked for me, as I said... Try it