Hello all,
I recently picked up my Xperia Z2, however I seem to not be able to find any setting to make a group MMS. I had an Lumia 920 and Iphone 5s prior that did this with no problem, however the Xperia Z2 seems to have no option for this. The MMS thread does not seem to be self contained.
Any advice?
would have to go to the hangouts app?
Thanks
nyxtopouli said:
Hello all,
I recently picked up my Xperia Z2, however I seem to not be able to find any setting to make a group MMS. I had an Lumia 920 and Iphone 5s prior that did this with no problem, however the Xperia Z2 seems to have no option for this. The MMS thread does not seem to be self contained.
Any advice?
would have to go to the hangouts app?
Thanks
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Thanks for posting this! I was curious about it as I despise group MMS. IMO it's the over-used annoying equivalent of "Reply All" in Outlook. Most 3rd party apps have the ability to do it (or not) if you so choose though.
Is' t the same like in Z1
Just adding contacts from the tree dots upper right corner
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Did you find the solution to this problem? My new Z2 does not like Group messages for some reasons. Any help would be awesome and YES i do know I am bringing back an old post. Just throw me a bone please
I wish the stock app would do group texting too. The odd thing is that if you have a third party app with group texting enabled the stock app will keep the group messages intact in the background.
I agree. It is drivimg me crazy and the only complaint I have with the phone.
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Hello everyone,
I recently wanted to group text with people with iphones and one blackberry and needless to say it was a disaster. I have tried both the stock messaging app and SMS go, and both fail miserably when receiving and sending texts that are in a group thread, I receive them all separately and send them all separately. Is there an app to do this?
I have a LG Nitro HD on ATT.
And yes i have tried Google and searching the forums only to find people not coming up with an answer.
Thank you so much for your help
Does your phone have an SMS mode? I know mine does. Also if it doesnt try Slate Droid forums or Android Central. Hope this helps!
What do you mean SMS mode?
bump, does no one know the answer???
I think textplus offers free group texting
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I would suggest checking out Kik messenger. I haven't researched the group messaging apps in a few months, but I know Kik was always pretty good about speedy receipt of messages, and it looks like it is back on Blackberry too (it had been removed from AppWorld for a bit). Kik will also allow you to send pictures. There may be another solution or two that would also solve your problem, so search around for apps similar to kik.
Hope that helps.
How about this?:
http://www.androidtapp.com/whatsapp-messenger/
Multi-Platform messaging.
Question has been asked here before:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1150600
I recently decided enough with Apple/the iphone and so far I am absolutely loving my S3 and android in general. My only major issue is group messaging within the stock messages app.
With the iPhone it would show me in a group text who messages are also sent to and allow me to reply to all within the group.
Is there a particular setting to allow this on the S3 messaging app? I really like the look/theme of the app and would love this functionality. I do realize there are 3rd party messaging apps out there but I wasn't sure if I was missing anything.
Thanks.
It's not possible with the stock sms app, or even the samsung sms app. You need a 3rd party app like GoSMS Pro, or Handcent. There is a setting in each which enables it.
What it does is it combines the MMS's for you when they come in....so at first they come in as "download"...after they download, they go into the correct thread.
Yes it is just add multiple recipients and then send.
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lgkahn said:
Yes it is just add multiple recipients and then send.
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Yea, but when the message comes back, it doesn't group the recipients back (if your recipient replied to all). Don't see a way to reply to all either...in the case that someone sends you a group text.
jiggytom said:
Yea, but when the message comes back, it doesn't group the recipients back (if your recipient replied to all). Don't see a way to reply to all either...in the case that someone sends you a group text.
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I see this as well. It's a shame since other phones already have the ability.
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fitzdafifth said:
I recently decided enough with Apple/the iphone and so far I am absolutely loving my S3 and android in general. My only major issue is group messaging within the stock messages app.
With the iPhone it would show me in a group text who messages are also sent to and allow me to reply to all within the group.
Is there a particular setting to allow this on the S3 messaging app? I really like the look/theme of the app and would love this functionality. I do realize there are 3rd party messaging apps out there but I wasn't sure if I was missing anything.
Thanks.
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You can group people together. You can select a group(s) to have your message sent to. If your friends have only one phone number in your contacts it won't ask which one to use, and unfortunately it doesn't remember which ones you picked the next time you start a new conversation (it does remember in the thread). Unless they can reply to all, the responding messages show up as a new thread.
Perhaps you can do this with the ATT MyMsgs app, I don't know.
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You can group people together. You can select a group(s) to have your message sent to. If your friends have only one phone number in your contacts it won't ask which one to use, and unfortunately it doesn't remember which ones you picked the next time you start a new conversation (it does remember in the thread). Unless they can reply to all, the responding messages show up as a new thread.
Perhaps you can do this with the ATT MyMsgs app, I don't know.
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I heard that the ATT Messages app supports group texting, but you can't initiate a group text...very odd if its true.
HTC One X+ AT&T. I can't find a rhyme/reason on Group messaging. I can send out a group message (and others see it as that) as long as it's media (MMS). If anyone replies as text, it doesn't stay in the group. If I send out a group message that's text only, it's sent at an SMS, which completely defeats the purpose. Here are my questions:
Is there an app to replace the HTC one that resolves this?
Can I install the app from 4.2? (I understand this is resolved in 4.2).
Try GoSMS pro from the app store. Its unbelievable that Google didn't address this earlier but I think its fixed in JB 4.2.
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fiftiesdean said:
HTC One X+ AT&T. I can't find a rhyme/reason on Group messaging. I can send out a group message (and others see it as that) as long as it's media (MMS). If anyone replies as text, it doesn't stay in the group. If I send out a group message that's text only, it's sent at an SMS, which completely defeats the purpose. Here are my questions:
Is there an app to replace the HTC one that resolves this?
Can I install the app from 4.2? (I understand this is resolved in 4.2).
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I have GoSMS Pro, and there is an option in settings to enable MMS group messaging. It's not perfect, since my popups still show just the MMS icon, but at least works from within the app.
I use GroupMe for group messing. I also use GoSMS Pro, but you can't send mms messages with it. Have to use stock SMS program for picture messages
Handcent's group messaging works flawlessly.
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So I have to choose whether or not I'm sending a SMS or MMS before I send the message? I thought Group Messages were actually MMS messages? Is it possible to load the "fixed" 4.2 app on an unlocked One X+? I mean, this kinda blows. My iPhone and even Lumia 920 did this fine...
So as much as I love this phone the one gripe I have is there is no group messaging option for us stock users. What do you guys use as far as a good messaging app? I love the stock messaging app just wish there was a group messaging option.
There's an option for group messaging either thru SMS or MMS
Where? I feel like I'm missing something. I can start a group message but if I receive a message and its a group message I get everyone's replies individually in separate threads.
I just wish there was a way to put all of those group messages in one thread. I hate seeing then separately.
59fifty1 said:
I just wish there was a way to put all of those group messages in one thread. I hate seeing then separately.
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I had the same problem but fixed it. Just go to your messages app and then go to settings. From there go to Multimedia messages (MMS). Then turn on group messaging and voila.
59fifty1 said:
I just wish there was a way to put all of those group messages in one thread. I hate seeing then separately.
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choboii said:
I had the same problem but fixed it. Just go to your messages app and then go to settings. From there go to Multimedia messages (MMS). Then turn on group messaging and voila.
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Yup, he hit it right on the money. I found this the first day in the same place. Again it's located in your MMS settings in the messaging app. :thumbup:
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Thanks guys! Yeah I did that but it's weird, mine shows up as multimedia messages in individual threads. I don't know what else to do.
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Thanks guys! Yeah I did that but it's weird, mine shows up as multimedia messages in individual threads. I don't know what else to do.
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Are you trying this with a newly made group MMS? If you sent a group MMS previously and your friends are replying to that, it may not work. Try starting a new one.
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Are you trying this with a newly made group MMS? If you sent a group MMS previously and your friends are replying to that, it may not work. Try starting a new one.
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Well my buddy started a group message and I received his message and everyone else's message in separate threads rather than all in one thread.
I don't believe you effect a group started by someone else. Especially iphone users. Hate when they include me.
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I use GO SMS for group messaging and stock messaging for individual texts.
Edit: I enabled it and it works great! I had my bro send a group message through his iPhone and it works! No more Go SMS or Handcent! I love this phone more and more everyday.
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Hello guys. I just got my HTC One. I have enabled group messaging from the MMS setting menu and have sent out a few group messages but I'm still getting responses individually. Any idea what would be the problem? Thanks!
If you sent to people who don't have group messaging...you will get individual responses because they don't have the option. I.e....I sent out a group msg to people with iPhones, HTC one and Samsung Galaxies...only the iPhone and One users were able to respond in the same group thread. The Samsung users responses were individual. I believe it's not an option on every android so there are alternatives like GO SMS and Handcent but they can be buggy. I am so GLAD that HTC embedded this option on the One. This was another reason why I chose this over the S4.
Edit: I was wrong, the S4 also has the group mms option.
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If you sent to people who don't have group messaging...you will get individual responses because they don't have the option. I.e....I sent out a group msg to people with iPhones, HTC one and Samsung Galaxies...only the iPhone and One users were able to respond in the same group thread. The Samsung users responses were individual. I believe it's not an option on every android so there are alternatives like GO SMS and Handcent but they can be buggy. I am so GLAD that HTC embedded this option on the One. This was another reason why I chose this over the S4.
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Thanks for the reply!
I have sent a group message to a group of iphone users and still got individual messages back. I'm not sure what is going on??
Leave the send as individual messages box UNchecked.
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Group messaging was established system wide with 4.2.2, update to a ROM with 4.2.2 and it will work great..If you don't want to upgrade and/or use a different SMS app...I love Textra SMS ...very simple and does group messaging perfectly.
Wasuhz said:
Group messaging was established system wide with 4.2.2, update to a ROM with 4.2.2 and it will work great..If you don't want to upgrade and/or use a different SMS app...I love Textra SMS ...very simple and does group messaging perfectly.
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I second this. I use Textra and it's fabulous. Group Messaging works flawlessly.
Does anyone find that when sending group messages through the stock sense app to be really slow? Its like I have to wait a few seconds for the group message to go through. It really annoying
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doug0365 said:
Does anyone find that when sending group messages through the stock sense app to be really slow? Its like I have to wait a few seconds for the group message to go through. It really annoying
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Yeah it tends to be a little slow but it's because it's converting to sms to mms message.
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You all need to download TEXTRA Messaging app from the market. Works flawlessly and emoji support. Best text message app out. Updated frequently.
As the title suggests, I just discovered tonight after almost 2 weeks of having the Z3TC, I can't reply to group messages in the stock messaging app. When I respond to a message, it goes out individually to everyone and they hate me for not staying in the conversation. Any workaround or solution?
I heard and scoured the web, and basically I just read I need to download and use a different messaging app. This is unbelievable. It's almost 2015 and this tablet didn't come stock with this?
It's not a deal breaker for me, but darn, it is really annoying and gets my Z3TC made fun of. If I have to resort to a 3rd party app, anyone have any particular preference and why?
Many thanks.
Use the new Google messenger app or hangouts instead. The new Google Messenger app will probably become the new stock SMS app and it works great.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging
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