[Q] Can't set whatsapp as default messaging - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi there.
I want to set Whatsapp as default messaging.
I go to Settings > Wireless & Networking, > default SMS app. It only gives me the choice of Hangouts or Messaging. What gives?
Rooted stock 4.4, Nexus 4.

forgottenit said:
Hi there.
I want to set Whatsapp as default messaging.
I go to Settings > Wireless & Networking, > default SMS app. It only gives me the choice of Hangouts or Messaging. What gives?
Rooted stock 4.4, Nexus 4.
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Whatsapp isnt capable of sending SMS's, it sends its message over data.

Anthropostar said:
Whatsapp isnt capable of sending SMS's, it sends its message over data.
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I have the same problem with my stock Nexus 4 with KitKat. When accessing non-whatsapp contacts from within whatsapp it defaults to the standard messaging app. There is no way of making it default.
My wife has an old HTC Wildfire running eclair and on that you can set whatsapp as default.

Smart4Mart said:
I have the same problem with my stock Nexus 4 with KitKat. When accessing non-whatsapp contacts from within whatsapp it defaults to the standard messaging app. There is no way of making it default.
My wife has an old HTC Wildfire running eclair and on that you can set whatsapp as default.
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As @Anthropostar said above, whatsapp does not do SMS - it "uses" the phone number to identify contacts but all messages are sent via internet data, not over gsm etc.
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:: Nexus 4 :: SlimKat :: Faux mainline ::

Hi, I know whatsapp uses data to send messages but you can't send to non whatsapp contacts in KitKat. You can with older builds. (Sent over data - received over SMS)
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it's work for me
goto contacts and select contact click send message and select whatsapp

My apologies.
Whatsapp was sending over SMS on the wildfire.
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Is there a way to change the message limit in stock SMS? I set it to 1000 but it still deletes my messages automatically. I just downloaded go SMS and I'm not sure if I can set it in another app or not?
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Stock e-mail vs Gmail app

So folx, tell me which one do you prefer and why?
Im currently using Gmail app, but i wanted to ask for your oppinion.. Im in dillema between gmail app and stock email app for @gmail.com mails..
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In stock email you can attach all types of files. Which is impossible in gmail app that offer to attach only a video or a picture.
Richard_10 said:
In stock email you can attach all types of files. Which is impossible in gmail app that offer to attach only a video or a picture.
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Other than that ? Can you decrease font in stock app ?
i use stock app because of other site's mail account.
but using gmail app seems to be nice, too
stock has support for air view (awesome), multiple accounts (gmail, yahoo, aol, etc), nice widget
Well, one thing that is keeping me off the stock is following :
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I have attached several times non-video, non-photo files, just using total commander as backend.
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I don't get much time to play with my phone, but if I had time I'd uninstall that crappy Gmail app.
I can't say a single advantage of it over the stock email app. I like the email sent notification of stock email app if that's an advantage, I like smooth multi touch it provides, I like how the body of an mail is formatted and so on so on...
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You've gotta be kidding me right?
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Stock email app is choppy as hell, even in this monster of fast and smooth phone.
Don't get me wrong, with the new MA5 update, stock email is much smoother than before, but still pales in comparison to Gmail
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Two differences that I know of:
1. The gmail app syncs chats but the stock email app doesn't.
2. The email notification generated by gmail when a user receives a ping when he or she is offline is synced by the gmail app but not by the stock app.
Laynee1 said:
Well, one thing that is keeping me off the stock is following :
I have student email on my university... And i merged that with gmail acc, and it is set up on gmail account so when i go compose new on gmail i can choose from which account to send... I cant do that on stock email app
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Same here.
navyenzo said:
You've gotta be kidding me right?
Gmail 4.2.1 is the very definition of smoothness.
Stock email app is choppy as hell, even in this monster of fast and smooth phone.
Don't get me wrong, with the new MA5 update, stock email is much smoother than before, but still pales in comparison to Gmail
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Nvm im stupid
Hi
How to remove or disable gmail app? i dont want to use it
I came from iPhone and i've noticed problems in both apps.
- Gmail: No unified inbox, conversation view can be better (like iOS stock Mail app)
- Mail: No conversation view at all (and it's definitely not a good thing) and no push mail from gmail
In my daily usage i use gmail for the push service and the conversation view. But i think that iOS mail app and Gmail for iOS are better.
I've used all the other mail clients for Android and every app has some problem.
Elvecio said:
I came from iPhone and i've noticed problems in both apps.
- Gmail: No unified inbox, conversation view can be better (like iOS stock Mail app)
- Mail: No conversation view at all (and it's definitely not a good thing) and no push mail from gmail
In my daily usage i use gmail for the push service and the conversation view. But i think that iOS mail app and Gmail for iOS are better.
I've used all the other mail clients for Android and every app has some problem.
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You can use the m.google.com exchange server, although I don't know how much longer that will exist.
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Elvecio said:
I came from iPhone and i've noticed problems in both apps.
- Gmail: No unified inbox, conversation view can be better (like iOS stock Mail app)
- Mail: No conversation view at all (and it's definitely not a good thing) and no push mail from gmail
In my daily usage i use gmail for the push service and the conversation view. But i think that iOS mail app and Gmail for iOS are better.
I've used all the other mail clients for Android and every app has some problem.
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I hate conversation view and that's why I disabled it in Gmail settings, maybe that's why I don't see conversation view in Gmail app as well. How do you enable conversation view in Gmail app?
And the stock email app has an option of conversation view. You can see it by pressing menu. However I don't know what it does as I haven't used it yet.
And the email client in iOS is way better than any Android client I've ever used.
Petteri said:
I hate the black background on Stock Email, if you driving in car you will have problems to read, that is better on white background wit black fonts like on gmail app! So i would like only getting white background on stock mail app! Everything elese works (but surely, on my HTC ONE X) it`s much smoother! I´m on Omega 11 in moment!
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You could use 'negative colours' under Accessibility. It'll make the background white. Just make a shortcut of Accessibility option which is accessible via Post key.
Also you could use the lighter email text mod of Xposed, not bad.
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Richard_10 said:
In stock email you can attach all types of files. Which is impossible in gmail app that offer to attach only a video or a picture.
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You can attach any file type in gmail.
If you have a file explorer installed, click attach picture, choose your file explorer as the method and then pick the file you want.
A bit dumb that you have to do it that way but it works. Lol.
I use each alternatively depending on who I'm emailing.
Also my gmail pushes mail just fine
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I personally disabled the stock email app and replaced it with Aqua Mail.
I find it perfect for what I need.
Gmail app only has a problem: can´t attached all file types, so I´m using both aplications; gmail app only with gmail account and stock email with hotmail account to attached all file types.
Regards from Spain!

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