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Alternative SMS App

Anyone use any app for sending/receiving sms, other than stock, GoSMS, Handcent or Chomp?
I don't like the stock because customising is very limited. GoSMS always conflicts with the stock app for me, even if I turn off notifications in stock the LED doesn't flash. Handcent is okay but is missing something, though I can't put my finger on what. Chomp is ok but the advertising and spam sms p!55 me off.
Any other apps available that you'd recommend?

Chomp is great
It only gives an intro sms on first install. Also i bought it(they don't use paypal anymore) so i don't worry about ads.(of course there are other ways to get rid of those, but we don't talk about that on here)

Have you tried Pansi SMS. I havent actually used it but looks decent enough.
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wachadoing said:
Have you tried Pansi SMS. I havent actually used it but looks decent enough.
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Looks and feels like a rip-off of GoSMS. Even the screenshots on the market are similar

for me gosms is the best, because you can customize virtually everything and they add new features all the time. great customer support btw
i dont have any problems with stock sms interfering with gosms

Can also recommend go sms.

[Q] No notifications with Sliding Messaging?

New to Sliding Messaging and like the UI but I'm not getting any notifications of SMS messages and worthless without it.
This was the only SMS other than stock that I had installed. After installation on my unrooted N3, I don't receive notifications at all... no led, vibrate or ringtone. Test notification in the settings of the app worked, but not when messages arrived.
I tried a number of settings within the app such as over-ride the stock app and still no go. In fact the stock SMS notifications stop working even after uninstalling SM. Notifications worked again after I installed handscent but I really just want SM working by itself.
A number of reviews mention similar problems but the developer who replys quickly just keeps blaming it on other SMS apps even after I told him there weren't any other ones installed prior to SM.
Anyone else using SM on the Note 3 having this problem or know of a fix?

Go to settings then security then notification access abs give it access. Not sure if that will work but worth a try.
Sent from my VZW Galaxy Note 3

oddoreven said:
New to Sliding Messaging and like the UI but I'm not getting any notifications of SMS messages and worthless without it.
This was the only SMS other than stock that I had installed. After installation on my unrooted N3, I don't receive notifications at all... no led, vibrate or ringtone. Test notification in the settings of the app worked, but not when messages arrived.
I tried a number of settings within the app such as over-ride the stock app and still no go. In fact the stock SMS notifications stop working even after uninstalling SM. Notifications worked again after I installed handscent but I really just want SM working by itself.
A number of reviews mention similar problems but the developer who replys quickly just keeps blaming it on other SMS apps even after I told him there weren't any other ones installed prior to SM.
Anyone else using SM on the Note 3 having this problem or know of a fix?
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Settings> App Manager >scroll right to "all" > Pick messages.
is it on? check show notifications
if you don't see it in "all" then its probably off and is in the "Turned OFF" section

Southern_mind said:
Go to settings then security then notification access abs give it access. Not sure if that will work but worth a try.
Sent from my VZW Galaxy Note 3
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This did it. Thanks for the help. Is this new to JB 4.3? I've never seen/needed this setting on my SGIII before.

oddoreven said:
This did it. Thanks for the help. Is this new to JB 4.3? I've never seen/needed this setting on my SGIII before.
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I think it is a 4.3 thing.

TeslaUnread and missed phone calls

Hey guys, I use NovaLauncher Pro and TeslaUnread on my P9 Lite. For some reason TeslaUnread shows no notifications for missed phone calls. With Facebook, Messenger, Whatsapp and other Apps everything works fine. Does anybody know what could be the reason for this? The phone call app is activated in Tesla...

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Hey guys, I use NovaLauncher Pro and TeslaUnread on my P9 Lite. For some reason TeslaUnread shows no notifications for missed phone calls. With Facebook, Messenger, Whatsapp and other Apps everything works fine. Does anybody know what could be the reason for this? The phone call app is activated in Tesla...
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See if this works. Go to settings, then advanced settings, battery manager and finnaly in protected apps, enable Nova Launcher and Tesla as protected apps, Include also the mail app that you're using it. Otherwise the battery manager will be closing the apps by the standard definitions.
I hope this has helped you.

What do you mean with mail app? I want notifications for missed calls There is no possibility to make phone calls app a protected app

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What do you mean with mail app? I want notifications for missed calls There is no possibility to make phone calls app a protected app
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Let me rectify. In advanced settings, battery manager and finnaly in protected apps, have you enabled Nova Launcher and Tesla as protected apps?

Nomatrix said:
Let me rectify. In advanced settings, battery manager and finnaly in protected apps, have you enabled Nova Launcher and Tesla as protected apps?
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I did and it is still the same ...

ndroid1562 said:
Hey guys, I use NovaLauncher Pro and TeslaUnread on my P9 Lite. For some reason TeslaUnread shows no notifications for missed phone calls. With Facebook, Messenger, Whatsapp and other Apps everything works fine. Does anybody know what could be the reason for this? The phone call app is activated in Tesla...
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I did and it is still the same ...
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I'm using same NovaLauncher, Teslaunread doesnt worked.
Switched to this app - Notifyer Unread Count.
It creates a widget for any app with notifications, including missed calls, sms, and email apps. Get the paid version.

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I did and it is still the same ...
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Yes, you're exactly right. As workaround for TeslaUnread, you can put the "contacts" icon in the place of "call", and then, edit the "contact" icon replacing it for the usual one: call.
TeslaUnread works, with "contacts", without any issue.

Nomatrix said:
Yes, you're exactly right. As workaround for TeslaUnread, you can put the "contacts" icon in the place of "call", and then, edit the "contact" icon replacing it for the usual one: call.
TeslaUnread works, with "contacts", without any issue.
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Sounds good but the problem is, if I want to see who had called me I first have to switch from contacts to phone calls.. did anybody try notifyer unread count app? It has very bad rating in playstore

ndroid1562 said:
Sounds good but the problem is, if I want to see who had called me I first have to switch from contacts to phone calls.. did anybody try notifyer unread count app? It has very bad rating in playstore
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That's the only downsize of this workaround, we got to switch from contacs to phone calls.
I tried notifyer unread, but the issue is that it creates widgets, That is, for each badge: missing call, email, facebook, and so on. About Teslaunread it seems that has some kind of issues with some apps and likely in marshmallow.

I've tested again and TeslaUnread missed call works on ExDialer but not on stock Dialler.
Can see in picture the two Dialers next to each other. Stock Dialler on the right without badge.
Versions:
Teslaunread: 5.0.6
Nova Launcher: 4.3
ExDialer: v195
Nofications Access must be enabled.
Have not tried on other dialer apps.

kiama said:
I've tested again and TeslaUnread missed call works on ExDialer but not on stock Dialler.
Can see in picture the two Dialers next to each other. Stock Dialler on the right without badge.
Versions:
Teslaunread: 5.0.6
Nova Launcher: 4.3
ExDialer: v195
Nofications Access must be enabled.
Have not tried on other dialer apps.
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Great, because I recently installed ExDialer and Theme for ExDialer MIUI Dark, that fits perfectly on our device, so this is good news.

Any way to get unread count for Google Hangouts and Gmail apps?

Standard Touchwiz launcher on S8. The unread count badge for Whatsapp and Facebook shows up along with missed calls / text etc. but not for the google apps like Hangouts and Gmail. On my wife's Note 4, I had disabled the default messaging app to use Hangouts for text but somehow Hangouts on S8 seems crippled. Am I missing something simple? Thanks.

Could be bugged. Otherwise, Nova + TeslaUnread works great!

Is everyone facing this issue with the default launcher? Wonder if Samsung being hostile to non-music Google apps...

Just got my S8 today. All unread badge counters work well except for the gmail app so far. Havent noticed but i guess it doesnt work for the rest of the google apps.

David Sebb said:
Just got my S8 today. All unread badge counters work well except for the gmail app so far. Havent noticed but i guess it doesnt work for the rest of the google apps.
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Ok, so it's not just my wife's phone. Thanks. Maybe I should try Nova or Action - the default launcher on S8 is quite nice otherwise.

Hangouts badge not working on Samsung S8+
rexian said:
Is everyone facing this issue with the default launcher? Wonder if Samsung being hostile to non-music Google apps...
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I have the same problem on my S8+

Didn't hangouts drop SMS recently. could be why.
Gmail not noticed. I get notifications straight away when email comes through. That's good enough for me.

Try an app called Rad Unread from the Play Store, this gave me a badge counter on my Gmail app on my standard S8 launcher.

Facebook notification problem Samsung S8

Hello Lads Looking for some advice and help if possible please.
I have a problem that I cant find an answer to. I have an S8 with facebook installed and I dont get a notification sound or a popup on the lock screen showing I have a notification? I do get a red number on the apk shortcut showing how many notifications I have.
I've deleted cache and data, uninstalled the app and reinstalled it, logged in and out. changed settings within the apk and on my desktop facebook within my browser. still nothing. Ive tried default facebook sound and custom facebook sound and still get nothing.
I need to get this working as I use it daily and Im missing out on some important group messages
Is it a S8 problem or a facebook problem. Phone on latest firmware (EE) and latest facebook apk installed
Can anyone help me please.
Thank you.

Hey did you find a fix?

No Pal still the same problem. No notification sounds , no notification icon on lock screen although I get the red 1 or another number depending on how many new notications I have on facebook apk shortcut, But thats it. NO sounds. Uninstalled reinstalled, cleared data and cache, Logged in an out , restarted phone. checked all settings on desktop

Ah well cheers for the reply mate, been through all those steps myself too. Here's hoping they actually fix this in an update!

I am having the same issues. Not much help but you are not alone.

still no fix for this.? Can anyone help?

Same problem

I'm having this same problem on my S8+. It's super annoying. No sounds, no pop up notifications, just the little red badge number on the app icon to let me know there are notifications. I've done all of the stuff you guys have done. Has anyone seen a way to fix this yet?

No fix yet hopefully when we get oreo it wlll sort it?

Have you attempted to install an older version of Facebook. Maybe it's the Apk itself and not your phone. A recent update probably caused a bug.
Here is what I recommend
Uninstall your current Facebook app
Download and install this version of Facebook
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/faceb...1-0-0-44-205-4-android-apk-download/download/
If not then try to download the latest beta.
Tell me if it solved your issue.

aleshah said:
I'm having this same problem on my S8+. It's super annoying. No sounds, no pop up notifications, just the little red badge number on the app icon to let me know there are notifications. I've done all of the stuff you guys have done. Has anyone seen a way to fix this yet?
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Uninstall Facebook? ?
In all seriousness the Facebook is a bloated battery hogging mobile privacy violation. There are several 3rd party apps that do a great job at Facebook while being efficient and not beaming your every move to Facebook hq for ad analysis

Dont think its the apk as it hasnt worked for months and there have been numerous updates to facebook , ive installed reinstalled etc loads of times but Ill try again later, Thanks on way out