Hey Everyone!
I recently just updated to Marshmallow and since then my Messenger App (version 1.7.050) is not displaying any setting for Group messaging. I can make a group message by adding people to a group conversation but it sends individual text messages to each person.
I can switch my default app to Textra, Hangouts, or Sony's default messaging and they all allow me to use group messaging correctly. They also all display the option in the settings menu to enable/disable group messaging. (Currently all of my texting apps are "enable" group messaging in hopes it will force Messenger App to work, but it does not).
I have uninstalled, re-installed Messenger multiple times, and have performed multiple restarts of the device itself. (still not luck)
Within the settings of Messenger it does display my number correctly, just no MMS/Group messaging Options
Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated
Thank you for any help!!!
Z5 Compact ( Andriod 6.0) Messenger (1.7.050) Carrier (T-Mobile)
I have the same issue. Also on MM and using T-Mobile. I started using hangouts and that works better for me, but MMS doesn't always send correctly using hangouts. Its been a pain in the butt trying to get SMS/MMS working consistently since the MM upgrade. I also tried Textra, and about 50% of the time my MMS would fail on that also. Sticking with Hangouts for now, but once an update gets released for Messenger I will try it again.
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There are a few downsides:
- It opens much slower than the AOSP messaging app
- I'm not able to do quick actions from the Notifications screen (whereas previously I could "Mark Read" or "Reply" right from notifications).
Personally, I've been trying to get all of my friends and family to use Hangouts for real (and stop using SMS and MMS). My techie coworkers all do this, and it's great.
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Please help.
i typically want mine to send out as a group so never checked this on my current sms app.. but right now i'm using Textra. Has all the features I want and is very stable and reliable.
I get a notification that a text has been received on my watch - but neither a swipe up or anything else for that matter allows me to read the content of the messages(s) - Kinda useless. My only options are Block App, discard...I am using an LG G4 with the stock messaging app. I have tried Hangouts but a lot of my contacts use iPhones - So that's not an option - I need something seamless and easy to use.
Ideas? Steps I can follow to set this up correctly?
Try using Hangouts as your default SMS. When you said "but a lot of my contacts use iPhones - So that's not an option" sounds like you didn't enable SMS as default in Hangouts. I don't know why your phone would care that you're texting an iPhone if you're just sending SMS.
How to use hangouts for messages: https://support.google.com/hangouts/answer/6013419?hl=en
But if you don't like hangouts, you can still use the old messenger app: https://support.google.com/hangouts/answer/6013419?hl=en
Thanks...
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