Can't receive MMS Pictures with third party texting apps with Verizon

Can't receive MMS Pictures with third party texting apps with Verizon - LG V30 Questions & Answers

Hello all,
As the title says, I've tried Textra, chomp, and Yaata on Verizon. The only one that works is the stock android messages app. I can't add a custom apn setting, because the only option I get is "restore default apn settings". I also can't edit the default apn settings as doing so causes it to delete itself. Does anyone have this problem or a solution to it? I really prefer chomp or textra over the stock app.
Thanks
p.s. I can send send pictures with no problems at all.
LG V30 US998

I found another customizable messaging app called Pulse that also works in case anyone else runs into this issue.

Shoey Peachew said:
I found another customizable messaging app called Pulse that also works in case anyone else runs into this issue.
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Hi Shoey,
I've given Pulse almost 3 months of trial use now on my V30, and I can HAPPILY report that since switching over to it I've not had even ONE issue that I'd noticed so far vs. other apps. As long as I keep my V30 I plan on keeping Pulse as well. So thank you so much for suggesting it!! :victory::good:

Shoey Peachew said:
Hello all,
As the title says, I've tried Textra, chomp, and Yaata on Verizon. The only one that works is the stock android messages app. I can't add a custom apn setting, because the only option I get is "restore default apn settings". I also can't edit the default apn settings as doing so causes it to delete itself. Does anyone have this problem or a solution to it? I really prefer chomp or textra over the stock app.
Thanks
p.s. I can send send pictures with no problems at all.
LG V30 US998
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Shoey,
About a month ago I decided to switch to the Android Messages (formerly Google Messages) app as I preferred the look of it more. So far I've had NO issues with it, and they even too (like Pulse) just started offering a desktop messaging option as well, which I use daily and love! Very easy to set up. Just make sure to have the app fully installed on your phone first before setting up the desktop option.

I've been using Google messages for a while too. I only wish it had a dark theme, but other than that it just works.

Shoey Peachew said:
I've been using Google messages for a while too. I only wish it had a dark theme, but other than that it just works.
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Ahh ok. Yeah I agree, that would be a nice option to have. Though the regular/white mode doesn't bother me as much as it normally would in like other texting apps for some reason.
You try out the desktop messaging option yet? If so, what do you think of it? They just sent an update for it this morning too. I really like it.

I haven't tried the desktop app yet. I didn't even know it exists. I'll give it a try. Thanks!

Shoey Peachew said:
I haven't tried the desktop app yet. I didn't even know it exists. I'll give it a try. Thanks!
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Sure, YW!!
Yeah just use the link in my post above. Very easy to set up. It's so much nicer texting from my desktop PC than my phone. lol

RockStar2005 said:
Sure, YW!!
Yeah just use the link in my post above. Very easy to set up. It's so much nicer texting from my desktop PC than my phone. lol
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Yeah, Google Hangouts has long had that capability to send/receive texts via PC. It's much nicer typing on REAL keyboard.

ChazzMatt said:
Yeah, Google Hangouts has long had that capability to send/receive texts via PC. It's much nicer typing on REAL keyboard.
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Hi ChazzMatt,
Yeah for sure! I use Google Hangouts on phone and desktop DAILY, so I couldn't agree more! :good:

Shoey Peachew said:
I've been using Google messages for a while too. I only wish it had a dark theme, but other than that it just works.
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Supposedly version 3.4, rolling out now, has a dark theme.
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Buuuuut it isn't available to regular users yet this is from an article on XDA.

redoregon said:
Supposedly version 3.4, rolling out now, has a dark theme.
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Buuuuut it isn't available to regular users yet this is from an article on XDA.
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red,
Who IS it available to then?? Any idea when "regular users" will get that update?

RockStar2005 said:
red,
Who IS it available to then?? Any idea when "regular users" will get that update?
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Sorry, didn't see the quote... no idea when that update will come out. Watch Android Police, they usually have tipoffs to that kind of thing pretty quickly.

redoregon said:
Sorry, didn't see the quote... no idea when that update will come out. Watch Android Police, they usually have tipoffs to that kind of thing pretty quickly.
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I was using Pulse for a while and it worked just fine, but then I recently changed to Android Messages and love it too. Looks are a bit nicer, and it too has the Desktop texting option as well, which I use frequently. Couldn't recommend it more! No issues at all as of yet (about 2 mos now).

It also got dark mode yesterday!!! And then it got killed.

Shoey Peachew said:
Hello all,
As the title says, I've tried Textra, chomp, and Yaata on Verizon. The only one that works is the stock android messages app. I can't add a custom apn setting, because the only option I get is "restore default apn settings". I also can't edit the default apn settings as doing so causes it to delete itself. Does anyone have this problem or a solution to it? I really prefer chomp or textra over the stock app.
Thanks
p.s. I can send send pictures with no problems at all.
LG V30 US998
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I'm having the same problem with no being able to edit APN settings, which is the root of the problem I believe. I'm on US998 running 20d with Magisk on Verizon, and despite trying Android Messages, Signal, and QKSMS, I cannot reply to group MMS chats. I can receive and send single-person SMS and receive MMS group chats, just can't reply. When I check the default APN settings from Verizon, MMSC is not set (should be http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms), MMS port is not set (should be 80), the MCC is set to 311 and should be 310, MNC is set to 480 and should be 012, and APN type is "default" and should be "internet+mms".
I thought VZW may have made some recent changes and that most people would have gotten it pushed to their Verizon official phones automatically, but I see youtube videos from 2013 showing the above "should be" settings. I'm wanting to start a bounty for someone to make a Magisk module to overwrite this carrier APN settings lockout BS that started with Android 8, which is when I think I started getting this MMS reply problem.
I tried this (https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75157321&postcount=14) and it let me add the APN, but as soon as I put the SIM card back in and booted back up, it was gone.
Side note: I hate that I have to keep my old Verizon LG G3 around if I want a VZW store to cut me a new SIM card. My current SIM is a year old, so I doubt getting a new one will get me the correct APN settings.

Geewiz89 said:
I'm having the same problem with no being able to edit APN settings, which is the root of the problem I believe. I'm on US998 running 20d with Magisk on Verizon, and despite trying Android Messages, Signal, and QKSMS, I cannot reply to group MMS chats. I can receive and send single-person SMS and receive MMS group chats, just can't reply. When I check the default APN settings from Verizon, MMSC is not set (should be http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms), MMS port is not set (should be 80), the MCC is set to 311 and should be 310, MNC is set to 480 and should be 012, and APN type is "default" and should be "internet+mms".
I thought VZW may have made some recent changes and that most people would have gotten it pushed to their Verizon official phones automatically, but I see youtube videos from 2013 showing the above "should be" settings. I'm wanting to start a bounty for someone to make a Magisk module to overwrite this carrier APN settings lockout BS that started with Android 8, which is when I think I started getting this MMS reply problem.
I tried this (https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75157321&postcount=14) and it let me add the APN, but as soon as I put the SIM card back in and booted back up, it was gone.
Side note: I hate that I have to keep my old Verizon LG G3 around if I want a VZW store to cut me a new SIM card. My current SIM is a year old, so I doubt getting a new one will get me the correct APN settings.
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I had problems with MMS as well that started after the 17.0 magisk bomb. It worked fine for the entire month of August after installing the VS996 20d, then after trying and failing to upgrade Magisk (no bootloop, just fail), I was no longer able to send or receive MMS messages.
RockStar2005 said:
Sounds to me like you need to contact Verizon and ask them to give you the most up-to-date APN settings to put in your phone. I suggest calling from a different phone to make it easier to follow their instructions, and when you finish, do a reboot of your V30 before testing it out.
Or you could just check this webpage out. lol It's from June 2018, so I'd say it's very recent. Remember to reboot after SAVING the settings you input. Then test it out with a friend or relative.
I have T-Mobile, and I found my APN settings online. But customer service has them too.
Good luck!
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Yeah. Unfortunately, the stock Verizon ROM doesn't seem to allow changing the default APN settings. There's no plus sign...only the option to RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS. Choosing that worked for me, but only temporarily.
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Try flashing the latest stock Verizon ROM from @westwood24 in TWRP. You'll have to reflash Magisk before rebooting.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/rom-lg-vs996-20d-rom-t3830564
This should give you Verizon messaging.
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Even after flashing Westwood's 20d verizon, the default APN seems to have incorrect settings sticking somewhere. I KDZ'd multiple times and it continually wouldn't keep the correct APNs. I half wonder if updating the modem might do it, but I haven't tried yet.
Regardless, there's an option in Textra that allows you to set the APN for it.
In Textra:
Choose SETTINGS from the 3-dot menu.
Click on MMS.
Change MMS Behavior to LEGACY
Slide the option ON to MANUALLY CONFIGURE APN
Click on MMSC
Enter:
http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms
Try it and hopefully you're good to go after that! (I hope)

my.ads0 said:
Yeah. Unfortunately, the stock Verizon ROM doesn't seem to allow changing the default APN settings. There's no plus sign...only the option to RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS. Choosing that worked for me, but only temporarily.
Regardless, there's an option in Textra that allows you to set the APN for it.
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Hmm ok. I don't really know much about Verizon. I had them for 7 years then I switched to T-Mobile 4 years ago. Back during the Verizon days I didn't even know what an APN setting was. lol
Yeah try the Textra thing. That might actually work!
Good luck.

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Help with APN settings/mms settings how to edit them

How can I change my mms settings. when I open messages and the click settings then click connection settings it shows the settings but will not let me edit them can anyone help with this thank you

I belive there is a way to edit these settings via cdma workshop but i dont know too much about that

I cant get the phone to connect to the work shop

Does anybody know if they have rooted this phone yet I read the forum about it it does seem like they have yet

Root is a work in progress.

What are you messing with your settings for? if your having issues just run *288 and let it do it. if that doesnt work use the RUU Update, and then reprogram your phone and use *288

I cant I have the Eris running on Cricket I have the phone, internet, text and the market running great but would like to have mms

How did you get it running on cricket? Didnt you have to flash stuff for that work, if so please post me links asap. It will inevideably lead to root.

FireSokar said:
How did you get it running on cricket? Didnt you have to flash stuff for that work, if so please post me links asap. It will inevideably lead to root.
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I'll take another order of that link as well.

Who wants to BET hes talking about the MOTO Droid...

FireSokar said:
Who wants to bed hes talking about the MOTO Droid...
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Quit trying to correct me in every forum i post in.

FireSokar said:
Quit trying to correct me in every forum i post in.
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Talking to me? If so, I meant that as I'm confused as to whether he did mean the Droid or not.
Nice ASSumption though.

Change PRL, network settings
dial ##778 then edit settings

so some body finde out how he did to make it work on criket?

wat about using APN Backup & Restore?

deseo said:
so some body finde out how he did to make it work on criket?
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no, as above, edit security settings in epst

uhhh, yoo hooo! guys, the htc based android phones are dirt simple to program for use on another network..
I've had my eris running full on alltel over two months now with the unl. data plan. Never looses 3G, alltels 3G coverage is wicked sweet.
Getting Voice & SMS working:
Get current .PRL file for your network(alltel, sprint, vzw, cricket, etc..), google for it. Mount your phone thru USB, drag the PRL to the root of the SD card.
Unmount
Dial##PRL
Enter SPC code
Select PRL from SD
Restart Phone
Activate phone with your carrier, lie about what phone it is, i told alltel i'm a Samsung Delve, a phone they have.
They'll tell you to *228 it, this will work perfectly after you've programmed the PRL described above.
Hang up with them.
Getting data to work:
Dial ##PST send.
Enter SPC code
Go to security...
Google for those settings for your carrier and enter all that is asked for in that menu screen.
Do nothing else, restart the phone.
Now, setting up MMS on the Eris is a pain, I still can't get it.
When going to Messages, Settings, Connection settings, ... i am not allowed to edit those settings, they're stuck at vzw values.
IF .. and ONLY if I install the "quick settings" app in the market, disable mobile network, THEN go to messages, connection settings, .. i can now edit those values and change them to alltel's mms addresses... go home, them go back into messages, connection settings, all is saved, good. If I go and re-enable mobile network, ... the mms connection settings switch back to vzw... GAHH!!!

stevey500 said:
IF .. and ONLY if I install the "quick settings" app in the market, disable mobile network, THEN go to messages, connection settings, .. i can now edit those values and change them to alltel's mms addresses... go home, them go back into messages, connection settings, all is saved, good. If I go and re-enable mobile network, ... the mms connection settings switch back to vzw... GAHH!!!
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It's probably just allowing you to input settings but unable to save them due to lack of permissions. Looks like MMS is screwed until root gets here :\

how do you get web working on crickets network ive change the settings from the security but still no luck.

MMS Address Settings

I have my Verizon Eris activated on alltel, just used the ##PROGRAM menu to setup provisions to the alltel towers and configure the user/passwords for 3G data and them uploaded the alltel PRL with ##PRL and *228'd the phone and it's been perfect for over a month now, EXCEPT MMS.
I can't figure out a way to change the MMS addresses in messages settings, the MMS settings aren't anywhere in the MPST programming menus at all. If I go to the messages app and hit menu, I can find the MMS addresses in there, they're set to verizon of course, but I'm not given an option to change them...
Is there a way to change the MMS addresses without rooting? .. since the root hasn't been figured out yet.

not really that's an apn setting which has been removed out of the settings menu. once root comes we'll have that control again.

wow, glad im not the only one waiting for this...
I am on pageplus and in same boat. Everything works except mms.
thanks

When I go to messages and input my phone number, then connection settings, I am able to input Name, MMSC, MMS Proxy, MMS port, & MMS Protocol...

titanblitz said:
When I go to messages and input my phone number, then connection settings, I am able to input Name, MMSC, MMS Proxy, MMS port, & MMS Protocol...
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And the settings you used are?
Thanks

Are you sure you're able to input to those fields? They're all greyed out for me.
Messages>>Menu>>Settings>Connection settings

sickbox said:
Are you sure you're able to input to those fields? They're all greyed out for me.
Messages>>Menu>>Settings>Connection settings
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same for me too

joey3002 said:
same for me too
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I'm 100% sure they are not greyed out. I noticed that when mobile data is ON, you don't have access to change your mms settings. When mobile data is switched off, you do...
I am on Cricket, so the settings I am experimenting with relate to that carrier. So far, I have not been successful in getting mms to work, but feel very close. If you have any ideas feel free to pm me.
Thanks

titanblitz said:
I'm 100% sure they are not greyed out. I noticed that when mobile data is ON, you don't have access to change your mms settings. When mobile data is switched off, you do...
I am on Cricket, so the settings I am experimenting with relate to that carrier. So far, I have not been successful in getting mms to work, but feel very close. If you have any ideas feel free to pm me.
Thanks
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could you please tell me what you have in there for your settings?
Thanks

joey3002 said:
could you please tell me what you have in there for your settings?
Thanks
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Disabling wireless does not "ungrey" those settings to edit. Even if I could edit, I wouldnt know what to use in them. Maybe this is something we need to wait for root to edit?

Sounds like it.

joey3002 said:
Disabling wireless does not "ungrey" those settings to edit. Even if I could edit, I wouldnt know what to use in them. Maybe this is something we need to wait for root to edit?
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Well, on my Eris, I am able to input MMS info and I (of course) am not rooted.
Try this: Install the Quick Settings app from Market and turn off data settings from there. See if you get MMS edit capability after that.
The info I am using for Cricket is:
Name: Cricket MMS
MMSC: http://mms.mycricket.com/servlets/mms
MMS Proxy: 8080
MMS protocol WAP 2.0

titanblitz said:
Well, on my Eris, I am able to input MMS info and I (of course) am not rooted.
Try this: Install the Quick Settings app from Market and turn off data settings from there. See if you get MMS edit capability after that.
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that worked... but i do not know pageplus settings to use. I also hate calling them.. you need to plan 2 hours of your day just to get through.

how do you guys get web working on droid eris on crickets network i been trying for days and no luck

[Q] MMS Problems

Seem to be having them on every ROM i try.
APN Settings are correct. They're automatically retrieved when installing a new ROM.
I'm on O2.
I have tried Stock messaging APP, GO SMS Etc.
The message just constantly says 'sending' Nothing more happens.

same problem here... i'm on ics

Same problem here i'm on hydrog3nICS 31.03.......
Inviato dal mio GT-I9100 usando Tapatalk

Have you tried other ICS ROMS?
What network re you both on?

Maybe a dumb question, but have you tried sending to several would-be recipients?
I ask because I had the same problem - all ROMs, all kernels - a few weeks back, or so I thought. But the problem was with my wife's phone, not mine.
Took me about 40 attempts before I thought of trying someone else...

Tried Wanams 10.4 ROM. It seemed to send earlier. Then after ive set my phone up.I tested again, and it gave me the.
Unfortunately messaging has stopped
Error again.!?

B3311 said:
Maybe a dumb question, but have you tried sending to several would-be recipients?
I ask because I had the same problem - all ROMs, all kernels - a few weeks back, or so I thought. But the problem was with my wife's phone, not mine.
Took me about 40 attempts before I thought of trying someone else...
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Yeah, just tried sending one to myself. No-go.

I had the same issues you have, but a mate of mine who works as an O2 Guru helped me sort it out
I now have only 2 APNs, just the ones I need, as I deleted all the others myself (you probably don't have to do this yourself)
You need one for internet/3G access, and one for MMS:
Internet APN (jpg image)
MMS APN (jpg image)
Passwords should be "password" if I remember correctly
These are O2 postpay/contract settings btw, not pay as you go, those might be different.
Also, screenshots were taken on CM9, so some of the settings (like APN type) may look different. The Internet APN's type should just be Internet and the MMS APN's type should be just MMS.
According to my mate you also have to do a battery pull after saving the APN settings, but I just rebooted.
Also just to make sure you're not as dumb as I was, make sure your mobile data is turned on
I wondering for ages why my MMS wouldn't work until I was told I needed mobile data on

D3_ said:
I had the same issues you have, but a mate of mine who works as an O2 Guru helped me sort it out
I now have only 2 APNs, just the ones I need, as I deleted all the others myself (you probably don't have to do this yourself)
You need one for internet/3G access, and one for MMS:
Internet APN (jpg image)
MMS APN (jpg image)
Passwords should be "password" if I remember correctly
These are O2 postpay/contract settings btw, not pay as you go, those might be different.
Also, screenshots were taken on CM9, so some of the settings (like APN type) may look different. The Internet APN's type should just be Internet and the MMS APN's type should be just MMS.
According to my mate you also have to do a battery pull after saving the APN settings, but I just rebooted.
Also just to make sure you're not as dumb as I was, make sure your mobile data is turned on
I wondering for ages why my MMS wouldn't work until I was told I needed mobile data on
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Pretty sure ive used these before.
I just seem to keep getting the message.' Unfortunately Messaging has stopped'
It still says the picture is sending but never does send!
I've tapped them in. gunna reboot, take battery out and try message myself as a test!

Seems to have worked!
Ive also entered the MMSC settings into GOSMS app. There is an area under the MMS bit on GOSMS.
Sent and receieved. Finally!
Thanks a lot mate, saved me alot of bother!

No problem, just passing on info that was given to me
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apn missing mms protocol settings

Hi this is an odd one, but here goes. I am on Solavei and have to manually set apns well recently after reflash, the apn setting for mms protocol is completely missing. Checked the factory tmobile apns and they don't show it either. I have no idea how this happened but it's driving me crazy. I've reset and flashed 3 different roms all with the same issue. Any ideas or input would be much appreciated. As a result of no mms protocol, I can no longer send or receive mms.

wow apparently I stumped everyone. Or my question isn't clear?

Search on the google for your settings and Than set manually or you may ask for help to your service provider,
They will guide you and teach you set manual settings..
( in india we use this method )
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shubham211995 said:
Search on the google for your settings and Than set manually or you may ask for help to your service provider,
They will guide you and teach you set manual settings..
( in india we use this method )
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lol I have done that. There is an entire field "mms protocol" missing from the apn settings on 3 roms that I've tried. i'm concerned that I somehow jacked something up during one of my flashes but I can't understand how it would affect all my installs unless they are from the same source.

jsteve01 said:
lol I have done that. There is an entire field "mms protocol" missing from the apn settings on 3 roms that I've tried. i'm concerned that I somehow jacked something up during one of my flashes but I can't understand how it would affect all my installs unless they are from the same source.
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If you look enough there's a thread for US internet settings for most carriers a thread by Hasoon in general section you'll find the settings you want from there
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ravike14 said:
If you look enough there's a thread for US internet settings for most carriers a thread by Hasoon in general section you'll find the settings you want from there
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Hmm...right !!
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Hmm...right !!
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lol what you guys aren't getting is I know all my settings. So slow down before you answer please. I know what my apn settings should be. I've done this before. The problem is that under apn settings in my phone, there is no longer a field for mms protocol. Without said field, I can't change the protocol to the correct setting and hence am not getting or sending mms.

Did you ever find a solution? I'm trying to enable MMS on my LG GTab and there are no MMS fields in the APN settings.

mms
jsteve01 said:
lol what you guys aren't getting is I know all my settings. So slow down before you answer please. I know what my apn settings should be. I've done this before. The problem is that under apn settings in my phone, there is no longer a field for mms protocol. Without said field, I can't change the protocol to the correct setting and hence am not getting or sending mms.
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911jason said:
Did you ever find a solution? I'm trying to enable MMS on my LG GTab and there are no MMS fields in the APN settings.
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In your mobile networks find the APN names. If there is no explicit MMS section, there is a PROTOCOL section or something like it where you would add "mms" in the new APN you would create.
This page will give some basic insight, but might not need to be followed exactly--tailor to your needs.
http://www.amaysim.com.au/help-supp...et-up-mms-settings-for-my-Android-device.html

lol at the previous poster doing exactly the same thing ... again. You guys, the problem isn't what setting to use OR where to use the setting. The problem is there is literally no place to put in the setting that you need. The field "MMS Protocol" is not there.... you simply cannot enter the information that you need to. It's obvious that it's in the APN settings where you can change all the other related fields. Funny how two years apart, people are not reading and spewing the same stuff...
Anyway, apologies for resurrecting this, yet again. I got a new phone recently and I am having the same issue. I'm looking for this field but it's not available. This was actually the most relevant thread that I've found after a bunch of searching. So, if anyone found a solution (for this or any other phone/tablet), please tell!

flueterflam said:
lol at the previous poster doing exactly the same thing ... again. You guys, the problem isn't what setting to use OR where to use the setting. The problem is there is literally no place to put in the setting that you need. The field "MMS Protocol" is not there.... you simply cannot enter the information that you need to. It's obvious that it's in the APN settings where you can change all the other related fields. Funny how two years apart, people are not reading and spewing the same stuff...
Anyway, apologies for resurrecting this, yet again. I got a new phone recently and I am having the same issue. I'm looking for this field but it's not available. This was actually the most relevant thread that I've found after a bunch of searching. So, if anyone found a solution (for this or any other phone/tablet), please tell!
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Maybe the rom's don't have that setting? Same thing if you create a new APN?

Correct, it is not in the default APN nor available when creating a new APN. Unfortunately, I am stuck with a phone that has no custom roms at the moment. The question is whether this setting is actually missing (not displayed) AND unsupported (not implemented) or whether it is simply missing (not displayed) in the rom. There seems to be very little online that I can find about this other than threads which mention that the "MMS protocol" should be x, y, z for the APN of a particular network. Basically, all my searches turn up nothing as to "why" this is missing and whether (or not) there is anything that can be done about it.

crippled rom
flueterflam said:
Correct, it is not in the default APN nor available when creating a new APN. Unfortunately, I am stuck with a phone that has no custom roms at the moment. The question is whether this setting is actually missing (not displayed) AND unsupported (not implemented) or whether it is simply missing (not displayed) in the rom. There seems to be very little online that I can find about this other than threads which mention that the "MMS protocol" should be x, y, z for the APN of a particular network. Basically, all my searches turn up nothing as to "why" this is missing and whether (or not) there is anything that can be done about it.
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Carrier probably crippled the feature in their factory rom--which means it is available, but not displayed--they don't want anyone messing with it.
So all you gotta do is find how to edit the file in which that information is stored, and I bet it's really easy.
Good luck.

pbergonzi said:
Carrier probably crippled the feature in their factory rom--which means it is available, but not displayed--they don't want anyone messing with it.
So all you gotta do is find how to edit the file in which that information is stored, and I bet it's really easy.
Good luck.
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While I don't disagree with you that there is probably a file somewhere that deals with this...I disagree that it is easy. That is, it would be easy...if the information on how to do it and/or where to find it were actually easy to find
I also disagree that this is simply due to a carrier-based rom. First reason is that this phone is an international, factory unlocked phone and the rom comes directly from the manufacturer. While it's possible that manufacturers themselves don't want you to change this setting, that would explain the second problem I have. I have a slightly older phone with a custom rom which also doesn't have this setting. It's possible that phone doesn't support that setting anyhow...but I don't feel like buying a bunch of other phones just to look into this one thing.
Anyway... none of this stuff about *me* is actually even relevant. I think our discussion still doesn't help people find what they are looking for. So, let's leave it at that and maybe someone will stop by here sooner than later and know the answer (and then also post the answer) about if this is "unlockable" or it's permanently missing for whatever reason.

flueterflam said:
While I don't disagree with you that there is probably a file somewhere that deals with this...I disagree that it is easy. That is, it would be easy...if the information on how to do it and/or where to find it were actually easy to find
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Then the factory was very lucky in locking in just precisely the APN you need in your country for your carrier. That doesn't sound like an unlocked international device to me.
See if there is a way to add a new APN specifically for MMS. MMS settings can be excluded from APN because they are meant to be in a separate APN.

pbergonzi said:
Then the factory was very lucky in locking in just precisely the APN you need in your country for your carrier. That doesn't sound like an unlocked international device to me.
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Sorry...not sure I follow the relationship here... And unlocked phone is not attached to a carrier. I bought it unlocked, unattached to a carrier, and I am using it on a carrier here, without the need to unlock it. How exactly does that mean that the factory locked something on it...
Just because there is no "MMS protocol" setting in the APN settings doesn't mean my phone is completely gimped.
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See if there is a way to add a new APN specifically for MMS. MMS settings can be excluded from APN because they are meant to be in a separate APN.
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I created a new APN with just mms in the "APN type", saved, went back in to edit and see no difference in the available settings. On the APN selection screen, this particular APN did not have a "checkbox" on the right side, so it was different due to the APN type.

flueterflam said:
Sorry...not sure I follow the relationship here... And unlocked phone is not attached to a carrier. I bought it unlocked, unattached to a carrier, and I am using it on a carrier here, without the need to unlock it. How exactly does that mean that the factory locked something on it...
Just because there is no "MMS protocol" setting in the APN settings doesn't mean my phone is completely gimped.
I created a new APN with just mms in the "APN type", saved, went back in to edit and see no difference in the available settings. On the APN selection screen, this particular APN did not have a "checkbox" on the right side, so it was different due to the APN type.
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I'm glad you gave it a try.
Every carrier's APN's are different--a factory unlocked phone has to allow for changes to the APN and one can only assume, to the MMSC. Did you put the other APN settings in yourself?
Have you asked the factory or tried support from the manu?
What kind of phone do you have--Amaze 4G? Which region?

It's been years and I'm having the same issue, has anyone found the solution?
Edit: By years I mean this thread, not me having the issue.
I have a S7 Edge.
In the APN Settings, there seems to be everything except the option for MMS Protocol. :/

This is the first time I've seen someone with my exact problem...it appears no one has the answer yet? OP, did you ever figure it out?
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jsteve01 said:
Hi this is an odd one, but here goes. I am on Solavei and have to manually set apns well recently after reflash, the apn setting for mms protocol is completely missing. Checked the factory tmobile apns and they don't show it either. I have no idea how this happened but it's driving me crazy. I've reset and flashed 3 different roms all with the same issue. Any ideas or input would be much appreciated. As a result of no mms protocol, I can no longer send or receive mms.
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did you ever figure it out? I'm having the same problem.

Hi. I am having the same issue with my Lenovo 503LV. There is no MMS setting present in the menus.

Can't get Boost APNs to stick

My phone is the Boost Mobile XT1526. Running Cyanogenmod 13 by squid2. The latest build.
I've been using the Boost APN found here, and even though it works, its not ideal. I'd rather use the APN that's built into the ROM or the APN I pulled from the stock ROM.
My problem is that, for the life of me, I absolutely cannot get the APNs to stick. The APN that's built into CM13, doesn't stick. It disappears. And if I manually add the APN I pulled from the stock ROM, that disappears as soon as I hit save. I have no clue why. The only APN I can use is the one I linked to above. But that one isn't ideal. But I'll use it if I have to.
Can anyone help me with this that knows more about this then I do? I'd really love to use either the built-in APN or the APN I pulled from the stock ROM, if its even possible.
I have data so that's not my problem. I just can't send or receive MMS messages using the SMS app in Cyanogenmod.
Thanks!
If anything isn't clear then please tell me and I'll try to explain better. I suck at explaining.

Trying to get it to work too!
I'm having the exact same problems. I think it might be an issue with cellular network settings in CM13/MM roms (you'll notice clicking "Carrier Settings" in any of them causes com.android.phone to stop).
I've been playing around with various things, and I've found so far that using the Cypher rom (which doesn't have any Boost stuff baked in) I can put in the APN settings you linked to and send and receive MMS but LTE doesn't work. I then went back to Squid's CM13 rom (which is amazing, btw!) and LTE appears from install but changing any APN setting makes it fall over. Then I tried editing the Boost APN in deega/Buzbee2's flashable zip from "n.boost.ispsn" to "Boost_Mobile". I could flash that, and that does make it "stick" in the APN settings but, again, LTE disappears when I do this. Entries under the "Access Point Names" tab do seem to appear and disappear somewhat randomly whatever I do!
I've tried various other fixes suggested online, from root-deleting the telephony database to trying some SMS programs that let you put in the APN settings manually, but still nothing. I feel I'm close...but not that close I'll keep fiddling and see what happens but I'm not entirely sure whether this is a settings issue or a CM13 issue.

Thanks for replying. I'm gonna do some testing too. I had the same exact issue on CM12.1 so I don't think its a CM13 issue.
I wonder if there's a way to use adb or fastboot to force the APNs to stick?
I tried using the Boost APN I pulled from the stock ROM that Motorola or Boost put there and you'd think it'll work but no. It disappears as soon as I hit save.
I know CM13 has to be using some kind of APN because I have data, but I don't know what that APN is nor why I can't get the SMS app to use it so I can send MMS messages.
I'm confused but I'll figure it out. Maybe. :/
EDIT: I notice too that whenever I tried to get into Network Operators that com.android.phone would FC. I was able to get in there by putting my phone in airplane mode and rebooting. I can take the phone out of airplane mode while I'm in it without it force closing. But I'm not able to do anything. Kept saying "error while searching for networks" or something along those lines. So I just gave up for right now.
EDIT2: I noticed that in the file /data/data/com.android.settings/shared_prefs/com.android.settings_preferences.xml that it had APN settings in there that were blank for the most part. I tried editing that file to add my APN settings but it didn't help.

I've been testing things during the day and my hunch is there's a deeper problem with the LTE implementation in the 6.x roms (and earlier, perhaps, if you had issues with CM12 as well). It's difficult to know if this is Boost/Sprint related only - Buzbee2's flashable fix seems to be working for people on Freedompop and Virgin. I had a few issues today where my phone would be telling me I had LTE connectivity but web pages would give timing-out errors. I switched to Cypher which was solid on 3G where LTE had basically crashed. I sent MMS with manually inputted settings on Cypher again.
So I was left feeling that at the moment it's a choice between fast (patchy?) LTE speeds without MMS or solid (slow!) 3G with MMS. Hmm. It may be that current roms have a issue switching down and up between LTE and 3G...?
Looking at deega/Buzbee2's flashable zip it doesn't seem like it changes much, so it should be a settings issue, just as long as those settings can stick! Trouble is there might be multiple points of failure at present.
I dug up an interesting thread on the Moto G forum where a user who struggled with this on their phone found that Boost requires authentication for MMS over LTE but not on 3G:
Getting MMS to work on LTE made me pull my hair out. Virgin mobile(Boost) working on Sprint networks when it comes to MMS messages is an over complicated issue caused by the providers. When attempting to receive MMS on LTE networks with stock MMS or some 3rd party MMS apps it returns with a "HTTP error: Authorization Required". When trying it on 3G its no problem. Seems they required "Authorization" for MMS on LTE but not 3G - go figure. Hangouts basically works for all because the app itself doesn't use the phones APN settings. It tries (and does) to attain what carrier you are on and use its settings. In our case it will identify you are on the Sprint network and use those APN settings. Why don't we set our phones to the Sprint settings?...no LTE then.
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Sounds eerily similar, but his fix file has disappeared into the mists of time and seems to have only worked on certain roms. Anyway, I'll keep digging and hope others might chip in.

I found a file called preferred-apn.xml in the data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/shared_prefs directory where you can set a preferred APN. Least I'm assuming that's what its for. But I need the APN id and I can't find the id for the built-in Boost APN.
I'll keep looking and testing stuff. Hopefully we can get this figured out.
I'm stuck with using 3G where I live. Boost/Sprint doesn't have LTE where I live. So LTE isn't a issue for me.

That's a good find. I think the APN ID refers to the line where you can find the details for the APN in the telephony database. There's some stuff on the Moto G forum about it here.
I'm guessing that the APN settings tab is pulling stuff from the telephony db and that your XML file is telling the phone which is the default. If so, maybe writing to the telephony.db (in the databases folder just along from shared_prefs) might make changes "stick", although if you delete that db it's recreated at reboot so it's not the originator of the data. My feeling is that there's a screwy connection between telephony.db and various other bits of CM13 right now...
Maybe taking telephony.db from a stock Boost rom and copying that in will do something.

I still have a backup of the stock ROM on my laptop. Tomorrow I'll pull the telephony.db and copy it onto my phone replacing the original one and see what happens.

Update:
I pulled the telephony.db from the stock ROM and copied it to my phone, replacing the original and I set the APNs in apns.xml to what I thought the APN should be. I wouldn't recommend it.
As soon as I rebooted CM13 stopped recognizing my sim card and the com.android.phone error popped up and wouldn't disappear. I couldn't do anything. Had no choice but to reboot into twrp and use its file manager to delete the db file. So that's a no go I guess.
I found a program for Linux (also available for Windows) called SQLiteBrowser which let's me open the telephony.db files and look through them. All of the APN IDs are stored in that db file. I'm going to use it to look through the telephony.db file for CM13 and get the APN IDs that I need. Then try to edit the preferred_apns.xml file to set it and see what happens.
EDIT: I'm looking through the telephony.db file from CM13 but there are no APNs in it for some odd reason. Wonder if we can manually add them if need be?

Finally working for me
Buzbee2 made some suggestions on his support thread so I tried them and - to my amazement - everything worked. Not immediately, I had to wait a few hours (for the APNs to be picked up from Boost?) but it did work.
So what I did was first go into airplane mode and entered the Boost_Mobile APN details that you can find everywhere online (and on Buzbee's support thread). When I switched off airplane mode those settings disappeared and those baked into Squid's CM13 (or flashed via Buzbee's zip) came back. Switched on airplane mode again, those disappeared and the Boost_Mobile one I entered and saved is there. I can't believe that's meant to happen, but there it is.
I then downloaded Google Hangouts. I'd heard it sorts out its own APN settings if you set it to be your default SMS program. I could send SMS through Hangouts but still no MMS. I gave up at this point as I had to go out.
Checked my phone a couple of hours later and my MMS sent via Hangouts had arrived. I tried a few more and they all worked. Then I tried the stock messaging app and that could send MMS too! I couldn't believe it. I uninstalled Hangouts (much prefer the simpler app) and went to bed. In the morning, no MMS. Reinstalled Hangouts, still no good. Left it a few hours and - yep! - MMS was back for all my MMS apps. I tested with and without wi-fi, knowing that Hangouts likes shortcuts , and it was all good.
So the moral of the story is...I have no idea. But either Hangouts sets the APNs for the whole rom, or some combination of the Boost_Mobile APN (even though it doesn't "stick") and Hangouts gets it going. Maybe set that up, leave it overnight, and see. It doesn't explain some of the weirdness in the carrier settings, but at least it might work.

I'll try that. ☺

Any luck, Debdude? My phone has not been perfect, with it refusing to switch down to 3G when out of LTE coverage, and MMS mostly sending but sometimes not, but acceptable for something running a cutting-edge rom. It'll hopefully improve as things mature.

davidxd said:
Any luck, Debdude? My phone has not been perfect, with it refusing to switch down to 3G when out of LTE coverage, and MMS mostly sending but sometimes not, but acceptable for something running a cutting-edge rom. It'll hopefully improve as things mature.
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Damn. I forgot. My bad. I got busy with my new laptop and my ps2 I just completely forgot about this.
I'll mess around with it in a bit. And try the suggestions you mentioned a couple posts back.

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