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how to send SMS from nexus 7?

hey guys, I've been hearing from some people that you can send text msgs from the nexus 7, which would be cool to have.
I downloaded GO SMS, and I entered my information and what not, and then it asks me to bind my mobile phone number, but everytime i do, it says verification failed. how the hell do I bind it? has anyone had this problem before?

download tablet talk from playstore..it should help
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I have been using DeskSMS/TabletSMS. Rarely use my phone to text now unless I'm out and about.
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I want to try out mightytext but it doesnt seem to work on tablets at the moment.

MrBC said:
I have been using DeskSMS/TabletSMS. Rarely use my phone to text now unless I'm out and about.
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Sweet this worked like a charm, thanks a lot man
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Is it possible to use these texting apps with an ordinary mobile number (I.e. not a smartphone)? I find my phone so small that I always struggle with texts...
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MRsf27 said:
Sweet this worked like a charm, thanks a lot man
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Word of warning, it will stop working after 14 days unless you pay for it $3.99 for a year. At first I thought it was a steep price to pay but it really is worth it since both devices do not need to be on the same network. For example your phone can be connected by 3g and the N7 by wifi and it will still work.
StrangerWeather said:
Is it possible to use these texting apps with an ordinary mobile number (I.e. not a smartphone)? I find my phone so small that I always struggle with texts...
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I very much doubt it. Unless you are in the States and set up a Google Voice account.
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Hi, i use heywire for sms texting and its free
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cannot download apps from playstore

I tried to look for this problem, but couldn't find anything relevant...
finally got my unlocked nexus 4 in the mail today!
was super excited, cut my existing t-mobile sim card (I'm on a contract with them) and was able to connect to their network.
the problem is that no matter what network i am on (wifi, 4g, 2g) i cannot download any apps from the play store. I click on 'install', it brings up the permissions window, i click on 'accept and download' and it tells me "[app_name] could not be downloaded due to an error. (Error retrieving information from server. [RPC:S-5:AEC-0]."
Also can't update any apps...
I am extremely confused.. has anyone encountered this problem?

Remove your Google account and re-add it
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iAndropple said:
Remove your Google account and re-add it
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from the phone or the plus store?..

The phone itself from settings
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iAndropple said:
The phone itself from settings
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woohoo!! thanks! =)

Mind pressing that "Thanks" button? and no problem buddy.
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Screenshot for a reference.
@iAndropple Thanks,

[Req]Sms over wifi and free?

Hi does anyone know an app that allow you to sent sms over wifi, for free, and without needed the guy who you have sent this sms have the app on his phone ?
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Pator57 said:
Hi does anyone know an app that allow you to sent sms over wifi, for free, and without needed the guy who you have sent this sms have the app on his phone ?
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There are many out there. They work on sms sites like for my country fullonsms.com.
Yes market has some apps

Thanks for reply i Will try to see if it's avaible in france .
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If u found any universal app then do share
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Don't found any app :/
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Sendsms.pk is free for Pakistan but you need to register for that.
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saadislam said:
Sendsms.pk is free for Pakistan but you need to register for that.
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There is another one named " unlimited sms pakistan " and guess what, the message sent is from a telenor number
@pator , there is one named 24 sms, u can check that.. its for international numbers...
Coming back to you @saadislam , whats the concept behind sendsms.pk ? How long does it takes ? It works on wifi ? Have u tried it yourself ?
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I used it last year when I was out of country. I used it only for outgoing sms as icoming sms is free on international roaming for me.
Its quite fast. The receiver will get a sms from some random ufone number in about 30sec after you send it.
There is also a way to receive sms but I never tried that.
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Have you found an app for the french ? Who worked in france ? I need it, i have no more credit.
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How to kill media server battery drain

For the longest I've had this Media Server issue that would drain my battery by 35% or more and I think I may have figured out how to kill this S.O.B. Go to Settings>under account select Google>click on account> then where it says Google Play Music let it sync once then unselect it.. Haven't seen in since..
Update: Also received this from user: @xdafoundingmember seems to have killed it completely. Thank you sir https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rrr.android.mediaserverkiller

This is a big problem is aosp and on nexus devices. ....there is an app on plaster called media server kill or something I will try to find the link
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xdafoundingmember said:
This is a big problem is aosp and on nexus devices. ....there is an app on plaster called media server kill or something I will try to find the link
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Thanks for the link to the app, that did the trick for me. :good:

Sweet thanks man, will try it out..
xdafoundingmember said:
This is a big problem is aosp and on nexus devices. ....there is an app on plaster called media server kill or something I will try to find the link
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rrr.android.mediaserverkiller
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My nexus 7 did this and it was draining 38% battery. .. many ppl have this and not much fixes t other then wiping, .... this app is a savior
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got it!!
OK, so mediaserver was killing my battery too. I did some digging with the digging being geared towards media and serving information. Turns out, for me anyway, that the Google play store was using twice the amount if background data as it was foreground data so, I checked the box to restrict background data and vioala!!!! Mediaserver went from using over forty percent to, now, 3 percent. I've been on battery all day from 8am, it's eleven now and I'm at 81 percent writing this.

I had mediaserver killer set to kill on screen on and I had camera FC issues so I set it to intervals and now it's great. Just FYI for those who use it.

How the heck did non contact full name appeared when I dial their phone number????

So I dialed a number that was not in my contact list and somehow the person who I called name populated in the dial screen which made it look like it was one of my contacts. First and last name appeared.
How the heck did that happen? I can't find anything here as to how it happen.
I'm bugged out!!
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Facebook syncing? Twitter syncing? That would be my best guess.
I know Facebook tried to sync my stuff from the get go
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lawmangrant said:
Facebook syncing? Twitter syncing? That would be my best guess.
I know Facebook tried to sync my stuff from the get go
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No it wasn't that even though I was logged into Facebook but the person was not my friend on Facebook nor do I sync Facebook and I don't have Twitter
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google+ profile probably

leaderbuilder said:
google+ profile probably
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Nope no Google+ profile either
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cpugeeker said:
Nope no Google+ profile either
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Theirs not yours
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leaderbuilder said:
Theirs not yours
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Exactly from what I saw they don't have one

Lol I'd bug in from that too. Wasn't Google doing some sort of Yellow Pages integration into KK? But I thought that was for local businesses, but not sure on that. Gonna search this out myself as well
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reverepats said:
Lol I'd bug in from that too. Wasn't Google doing some sort of Yellow Pages integration into KK? But I thought that was for local businesses, but not sure on that. Gonna search this out myself as well
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I searched and search couldn't really find anything. I wonder if it is a ATT feature
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cpugeeker said:
So I dialed a number that was not in my contact list and somehow the person who I called name populated in the dial screen which made it look like it was one of my contacts. First and last name appeared.
How the heck did that happen? I can't find anything here as to how it happen.
I'm bugged out!!
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Well found this below. Look at FAQ #4 will my name show on callers outgoing call.
It says depending on service it might
http://m-support.verizonwireless.co...dOptionalServices|faq_share_name_id.tp_2.html
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