After updating to kitkat and using the stock messaging app I can no longer send MMS messages over WiFi I read somewhere that the messaging app should disable wifi and use data in this case, but it doesn't and its extremely annoying, any help would be appreciated.
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I am running dubbsy's GE rom for my S4 and the stock messaging app doesn't send them. I usually have to toggle wifi on and off and wait for it to send through 3g or lte. I don't think this is rom specific as I have always had this problem with my other phones. Does anyone know why you have to turn off wifi to send pics? Finally got it to work on handcent but I like stock better. Thanks.
Has anyone used a 3rd party SMS/MMS application (ie Handcent, GoSMS, Textra, 8sms, etc etc) to use send/receive MMS over WiFi Calling WITHOUT ANY DATA? I'm in an area where I can only use WFC, and all of my 3rd party SMS apps simply will not send or receive MMS over WiFi Calling without using the stock app.
Is there a solution?
And I repeat, NO DATA, no wifi = no service, so if you have a solution, make sure it's not quietly turning on data, sending the MMS, then going back to wifi, because that's not going to work as there is no cell service in this location.
Thanks.
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Samsung Galaxy SII T-989 on stock rooted with WiFi Calling
cwbeasley said:
Has anyone used a 3rd party SMS/MMS application (ie Handcent, GoSMS, Textra, 8sms, etc etc) to use send/receive MMS over WiFi Calling WITHOUT ANY DATA? I'm in an area where I can only use WFC, and all of my 3rd party SMS apps simply will not send or receive MMS over WiFi Calling without using the stock app.
Is there a solution?
And I repeat, NO DATA, no wifi = no service, so if you have a solution, make sure it's not quietly turning on data, sending the MMS, then going back to wifi, because that's not going to work as there is no cell service in this location.
Thanks.
T-Mobile.
Samsung Galaxy SII T-989 on stock rooted with WiFi Calling
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Hey, I understand your needs. I work in a place where I have NO cell coverage at all and WiFi-Calling is the only way I can stay connected. I really don't like using 3rd party messaging apps so I'm not sure I have a solution for your needs in regards to 3rd party apps. But I know the stock messaging app on UVMC6 (stock 4.1.2 for T989) can send mms over wifi-calling. I'm guessing you are using a 3rd party app because the stock app doesn't do something you need/you don't like it. If you don't like it then there's nothing I can do. If you don't like the stock messaging app because you need...say group messaging? Well I might be able to help you. I actually just finished a write up on enabling group messaging on stock UVMC6. Here is the link. Let me know if you find this helpful. The stock messaging app has been modified by T-Mobile to allow MMS to be sent via wifi-calling...since wifi-calling is so baked into the ROM I really don't think 3rd party messaging apps will be able to send mms via wifi-calling.
Don't know what the issue is but I can't send or receive texts. I'm using stock text app, not hangouts. APN looks right, any ideas?
Are you rooted or running a custom ROM? You try toggling airplane or clearing the data/cache from the messaging app in settings?
Idiots at att didn't provision for texting.
I just figured out an issue that was driving me crazy. If you use any 3rd party texting apps and have wifi calling enabled, you can't send or receive mms messages. This includes Hangouts. Want to text that pic, you have to disable wifi calling.
Now I need a realistic solution, other than use stock messaging or disable wifi calling.
Now that lollipop is installed, I no longer see a preview for sms messages in notification bar (just an icon). The option is selected, and I even tried the popup option, but that doesn't work either. I jet her sound and see icon.
I would actually like to try either Google sms or hangouts, but mms never work. I'll take suggestions for that too.
Try replacing stock text app with Textra, close to the same, adds emojis support, with add-on from Google Play.
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Try force stoping it, or try wiping cache in recovery that may fix it. Google messenger is the best alternative sms app that I could find.
Would love an alternative but mms seems to be a big issue. Three Apps and no mms
Just FYI,
There is this issue in the Android issue tracker about turn mobile data automatically in lollipop. The API that turned on mobile data was removed in lollipop. So, SMS/MMS apps can't turn on mobile data automatically to receive MMS. Since there isn't any kind of notification of MMS when mobile data is off, you will never know when you receive a MMS if you have mobile data off.
Here is the link for the issue: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=81891