What settings can be used to disable sms/mms on a phone? What configuration can be changed or edited to not receive this? I have cdma / qpst or whatever is needed available to me
you want to receive no text messages? what are you using your phone for? the only way i know of to actually not receive them is to call sprint and have them disable yhour IP, but then you wont have any 3G connectivity. you could always just go into your settings and disable all notifications for sms apps.
If you don't want to receive SMS/mms what so ever, without any hacking, simply login into your account at the sprint website. Under my preferences, you can block data, block SMS/mms, or even block certain numbers, or voice altogether.
These settings exist for parents and punish their kids. Haha.
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I dont want to turn it off via Sprint or just disable notifications. I am wanting to know if there is a setting in the config ##data# or similar that can be changed or edited to either not get the text or to make it so it doesnt come through on the device.
Any thoughts?
Miui has this.
You can whitelist or blacklist any number. You can choose to ignore the message, or simply block it from being received. You can also block messages from strangers with key words... Its very thorough, and available natively through miui.
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Finally got around to use my Sprint number as GV number. This adds an option to send/receive text from GV. Way cool that I was able to text with just a wifi connection while in Dominican Republic w/o phone service.
Back in states now and I get sms twice, once in native app and once in gv... along with two notifications. Would like to use native sms and notifications, but can't figure out how to disable GV text notifications w/o also disabling vm notifications. Is it possible?
Options are for checkbox "notify via text msg" which I assume means a text msg will be sent to ur phone when u have gv vm/sms( which I've never gotten)? And the other option is to have status bar notifications, but I think that will disable both sms and vm status bar notifications.
Guess I could just disable notifications from native app, and uncheck send sms to this phone from gv on the pc?
Also seems the spring integration gv has removed the option to place calls using gv?
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"Also seems the spring integration gv has removed the option to place calls using gv?"
the google voice app will change once u enable integration. You no longer need to use the "call using google voice" option because it will automatically use gv to make long distance calls for you. Billing for this is done through your google account NOT your sprint account and it no longer requires data (wifi or 3g) to call using gv.
It's integrated.
Regarding your notifications:
Menu -> More -> Settings -> sync and notifications
uncheck "synch inbox"
check "notify via text messages"
All text messages will now come through your native sms client only.
Of course you can still view your text in the gv app by forcing a refresh as well.
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"Also seems the spring integration gv has removed the option to place calls using gv?"
the google voice app will change once u enable integration. You no longer need to use the "call using google voice" option because it will automatically use gv to make long distance calls for you. Billing for this is done through your google account NOT your sprint account and it no longer requires data (wifi or 3g) to call using gv.
It's integrated.
Regarding your notifications:
Menu -> More -> Settings -> sync and notifications
uncheck "synch inbox"
check "notify via text messages"
All text messages will now come through your native sms client only.
Of course you can still view your text in the gv app by forcing a refresh as well.
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Thanks will try that, but will I still get cm notifications?
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Lot's of settings from the PC and GV app, hard to understand how thew all work together? Tried lot's of combinations...
Think I'm gonna stop using native sms app and just use gv for all sms and vm. Nice that it keeps a log of all (both in and out) across all devices. And you don't have to restore sms after a fresh flash and wipe.
Does seem to be somewhat of a delay sending sms from gv. How do other's have it set up?
Can gv do mms?
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For now on the PC:
Under phone.. uncheck receive text
Under vm/text..uncheck email and sms notifications to phone
Under native app...notifications off (will gv pick up inbound mms)?
Under gv app..sync inbox, uncheck notify via text msg, and check inbox notifications
Does that sound about right?
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I think you're confusing yourself a bit...and me as well. What is it EXACTLY that u want to happen?
Do u want to receive text using the gv app or the native messaging app?
I receive all notifications through my native app only. I do this because you can only receive mms messages through the native app (GV does NOT work with mms).
I also receive vm notifications through my native app. However, in open the gv app to listen to them. This is the only reason I use the gv app.
If this sounds like what u want then do the following:
PHONE:
Synch inbox - unchecked
Text Msg - checked (btw..this option is the same as checking "receive texts messages on this phone" from the pc).
PC (voice.google.com) :
under voicemail - "Send a text (SMS) message to Cell" - checked
under phone - "Receive text messages on this phone" - checked (AGAIN...this is the same as checking "Text Messages" on the GV app on your phone)
Hope this helps.
Thanks! It helps a lot understanding that some of the gv app settings on the phone are the same as google.com/voice.
Yeah... way confusing. Started out as a cool way to get sms while overseas. When I came back it was weird to get double notifications and seeing some sms show up in the native app and some in GV. I think it would be a lot easier if GV had a way to differentiate between sms and vm notifications, but it appears its all or nothing. Options, to summarize:
1. Your way: all sms/mms and associated notifications come through native app. VM notifications also come to you as a text message, and you then open up GV to view/listen to vm. Question: Does GV keep a log of all your incoming/outgoing text messages?
2. My proposed way: all sms and vm and their notifications are handled by GV. MMS bypasses gv and I get the mms and notification in the native app (I turned native notifications back on). All incoming/outgoing sms messages are logged in GV (even text sent from native app) AND available across all my devices (Nook Color and google.com/voice)... which is kind of cool because I can pick up the conversation w/o my Epic. It's just weird how GV app breaks down the conversations... I've got like four different threads each containing several sms to/from Missy. Don't understand why they're not all combined as conversation with Missy.
So clear as mud... still interested in how others have it set up?
Yeah, I really hate how gv does message threading too...that's y I use the native app. Hopefully they upgrade the app soon. When they do I'll switch over completely.
All incoming text messages are recorded in gv whether u receive it in the native app or not. I'm not sure about outgoing though. I believe they are recorded too but the only way to know for sure is to test it yourself.
Hola! I'm looking for an sms app that allows me to hide messages from a certain number when received. I don't just want to hide the SMS, but I also want to hide the notifications for messages from certain numbers.
Been trying out Lookout Security and Plan B and their Find My Phone feature. What I notice is that Lookout sends an SMS to your phone, then it starts transmitting its GPS coordinates. Is there any way to hide this notification SMS? If my phone ever gets stolen I don't think it would do me any good for the thief to see a message from Lookout >.>
I've tried Go SMS msg filtering but it doesn't work like how I want it to. It suppresses the msgs and keeps them in a separate folder with no notifications, but what it actually does is smuggle the message and Lookout doesn't get a response that the SMS is received, and thus I cannot start tracking >.>
Any help?
Depends on your company, but you can call them and they can usually block SMS/call from certain numbers.
Sent from my HTC G2 (wish it had sense).
I don't want to block the SMS per se as it is needed by Lookout to start the trace, but what I am actually looking for is for an app that surppresses the notifications of messages from certain numbers. Basically the SMS is received but there will be no notice of it until I check a certain folder or something~
Avast! Mobile Security has those Features. If your phone is stolen you can send an SMS to it that has to begin with your set Avast! Password. Then you can start tracking, lock the device, start a Siren-Tone etc...! The message is not shown. The app is hidden under a fake name and will also inform you if the SIM card has changed and send you an SMS with the new number so you can send your commands.
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You may want to take a look at AndroidLost in the market.
I have used SmrtGuart, Webroot, Lookout, and AL seems to work the best and uses zero resources.
You can use the web interface to locate, track, call, take pictures, wipe, record audio, etc and it does not use SMS, but if you do want to use SMS, you have that option to control from another number that you have approved (Google SMS, friend's phone etc). Feature List
It has hidden SMS as well.
I use Cerberus from the market and it has the features you desire
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Thanks! I'll try out those apps
is there a way to blacklist with the stock messaging app? i dont really want to download a app that says its a blacklist app, know what i mean? im wanting to keep this a secrect in case someone(girlfriend/wife) goes though my phone.
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is there a way to blacklist with the stock messaging app? i dont really want to download a app that says its a blacklist app, know what i mean? im wanting to keep this a secrect in case someone(girlfriend/wife) goes though my phone.
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I want to say you can get Sprint to add them to a blacklist.
On another note... You got a girlfriend and a wife?!
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you can do it yourself on the sprint website
Block or restrict text messaging services:
Sign in to My Sprint with valid username and password at www.sprint.com.
Click the My Preferences tab.
Under Limits and Permissions, click Block texts.
Click on the phone or device to restrict text messages.
Choose from the following options to block or restrict texts:
Do not block any text messages
Block all text messages inbound and outbound
Block all inbound text messages
Block all outbound text messages
Block only these numbers for inbound and outbound text messages
Allow only these numbers for inbound and outbound text messages
not understanding your question fully...do you want to block calls and texts...or hide calls and texts?...Go SMS Pro has a private box with password for texts
I have found no way of doing this on stock or rooted/modded app.. but the best alternative will be to download chomp sms... It's free and she would need to go through the settings just to find it which will be to much for her/them...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415412 Check this app out. It blocks anything.
actually there is a way to do it. ill explain how i did it. im sure there are alternative ways "better,faster" but this is the one i know. i downloaded launcher pro just to do it and then uninstalled launcher pro after i was done. open launcher pro amd create a shortcut on the home screen. scroll down to mms setup or provisioning, i cant remember for sure. that will open to a sub category and when u see the blacklist option pick that as your shortcut. now just launch it from your new shortcut and choose what #s u want to blacklist. this has worked for me since i got my e4gt. good luck, veritasaequita
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Send calls to voicemail
On the Evo you used to be able to select a contact and choose to automatically send calls to voicemail when that person called. That was good for bill collectors so I could just send it voicemail without it even ringing. Does anybody know how to do that with this phone?
get hide it pro...
Works wonders ...its in the market..you can hide SMS ...all calls from blacklisted contact have incoming calls go straight to VM and it has a dope interface that no one but you knows how to access
Theres no option for blocking messages without numbers that have company names only. Need to be able to block messages by keywords.
Do not Disturb exceptions only have All / Contact's / Favorite Contacts/ None but there is no options for allowing individual numbers or a whitelist. I dont want favorites to contact me. I just want two emergency contacts ONLY.
Samsung need to implement the features like Huawei EMUI9+ have already.
I have searched all the web for a solution to deactivate the automatic sms every time I reject a call and I havent find anything. Is there a way to disable that feature cause I'm receiving tons of spam calls that I have blocked, and still spamming sms
what are you using to make phone calls/sms. It might be a setting in whatever you are using
the default apps I use, I communicated with vodafone also and they said me that I have not an activated service for missed calls and that it is a phone setting, I haven t managed to disable it
what's the default app
Phone and Messages are the apps