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[Q] Possible to connect to Desire to control SMS?

I have a Tab (rooted) and a Desire (stock ROM but rooted)
I don't use a SIM in the Tab so it's WiFi only.
Is it possible to somehow control my Desire from my Tab or somehow see what SMS's have come in to (and reply?) while it is on charge in another room (on same WiFi network)?

mmace said:
I have a Tab (rooted) and a Desire (stock ROM but rooted)
I don't use a SIM in the Tab so it's WiFi only.
Is it possible to somehow control my Desire from my Tab or somehow see what SMS's have come in to (and reply?) while it is on charge in another room (on same WiFi network)?
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Have a look at SMS Commander or Droid Commander. By the description, they might be what you're after. Notbsure about sending texts via the Tab though.
Sent from my GT-P1000

to me this is the only real functionality I am missing from the tab, I hate using 2 text numbers (and I dont like the GV text app to use just the one)...
i currently use SMS Backup+ to backup my missed calls and sms from my Hero to gmail, and then use GMAILNotifier to have notifications on my tab homescreen to show me when I need to dig my phone out of my pocket
This setup creates "labels" for SMS and missed calls that I can see from Gmail on any computer or from the app

cheers both of you. Ganjdroid, those don't do what I want, thanks though
X1088LoD, we don't have GV outside the US
I was wanting to be able to reply too, I was hoping someone may have adapted something like those apps where notifications go to gmail and you can reply as they only work on my PC, not on GTalk on my Tab

[Q] anyone knows how the sms app can be launched?

Hello
Does anyone know how we can launch the android SMS app on Honeycomb/transformer?
Thanks

there is no built in sms app on the Transformer because the the TF is only a WiFi device. (3G not yet released).

AzMean said:
there is no built in sms app on the Transformer because the the TF is only a WiFi device. (3G not yet released).
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I have been looking into this myself. My same question. Even though the TF doesn't have 3G, is there an app out there that can send and recieve SMS over wifi? If there is that would be outstanding!

SMS Sync. It will send through your phone. It doesn't yet support PUSH, so it can really affect battery life.

Just install Google Voice using this apk: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11955195&postcount=75 , then send anyone you SMS a text from GV saying, "Hey, this is so-and-so, please add this number to my contact record on your phone or someone you love will die!"

Calls & Text Messaging WORKS

I just got my A500 yesterday and spent all night and day trying to figure out if it was possible to make phone calls, receive phone calls, send and receive text messages. Finally found the solution and it works great. Its a given that you will need to be on Wifi or 3G (tethering or Portable WLAN). Using a FREE app called Viber allows you to make FREE calls and text messages over Wifi and 3G/4G to other Viber users (Android and iOS), what sets this app apart from others is that it maintains your phone #, no need for a new #, pin or username. Only problem is that upon setup the app requires to send you a text message to verify your phone number to setup your account, which is NOT possible on the Acer. I found a simple work around this to problem, so here we go!
What you need:
1. Rooted phone (Android of course)
2. Viber App, its FREE (attached) (Phone ONLY)
3. Rooted Acer
4. Titanium Backup (Installed on both devices)
Instructions:
1. Install Viber on your phone and set up your account, very simple and fast.
2. After installation and confirmation (important: I would make a call or send a few text messages to make sure it's working),
3. Open Titanium Backup and make a back up of Viber
4. Transfer the back up of Titanium Backup to your Acer, make sue you place it the correct folder: sdcard/TitaniumBackup (or where ever you store your Titaniun Backups on your Acer).
5. Open Titanium Backup on your Acer and Restore the Viber app with data
That's it you can now make calls and text messages using Viber, the voice quality is awesome and the speaker is loud and clear!
Hopes this helps, it did for me
You can send invites to your contacts within the Viber app, once someone installs and setups Viber you will receive a pop up notice.
***Do NOT run Viber on both devices at the same time, it may cause FC and routing calls/text messages to the wrong device, simply shut down Viber (More>>Exit) on the device you are not using***

how can you do it?

bjh2379 said:
how can you do it?
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Instructions up with apk

Great! ......except I don't have Android mobile phone.... ;(

dj898 said:
Great! ......except I don't have Android mobile phone.... ;(
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If you have Google Voice you can use Groove IP to make free calls to any mobile and landline

Very nice find!

zimphishmonger said:
Very nice find!
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Decent find on making an app work. Question, what's wrong with Skype or gtalk?

I still want an app that enables an android phone tether with the acer iconia via bluetooth,usb or wifi and you are able to text and call people on your tablet.

chaosjh said:
Decent find on making an app work. Question, what's wrong with Skype or gtalk?
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As for me... I have 16 family/friends on gtalk (only 4 sign on & more than half the time they never notice I sent them a message, "I didnt know") or they are NEVER signed on, either they dont know how to sign on or dont use it at all. Skype, I have 0 family/friends that use it and I not to crazy about it... I just like the simplicity of Viber and ease of use, when you get a text message a pop up appears (like HancentSMS) and you can reply right from there.
I guess what it comes down to is personal preference

would this conflict with google voice?

lbhocky19 said:
would this conflict with google voice?
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No not at all, thats the beauty of this app, it does NOT use your google voice number. It uses your actual cell number
I've been using Viber on my phone along with google voice and when people call or text me using Viber it does not effect google voice at all.

Awesome! Works great only downside I found is it will auto rout to the tab unless you turn it off when trying to call to the phone!
But that is minor compared to the awesomeness of the text and calling.! I love how I do not have to leave the app im in to reply.
Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for this tip. I just got it on my tab and placed a call and its great. The odd force close, but otherwise great
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good it work~~~

snakedoctorjw said:
Awesome! Works great only downside I found is it will auto rout to the tab unless you turn it off when trying to call to the phone!
But that is minor compared to the awesomeness of the text and calling.! I love how I do not have to leave the app im in to reply.
Thanks for sharing!
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Yeah, you really shouldnt have both Viber services running on both devices... Turn one off when using another (guess I should add that to the OP)
The pop up is awesome, dont need to leave your current app to reply
kylec said:
Thank you for this tip. I just got it on my tab and placed a call and its great. The odd force close, but otherwise great
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The FC happens here and there, mostly when running Viber on both devices, close one before starting the other and you should be good to go!
shin9999 said:
good it work~~~
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Glad I could help you enjoy your Acer more

Okay just so I'm clear on how viber works... The person i'm sending the text/call to must also have viber installed correct?

phillymatt said:
Okay just so I'm clear on how viber works... The person i'm sending the text/call to must also have viber installed correct?
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+1. If I can't get my friends and family to use Skype etc they're not going to use this.

phillymatt said:
Okay just so I'm clear on how viber works... The person i'm sending the text/call to must also have viber installed correct?
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Yes that is correct... The FREE app can be found in the Market (Android) and in the App Store (Apple iOS)
blcklab said:
+1. If I can't get my friends and family to use Skype etc they're not going to use this.
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The difference is that this app runs in the background, your friends and family DONT need to log in, when you call from Viber the phone rings right away, just like your stock phone app does (its just purple). When you text someone a pop up appears on the screen... see attachements
(Yes I have a friend that's a d!ck head and a brother I call Monster)

perhaps a silly question, but it wasnt specified... does the phone need to be pluggd into the tab for this to work? r once its set up it will function as long as there is wifi?
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byuboy87 said:
perhaps a silly question, but it wasnt specified... does the phone need to be pluggd into the tab for this to work? r once its set up it will function as long as there is wifi?
from Sams inFuse... inFused GB
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No it does not ... You can leave the phone at home, car or wherever. As long as you have some sort of data connection, whether it be wifi or tethered 3g/4g

[Q] Auto Forward Text Messages 3G nexus 7

Hi,
I have recently been given a work phone and don't want to carry two phones.
I would like to keep my personal number so will continue that contract. I will set my carrier setting to auto forward calls to my work phone, but I would like a way to auto-forward SMS (text) messages to my work number, or email.
I have a nexus 7 3g and this seems like a good device to use as I can then still make use of my personal phone contract's internet access.
I installed the mms.apk app (thread found else where in this forum) and can now send and receive texts from my Nexus 7. But as it is not with me every day I want an automated way to get SMS messages to another number of email.
Does anyone know of an app which will let me auto forward SMS messages to a different number or to email? I'm happy to pay for the outbound message cost, but the only app I have found which *claims* compatibility is phoneleash and it does not forward anything.
Does anyone have a suggestion for how I can accomplish this?
Thanks
T.

You could just use an app that sends texts to the tablet like Cloud SMS. Then you could turn off the notifications on the phone.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium

Thanks for the reply, but I think I have not been clear with my request.
I have a personal contract which my friends know the number for.
I want to keep this SIM in my tablet but forward any SMS message sent to my personal number to a work phone, so that I can just carry the work phone.
I have found Auto SMS since my last update, but this is not compatible with the nexus 7. I will see if there is a way to get this app to work.
I will update if I get any further.
T.

have you try mighty text? try that one first
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

Thanks for the further replies here.
I don't think mighty text will work, it seems to be a way to read and reply to texts received on your phone, but handled by a tablet or computer as the viewing device.
I need a way to auto forward SMS messages to a different number.
Regards
Tony.

Progress
OK, I installed auto SMS onto my touchpad and then used titanium backup to extract the application.
I've side loaded this onto my nexus 7 and so far my tests have been successful.
The auto forwarded text messages come through as
<0123 123123> Mr FirstName SecondName: Content of message
I can either call the originator back, or switch to a new message and reply back directly via SMS from the work phone.
Thanks
T.

Acuum4 said:
OK, I installed auto SMS onto my touchpad and then used titanium backup to extract the application.
I've side loaded this onto my nexus 7 and so far my tests have been successful.
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I have the same problem as you, but I can't find auto SMS or extract the application (Nexus 7 is my only Android device).
Can you please share it somehow?
Thanks in advance!
Edit: in meanwhile I found and installed it, works well

SMS received on my N7 ?

Hello,
I have an 3G N7 and know that it can not receive / send SMS. OK, that is what was told of.
But today I got a notification that I have a message in notification bar, opened it and it looked like a regular SMS message.
Then I tested myself, I sent a normal SMS to my tablet gsm number and received it instantly. I'm on Vodafone if that makes any sense.
Build number is JDQ39 - baseband 1231_0.17.0_1205, Kernel 3.1.10-g05b777c.
Obviously this is some app inside that handles the received message, what's the app name ? location ? at least is interesting to know that at least SMS I can receive. How can I access it ?
Best regards,
Radu

Hi, i also have the same question. Anybody knows?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

Download Go sms from store.

Google Voice works great on the N7 for sending and receiving sms, also. Sms works over wifi or data.

I maybe not beein too explicit.
I have received two SMS, regular kind, sent through my gsm carrier.
As i received them, means there is some app that recognise it and can handle the sms.
Question is, what is the app, how can i acces the messages received.
I'm aware of various solutions for sms that require to have an online account, in order to handle sms, do not want to use this kind of service.
Also, there is hack to install sms/mms apk by rooting, but, again this is not the object of my question.
I just want to check my incoming sms's for now.
Best regards,
Radu

Like mentioned above, if you install gosms or any other third party app it should allow you to view that text message that came through the carrier
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

tzoller said:
Obviously this is some app inside that handles the received message, what's the app name ? location ? at least is interesting to know that at least SMS I can receive. How can I access it ?
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Long press the notification and press "App Info" and that will tell you the name of the app.

Hello again,
Here is screenshot and detaild of the app.
As it says it receives SMS, but also can write SMS- see last line, in theory.
Question is, where can find this app. Looks to be hidden..
Sent from my Nexus 7

How to do so with stock mms.apk has already been covered here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34282107
Right in the N7 3G dev section. XDA search function is highly recommended
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

Hello Rebel,
I know the MMS.APK, saw it, thank you for heads up.
My specific question is, why should I use that, if I have an app already installed. I do get SMSs from any regular gsm phone, without being necessary to create an online account for GOSMSPRO or whatever similar. The screen shot says that I might be able to send also, on my cost SMSs. No probIem, just want to find that app that handles the SMS received. Can I do that ? can I send using same app that is ALREADY installed?
thank you for patience
radu

So it seems the 'Simple message receiver' is an app that comes with the 3g N7. Mine is just wi-fi, so I can't check, but does your app drawer have that app? If you check Settings > Apps > All, is it listed there? I have no idea how to open it if it is not in the app drawer or if you would be able to send using it anyway. Interesting that it is included in the 3G version.

tzoller said:
Hello Rebel,
I know the MMS.APK, saw it, thank you for heads up.
My specific question is, why should I use that, if I have an app already installed. I do get SMSs from any regular gsm phone, without being necessary to create an online account for GOSMSPRO or whatever similar. The screen shot says that I might be able to send also, on my cost SMSs. No probIem, just want to find that app that handles the SMS received. Can I do that ? can I send using same app that is ALREADY installed?
thank you for patience
radu
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Yes. As thw thread states, they are successfully receiving and sending sms from the same app over gsm, just as you would on a phone. The only difference i forsee is doing so with a dedicated data sim, or using the sim from your existing phone.
Many are using the latter, and using other apps to forward thier phone calls to the data side, and using sms normally.
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