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I have searched many forums and the market to no avail so I was hoping someone here could help.
Is there any way we, android users, can get a function similar to iOS4 users with their "group mms" option. To those of you not familiar, its basically a chat room like feature that uses your text messages. For example, if I were to create a new text on the iphone, I could add more people to it. Once it's sent out, if anyone replies, that reply will go to all of those in the group and so forth. In essence, a chat room is created where everyone receives a copy of everyone else's text.
At any rate, a few of my friends have iphones and I was hoping to be able to communicate with them in such a manner but neither the stock messaging application or handcent has this function. The few options that might work would involve having all of my friends download some new app along with myself and even that doesn't work all the time.
ANY help would be much appreciated.
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this would be helpful for me also as i communicate with multiple people. As of right now i just email stuff out to them so we can all see the replies. To have this on text would be awsome.
I would also like to setup groups so i can just select 1 group to text. I had this on my treo pro and it disappeared when i went to these new smart phones.
As far as I know, there is no such feature currently available without the use of third-party applications (that use data to do it).
Sorry
Maybe someone will build that feature eventually lol
The iPhone's ability to 'group chat' is just Apple being smart about the fact that MMS message details contain all recipients. They simply made their SMS app able to receive all the recipients and reply to all as a group.
An Android app like Go SMS or HandCent (or Google's stock app) could easily be modified to work just like this, if someone would do it.
dcdttu said:
The iPhone's ability to 'group chat' is just Apple being smart about the fact that MMS message details contain all recipients. They simply made their SMS app able to receive all the recipients and reply to all as a group.
An Android app like Go SMS or HandCent (or Google's stock app) could easily be modified to work just like this, if someone would do it.
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I wish someone would do it already, I felt pretty stupid the other day when I was in a group text with a couple people with iPhones and didn't know it.
App in the market called groupme works perfect even though this thread is super old lol.
dirkyd3rk said:
App in the market called groupme works perfect even though this thread is super old lol.
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lol last reply was may 25th, i swear that was last week! just playing but group me didn't work. It's all good, I'm hoping Android implements a feature like this soon...
stryker707 said:
I have searched many forums and the market to no avail so I was hoping someone here could help.
Is there any way we, android users, can get a function similar to iOS4 users with their "group mms" option. To those of you not familiar, its basically a chat room like feature that uses your text messages. For example, if I were to create a new text on the iphone, I could add more people to it. Once it's sent out, if anyone replies, that reply will go to all of those in the group and so forth. In essence, a chat room is created where everyone receives a copy of everyone else's text.
At any rate, a few of my friends have iphones and I was hoping to be able to communicate with them in such a manner but neither the stock messaging application or handcent has this function. The few options that might work would involve having all of my friends download some new app along with myself and even that doesn't work all the time.
ANY help would be much appreciated.
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Have you tried GO Sms Pro it has what you are looking for built in. Gave that a Try
I've been using GOsms pro for a while and i don't see this feature listed anywhere. Where is it?
I've have also been looking for this feature. The sad part is that it was possible on my old blackjack 2. All of the messaging apps that I have used so far including go sms and handcent only allow you to send texts to more than one person in one conversation, but when they reply, it goes back to being separated. Group chat should be implemented in android like it is on the iPhone.
djuniah said:
I've been using GOsms pro for a while and i don't see this feature listed anywhere. Where is it?
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bump for this.
I woke up this morning to a group chat with 3x iPhone 4S users and I had to reply to each of them individually.
I use go SMS also...
I think you have to be the one to start the group chat, just start a new text message and put in all the numbers/names u wanna text, hit send. it'll automatically group them together in 1 text
bump this i have the same deal , a bunch of friends have iphones...
The sidekick 4g has this feature built in. My friend group chats with me and other friends all the time. To tell u the truth it gets annoying having so many texts at the same time lol
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Any one have solutions for this? A lot of my friends use this on iPhone and its annoying not to participate. So I'll get a text and if I respond it only goes back to the originator, while I then get what look like individual texts from others that are clearly responding and going to everyone, and I'm assuming my responses would only just go back to the original writer. Even if I could just see everyone included and then include them manually I'd be ok.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I also have this problem, and its really annoying me. For me group texts are split into each persons single sms thread, when I would like them to be grouped. Do any of the devs think that they could come up with a solution? Honestly, I would be willing to pay to get this solved
I currently have a thunderbolt and it has SOAB rom from BAMF. With this rom I can see the people on the group list. However, when i was on a different rom I would only see the sender. Since now I can see the the group, I can respond in the thread and join the chats and not be left out. the way I did it was to respond to thread in an mms format. If you guys notice, the iphone group comes in as an mms. So my question to you guys, do you see all the people on the list when you receive that message? If so try replying in a mms format. You can do that by putting a dot in the subject line and it'll convert it to mms. The only annoying part about it is yo have to manually be converting a mms message all the time. If you dont, the sms message will go to them in a seperate thread. I tried to find an app that give you the option to chose a message wheither mms or sms without adding a subject line. The only app i found was verzion messages app which auto converts group messages into mms. However, the app doesnt work all the time. I hope it works for you guys cuz I am really happy now since I dont feel left
Mine does that, although to reply to all u have to long press and select reply to all, which I think is better the iPhone does it automatically,
On sense 3.0 messaging, but sense 1 allowed for group Txts to be sent, so I imagine it had a reply all as well
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Ok, so a friend asked me to text them with another friends number. Sure, I said, no problem.
I started a new message (using Polymod 2.1D) filled in the number of my friend who asked, and then started to compose the actual message.
But, for love nor money, could I find any option to insert a number from my contact list!
I exited the message and went to the contact list. I found the "Share" option, but that simply made an email with a .vcf attachment!
Is there anyway to be able to insert a contact into a text (sms) message?
The default messaging program isn't that great.
I personally like ChompSMS which does what you want but have a look though the market and see which one is best for you.
And which is Best you think?
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I'm using def. Mess app and I think it has everything what I need.. in which properties is better another mess. App. Thx for answers
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hi,
I am trying to hunt down proper email app. Stock samsung app is ok, but there two things:
1. When messages are shown like conversations, it messes up a lot of them into one if there are emails without subject
2. I can't see message status, i.e. if i replied to it already or not. Nor it does show my replied email if there is a reply sent.
I tried enhanced email, k9, can't seem to find those features. K9 is nice, but also no replies and no conversation view
Any more suggestions?
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Been a long time user of HTC devices. Sense phone and contact management seems much better than Samsung's stupid setup.
I seriously cannot stand how the system manages contacts on this Galaxy Note 2.
On the HTC, in dialer... I can use smart dial by spelling the name out. I can also click into the profile and call secondary phone numbers. But on this Samsung device, smart dial only shows the phone number, I can't go into the contact profile easily. I can only dial the main number.
Also, in the Samung contacts, it displays multiple duplicates of several contacts that I have. One HTC devices, it would automatically group these duplicates together so I can't have multiple useless contacts in the phone book.
Any alternatives to fix this issue?
Yeah, return the Note and get the Evo LTE or a DNA.
There are differences to each UI. Thats why they are named different. Sense vs TW. I personally like TW better then Sense in almost every aspect.
As for a fix to duplicate contacts, log into google.com/dashboard and clean up duplicates that way.
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Dialer search matches numbers in contacts and call logs along with contacts
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<CscFeature_Dialer_PhonebookNdigitsMatching>true</CscFeature_Dialer_PhonebookNdigitsMatching>
You may have to optionally add this line too.
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<CscFeature_RIL_CallerIdMatchingDigit>8</CscFeature_RIL_CallerIdMatchingDigit>
No Limits on joining contacts together. # Removes the existing Limit of 5 contacts
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if it were me i would try that from here :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033894
or just use go contacts or something like that although i haven't tried it in a while
This is my first non-htc phone since 2004 and I'm finding several things that are taking a while getting used to in addition to the contacts. The lack of proper text wrapping and clunky scrolling are other examples. This phone is awesome so I'm sure I'll look past these things. It makes you appreciate the little details that HTC got right all these years though.
twe90kid said:
Been a long time user of HTC devices. Sense phone and contact management seems much better than Samsung's stupid setup.
I seriously cannot stand how the system manages contacts on this Galaxy Note 2.
On the HTC, in dialer... I can use smart dial by spelling the name out. I can also click into the profile and call secondary phone numbers. But on this Samsung device, smart dial only shows the phone number, I can't go into the contact profile easily. I can only dial the main number.
Also, in the Samung contacts, it displays multiple duplicates of several contacts that I have. One HTC devices, it would automatically group these duplicates together so I can't have multiple useless contacts in the phone book.
Any alternatives to fix this issue?
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From the Note 2 dialer you can search by name from the <Contacts> tab. If by smart dial you mean contacts widget, you most certainly can dial alternate numbers. You touch the contact you want, which brings up the primary number and then touch the space above the primary number to access alternate numbers. I've had 6 HTC phones myself from the original Touch to the EVO LTE and find the differences insignificant as far as contacts are concerned. I also had duplicates in HTC phones as well, but linking the contacts solved that problem. With the Note 2 you can eliminate duplicates by joining them. But I also avoid duplicates by only syncing with my primary Google email account.
I too did not like the dialer coming from the EVO.
I put EXDialer on it for the dialer and contacts, and havent looked back since.
Use that as the default action and you're all set.
Try it and you won't be disappointed.
dekebro said:
From the Note 2 dialer you can search by name from the <Contacts> tab. If by smart dial you mean contacts widget, you most certainly can dial alternate numbers. You touch the contact you want, which brings up the primary number and then touch the space above the primary number to access alternate numbers. I've had 6 HTC phones myself from the original Touch to the EVO LTE and find the differences insignificant as far as contacts are concerned. I also had duplicates in HTC phones as well, but linking the contacts solved that problem. With the Note 2 you can eliminate duplicates by joining them. But I also avoid duplicates by only syncing with my primary Google email account.
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xKrisx said:
Yeah, return the Note and get the Evo LTE or a DNA.
There are differences to each UI. Thats why they are named different. Sense vs TW. I personally like TW better then Sense in almost every aspect.
As for a fix to duplicate contacts, log into google.com/dashboard and clean up duplicates that way.
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Lol. Agreed.
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I was with HTC since 2006 and swore I'd never switch however I got the note 2 and have never looked back idk how you could complain about anything with this phone
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skw5115 said:
I was with HTC since 2006 and swore I'd never switch however I got the note 2 and have never looked back idk how you could complain about anything with this phone
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camera sucks compared to the EVO LTE. That's my only other complaint.
twe90kid said:
camera sucks compared to the EVO LTE. That's my only other complaint.
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Personally, I much prefer the camera on the Note 2 than the EVO LTE. Both cameras are good, but there are more options available on the Note 2 to assist in better photos.
I was with Galaxy before this new HTC.
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I too switched from HTC to Samsung. Samsung dialer blows - At least on my Note 3.
Here is an example of the Dialer problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v29crpAAEfQ
It is actually worse than the video in that it often defaults to "other." Now I must second or third tap on the screen to open the contact and select the appropriate number. On my EVO LTE, the contacts related to my entry were presented above the dial pad, where I could quickly see my choices without the need for extra taps and searching. One other thing worth mentioning, the call log and dial pad were on the same screen for quick redials to recent numbers - not so on Samsung.
I tried EXDialer but prefer Go Contacts Ex. both are a remedy to the not so smart Samsung dialer.
I am running the stock sms app on my ATT s3 running JB. I am an iphone convert, so please bear with...
If someone sends an sms to me longer than say 4 lines of text, the sms will be delivered to me in multiple sms'.
Is there a fix/setting for this? My iphone never did this.
-J
Short Message Service (SMS for short) is limited to 160 characters. On an iPhone, multiple texts are usually connected into one by the receiving iPhone (unless using iMessage; I do not think there is a character limit). Android, however, does not do that by default. One choice you have is to download a third-party SMS app, like goSMS. I use goSMS and it works really well, lets you join iPhone group conversations, lets you install themes, and will also connect texts over the 160 character limit into a single text.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
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I am running the stock sms app on my ATT s3 running JB. I am an iphone convert, so please bear with...
If someone sends an sms to me longer than say 4 lines of text, the sms will be delivered to me in multiple sms'.
Is there a fix/setting for this? My iphone never did this.
-J
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Are you rooted? If so you can replace your sec_mms.apk which will give you Emoji as well as an option in settings for SMS to MMS which will transform long texts to mms to keep them together. I just rename you existing sec_mms.apk to sec_mms.apk.bak and paste the new one in and reboot. Hope this helps. Link below to thread with apk. I credit to original uploader...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36239737
I have this installed, but use Handcent which changes sms to mms as wel
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Thanks, I'll give it a shot!
-J
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Are you rooted? If so you can replace your sec_mms.apk which will give you Emoji as well as an option in settings for SMS to MMS which will transform long texts to mms to keep them together. I just rename you existing sec_mms.apk to sec_mms.apk.bak and paste the new one in and reboot. Hope this helps. Link below to thread with apk. I credit to original uploader...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36239737
I have this installed, but use Handcent which changes sms to mms as wel
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This is a bit overkill. Just get one from the market and disable notifications from the default messaging application.
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That is why I just use Handcent personally.. I was just giving the guy options.
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