Hello,
Thought where I can land this thread, in Q&A or here, but since it concernes original android development I though I'll land it here.
Bare in mind that I don't know anything about dev, kernels, source codes or coding, just my thoughts in here.
I used HTC Desire for 2 years before I bought SGS2 two weeks ago.
One feature that isn't avaible in SGS2 and is in all HTC phones which I miss most is SMS vCard.
This is mostly used in business enviroment, but original android doesn't supports it, HTC made his own implementation.
You can say that you can get that feature by installing handcent or some other market app, but you CANNOT.
Why?
Not sure, but I guess it's a special implementation by Nokia (did they develop that?), maybe it's even patented, not sure.
If you try to send SMS vCard from any Nokia symbian or other phone to SGS2, you will NOT receive any message. Your message app will not see anything, message will not reach it.
I had same problem on my HTC Desire, but after contacting HTC they fixed it in Gingerbread release. They said it's because SMS vCard messages longer then 160 char are compressed (I had problems with long vCard, 2-3 numbers, email, organization...).
So my thoughs were, if someone from dev could look into HTC Desire HD or HTC Sensation source, would they be able to find parts of code connected to processing of vCards sms and port it into SGS2?
Which part is processing received sms's, kernel?
I know this wouldn't solve sms vCard sending (right now when you use Handcent to send vCard, Nokia cannot import it automaticaly, it probably misses some headers or something), but it would allow receiving of vCards from other business users.
Just a thought if you are thinking what to do next with your time and skills.
Best regards,
Mikeyy
whats a vcard? is it different to sending a namecard by text then?
Is that not a windows thing vcard .
I have old VCard folder on PC and if i click it i get multiple contacts opening .
Could be a leftover from old Nokia .
\is it just transfer contacts Nokia to SGS .
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard
Version 2.1 is used widely. It's basicly automatic contact import in people/contact app. If you don't use vcard you need to enter name, organization, number, second number, fax, e-mail etc... manualy. This way you automaticly import contact.
It's an standard for contacts exchange, used in e-mails, mail clients, smartphones and almost everything that has contacts in it.
Android uses it in people/contacts app, you can import and export (backup) contacts as vcard. One vcard file can contain 1 or more contacts, it can store contact pictures also.
Most of old (dump) phones support it, Nokia especially since Nokia was 1st business user choice for a long time, and quite frankly, still is.
Android can exchange contacts as vcard but only over MMS, it attaches vcard file to MMS.
Cheaper way of sending is SMS, not sure who invented it, but I bet it's Nokia, I recall someone mentioning that Nokia has patent on SMS vcard. That can explain why Google STILL didn't implement it in Android.
Or they are just lazy and not interested in business user support.
Anyway, I use it often and I see other business users use it alot, but since I switched to SGS2, it's not supported.
Hi,
I am hoping someone can help me as I have searched quite a bit and not ever had my question answered.
I grabbed a Lumia 800 to test WP7.5 (& 7.8 when it is released) as I have an eye on the Lumia 920 and want to test the waters before committing. I understand that 7.8 is not going to be the same as 8 but I can only assume it is going to be better so if I like the 7.8 OS I should in theory like WP8.
I currently am using an iPhone 5 as my main phone but I also have a GS3 too that I use from time to time. My issue is that when I swap sims from the 5 to the Lumia 800 I cannot get group messaging to work and I think it is due to iMessage on the iPhone 5. Even though I turn off iMessage before swapping sim cards it will not allow me to do a group message. iPhone users who text me have it show up as an iMessage at first before it going as a normal text.
Group texting is one feature I extensively use on IOS and would not want to forgo it so I was hoping someone had gone through the same issues but had it work for them.
I have turned on group messaging in the settings on the Lumia but that makes no difference as all responses do not go to the thread but individually.
One last question as well, if I can get it to work are all recipients able to reply to all like the iPhone version of group messaging or will they only see the message from me?
Thanks and sorry for the long post.
iMessage is one of the may ways which Apple uses to lock users in. It is not a normal or 'standard' group text function but a propriety system. So you can't communicate using iMessage with other devices but iPhone, in those case you will see normal SMS messages.
Group text will require MMS to be set up and available. Also you must enable the group text option in settings for the messaging hub. When enabled you will send one MMS to all recipients and responses and responses will remain in a single conversation. For the recipients to have a reply to all option they too will have to have MMS enabled.
I know understand the issue is not on the WP7 end it is down to the way that iMessage interprets text messages as almost like emails.
I have found a program that will allow you to use Group Messaging on Android, IOS & WP7 so will tell people I know to grab it to be able to do group messaging when required.
I recently picked up the Lumia 920 from Rogers and transferred my contacts over, then did some searching to find out that there appears to be no way to transfer SMS from iPhone to WP8.. correct?
no 3rd party apps or txt file import export, anything? I'm quite pissed about this as it stands and losing 2+ years of SMS history.
I did a search on the Lumia 920 sub forum, but not on other WP8 device forums here, so appreciate your help even if this has been answered already.
so if the answer is we are SOL for SMS transfer, has anyone complained with Rogers or Microsoft directly?
From my searching we are not able to do that. And it's just plain frustrating!
Transfer SMS between iPhone and Android
To transfer SMS messages from old phone to a new iPhone or Android, I suggest you try Jihosoft Phone Transfer. I have switched from an iPhone 4S to Samsung Galaxy S6, this tool helped me make the migration easily.
Hy i got my Lumia now and i have a big questions
is it possible to write remote sms like the application MyPhoneExplorer?
I hope this is possible.
If not has the WP8 API the possiblity to get access to the sms storage, send and receive funtion?
So i will try to write my own application to do that
I do not believe such an app exists yet.
hiiii freinds i want just ask if there is a PC app that can manage msg & contacts for lumia 710 like nokia pc suite for exemple,because zune manage only music & videos, it's really frustrating me every time i have to flash new rom i lose all msg
i'll subscribe to this post.
the only way that i know for backup messages is sms backup. but as far as i noticed it doesn't work with OTHER roms. but i might be wrong.