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[Q] Removal of Stock SMS

I have searched far and wide, and have been unable to find a solution, but I am sick of the SMS/MMS included in the stock Samsung rom. The lack of Hyperlink support kills me... Any way to get the stock messaging app working or any roms which have the stock messaging app?

Try Handcent in the market. I use it over the stock MMS.

WunSick said:
I have searched far and wide, and have been unable to find a solution, but I am sick of the SMS/MMS included in the stock Samsung rom. The lack of Hyperlink support kills me... Any way to get the stock messaging app working or any roms which have the stock messaging app?
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Really, you searched far and wide?
It seems to me like you probably didn't actually use the "search" function at all.
If you had, you very quickly would have found this thread, that I originally started, about stock 2.1 apps working on the vibrant, heck it was only at the bottom of page 2 of this very forum, not buried under hundreds of threads/pages.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731822
If you had honestly searched, and replied in that thread, I probably would have even typed out everything step-by-step again, for like the 50th time to help make sure you get it installed correctly, but wow, now I'm just getting annoyed.
Sigh, I totally understand why so many DEV's don't ever respond here anymore. =(
~ Jocelyn

Just get hand cent or chompsms from the market. Then in the stock messaging app turn off notifications and in chomp or hand cent turn them on.

i am using handcent.. works flawless for me.. never have any lag time and/or force close.. i want to get rid of the stock sms also but i have not found anything here yet..
EDIT: I remove the mms.apk and mms.odex from the system/app folder.. now i don't see the mms icon and just using Handcent..

pinoiryder said:
i am using handcent.. works flawless for me.. never have any lag time and/or force close.. i want to get rid of the stock sms also but i have not found anything here yet..
EDIT: I remove the mms.apk and mms.odex from the system/app folder.. now i don't see the mms icon and just using Handcent..
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I did that also and it stopped me from getting MMS messages.

acjames said:
I did that also and it stopped me from getting MMS messages.
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Then busybox cp the vanilla MMS app to /system/app
The end.

You can open hyperlinks in the sms/mms app included on the phone. Tap the message and you can then tap on the hyperlink to open it in your browser

So much fail in one thread, ha.

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Then busybox cp the vanilla MMS app to /system/app
The end.
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I did that with my first Vibrant. I dont have that issue anymore. But thanx for the fix.

Jocelyn... Get over it.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk

Anyone have a fixed stock Mms.apk?

Hopefully this is the right spot for this, I'm working on just a super basic rom for myself. Was wondering if anyone had a Mms.apk that doesn't send long sms's as one thread. From what I've seen if someone sends a text message that is longer then 160 characters it tries to send it as one thread (like how it would work on a GSM network) instead of breaking it up into multiple sms messages which causes the person who it was sent to come out all funny like this.
"@ [email protected] (rN#Y!? i2N' ` #K9NQ t{&Az<[email protected] /g: Se hrN#T!7 iP q? IpO t{&Az<[email protected] /g: Se hrN#T!? i O p KK9^K p;NAz<[email protected] /g: Se hrN#T!? i O p #K9NE |{'K9 G } /g"
I know this can be fixed using handsent sms and in the settings change it so it breaks up the message. But was wondering if there was a modified stock Mms.apk floating around that I could just throw in /system/app.
Thanks!

Wrong section.
Pull the one out of cm7.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA App

CM7 has the same problem. I tried CM7 RC1 for NS4G

Onyoursix said:
CM7 has the same problem. I tried CM7 RC1 for NS4G
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you have to go into settings and check split 160

mikeyinid said:
you have to go into settings and check split 160
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I feel like a tool - thank you good sir.

Onyoursix said:
I feel like a tool - thank you good sir.
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No worries Gotta learn somehow.

Best way to get Emojis?

What's the best way to get Emoji's working? Being able to see them would be nice... but just sending them would be fine. Anyone have a way of doing this? I know about Handcent/GO SMS emoji extensions but I like the stock TW messaging app, so I don't wanna do that.
EDIT: Also, I'm talking about being able to send them everywhere (Messaging, Twitter, Instagram, etc.). Seeing them everywhere would also be a plus as mentioned above

Well if you don't want to use a different messaging app, then you have to replace the system font with one that has emoji support I believe.
Edit: Or you can flash the zip here for the default android emoji http://www.androidcoliseum.com/2013/06/how-to-get-422-emoji-keyboard-on-your.html

Stealyourface said:
Well if you don't want to use a different messaging app, then you have to replace the system font with one that has emoji support I believe.
Edit: Or you can flash the zip here for the default android emoji http://www.androidcoliseum.com/2013/06/how-to-get-422-emoji-keyboard-on-your.html
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Thanks! I also found a workaround: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792745
That let's me see them, and your link will let me send them, SWEET! Now if only they were in color lol -___-

Joe0113 said:
Thanks! I also found a workaround: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792745
That let's me see them, and your link will let me send them, SWEET! Now if only they were in color lol -___-
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Well from 4.1 and up you should be able to see it by default because they baked it into jellybean. That's where the keyboard comes from. Color though, good luck with that one

Stealyourface said:
Well from 4.1 and up you should be able to see it by default because they baked it into jellybean. That's where the keyboard comes from. Color though, good luck with that one
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My friend was sending me em... and I saw all of them except for a few. Did that little trick in the post I mentioned above, and went back into my messaging app and was able to see every single one! And yeah I know I wish we could do that somehow!

Joe0113 said:
My friend was sending me em... and I saw all of them except for a few. Did that little trick in the post I mentioned above, and went back into my messaging app and was able to see every single one! And yeah I know I wish we could do that somehow!
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i clicked on the s3 link you referred to. the xml file is no longer downloadable but i was able to grab the 9.83mb font file. So all you did was replace the original droidsansfallback with the modified 9.83mb file one and rebooted your phone?
I tried doing that and still cannot see received iphone sms emojis. (i can see emojis on all other apps besides the sms apps, including Handcent + emoji plugin)

yellowxboy said:
i clicked on the s3 link you referred to. the xml file is no longer downloadable but i was able to grab the 9.83mb font file. So all you did was replace the original droidsansfallback with the modified 9.83mb file one and rebooted your phone?
I tried doing that and still cannot see received iphone sms emojis. (i can see emojis on all other apps besides the sms apps, including Handcent + emoji plugin)
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Here.
Try using the stock TW messaging app.

[App] Google Messenger (Texting app replacing AOSP MMS on Nexus 6)

They released it on the Market, happy happy joy joy!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging

Still no quick reply

randomnoob83 said:
Still no quick reply
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True that. Everything else about it, I love though. It's fast, looks nice, and isn't bloated.

where to get AOSP messaging app from lollipop? like this on xperia. or is it the same like in kitkat? (no material design)

You can't get AOSP SMS client without building from source or ripping from another ROM. This Messenger has material design. AOSP SMS doesn't.

Whats the use of this search button? It doesn't work at all... its just printed over there...

Personally, I think Chomp > Messaging, but the only thing I'm wondering about is that I thought it was supposed to come with Lollipop and be set as the default SMS client over Hangouts. I installed 5.0 from the factory images last night and it wasn't included at all, nor was any gallery app besides G+ Photos.

I am waiting for someone to mod it so that I can have access to the quick links in notifications - reply, delete, read, etc. Those were so darn useful.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app

Imranhakro said:
Whats the use of this search button? It doesn't work at all... its just printed over there...
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A few options in Lollipop seem to be broken.
An example is that in Accounts and Sync, the option to sync is called " Cancel Sync ". There's no option called " Sync Now " anymore. Seems like they forgot it.

tatnai said:
I am waiting for someone to mod it so that I can have access to the quick links in notifications - reply, delete, read, etc. Those were so darn useful.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
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That's pretty much the only thing I'm missing.

For clarification to whom of those who don't know yet -- Hangouts is still the default SMS client in official 5.0.

Imranhakro said:
Whats the use of this search button? It doesn't work at all... its just printed over there...
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It works for me. It force closed the app on first try but now I can use it to search my messages without issues. It's very useful.
Love this app. So nice and clean.

dannejanne said:
It works for me. It force closed the app on first try but now I can use it to search my messages without issues. It's very useful.
Love this app. So nice and clean.
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Agreed. I hope they don't merge Hangouts into Messenger.

I do like the new messenger I just wish it was a little more smoother like the new newsstand
Nexus 5 running Android 5.0 Lollipop

peecs121 said:
I do like the new messenger I just wish it was a little more smoother like the new newsstand
Nexus 5 running Android 5.0 Lollipop
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I was going to ask which device and Android you were on then read your signature. Strange. It's smooth and doesn't lag at all for me. I too, would hate it if it did. Everything is pretty much smooth, except Tapatalk..but that's the app's fault.

will it be possible to use stock 4.3 messenger on 5.0?
link to the SMS Messaging (AOSP) on play market.
now it says "This app is incompatible with your device."

meesharock said:
will it be possible to use stock 4.3 messenger on 5.0?
link to the SMS Messaging (AOSP) on play market.
now it says "This app is incompatible with your device."
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I have yet to try since Messenger > AOSP SMS IMHO. I wouldn't see what would be stopping you though. I'd recommend using an apk downloader to download it from the Market and send it to yourself an email and see if you can get it on your phone that way.
Sent from my Nexus 5 on Lollipop 5.0

TheLastSidekick said:
I have yet to try since Messenger > AOSP SMS IMHO. I wouldn't see what would be stopping you though. I'd recommend using an apk downloader to download it from the Market and send it to yourself an email and see if you can get it on your phone that way.
Sent from my Nexus 5 on Lollipop 5.0
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i had it (mms.apk from kitkat someone from xda posted it) installed on 4.4
now on 5.0 it's not working and i wanted to download it from market.
i really want THIS app, because i like it. idk why it's not working because i saw aosp builds on other phones and it works fine

ora282 said:
That's pretty much the only thing I'm missing.
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8sms is has the options we are looking for. They are supposedly updating soon to the material design. Try it out.

I don't have that shadow under the top bar, does anyone know why it could be like that? and contact pictures look bad.
Is that button yellow or blue, cause mine is blue.
EDIT:
I'm on LG G2 CM11

Chatbots ...how do we get rid of it.

How can we remove the annoying chatbots from the top of my messaging app ?

Which messaging app are you using?

RypeDub said:
Which messaging app are you using?
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Stock

LT1UltraZ said:
Stock
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I am also using the stock messaging app and don't have "chatbots". Unless you are referring to the Network Messages, where it's a message to a small phone number. Are they grouped under 1 thing, then you can see all of the different one's? Facebook has this kind of visual setting, I'm not sure if this if what you are referring to though.
Can you show me a screen shot now?
I'll help figure this out with ya!

RypeDub said:
Which messaging app are you using?
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RypeDub said:
I am also using the stock messaging app and don't have "chatbots". Unless you are referring to the Network Messages, where it's a message to a small phone number. Are they grouped under 1 thing, then you can see all of the different one's? Facebook has this kind of visual setting, I'm not sure if this if what you are referring to though.
Can you show me a screen shot now?
I'll help figure this out with ya!
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https://m.imgur.com/a/nlUYdHZ

LT1UltraZ said:
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That doesn't look like the stock messaging app.
Tap on the 3 dots, then is there settings in that drop down?
Also, go into the Chatbots conversation, and then show me what that looks like.
Here is what my stock messaging app looks like on the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren:

RypeDub said:
That doesn't look like the stock messaging app.
Tap on the 3 dots, then is there settings in that drop down?
Also, go into the Chatbots conversation, and then show me what that looks like.
Here is what my stock messaging app looks like on the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren:
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Ya. It is a stock app. I guess you didn't get a a newest update. Do a search. Looks like only effects TMobile people.

LT1UltraZ said:
Ya. It is a stock app. I guess you didn't get a a newest update. Do a search. Looks like only effects TMobile people.
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Send some screen shots so I can help you.
I'm also on t mobile.

I'm on a 7T Pro Mclaren as well and have the chatbots showing up
Build number: 10.0.36.HD61CB
Messaging app version is: 5.1.20.200422105021.c57d7ec

Screen shots.

Oh dang ! I don't have that build yet so I can't help to check it out.
I gotta run that OTA fixer.
What are the settings pages for Chats and for Wireless Alerts?

Chat settings and wireless alert settings.
Any help is appreciated it's been bothering me since it showed up

@RypeDub if you can get the messaging .apk off your phone before upgrading I can try to install it on my phone and see if it resolves the problem.
Kind of a manual work around but if we can get the .apk somewhere it'll at least be a solution for now.

How do you do that? I'll help out before I run the OTA fixer

I downloaded Package Manager: App info, APK Analyze & backup by Sarangal
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sarangal.packagemanager&hl=en_US
In that app you should be able to "share" and fire it into an e-mail to yourself then onto xda, or possibly google cloud, or do a back up and manually pull it off the phone.
I'm sure there are other package managers that can do the same as well.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_md-XUKtK_l5gv0_cL6ZW-MRj3cfmod/view?usp=drivesdk

That looks like the Google messaging app not the default OnePlus messaging app. At least when I downloaded it that what it's showing up as and when clicking "view in play store" it goes to the Google messaging app. Either way I'm not able to install it as it's failing. I'll mess with it a little more possible tomorrow. Thank for trying!

Picture of the details for the default OnePlus messaging app:

And then the one that you uploaded:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15_md-XUKtK_l5gv0_cL6ZW-MRj3cfmod/view?usp=drivesdk