Handcent + No Data + MMS = Wakelock Bug: workaround - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

Specific Scenario:
I miss a phone call while my data is disabled in standby and wake up to a dying battery due to a wakelock from Handcent trying to download the MMS portion of a Voice to Text message. (rogers alternative method to visual voice mail) I am pretty sure it also happens with the usual picture messages too.
***Note: regular Handcent SMS is not an issue.
Wakelock:
Opening Bettery Battery Stats and clicking the refresh button continually shows that Handcent is trying so hard to download the MMS and NEVER STOPS thus draing battery. Note that it received the SMS portion and is trying to download the attachment which is MMS.
Setup:
- Handcent SMS (4.6.2)
- Green Power...I use this to turn off data/wifi in standby but I can replicate the issue without this app by simply turning wifi/data off.
- Stock Messaging app ICS 4.0.4.....FROZEN with Titanium Backup
- Handcent options..../settings/application settings/default messaging application....is set to "all(sms & mms)
- 4.5 hours of testing
Workaround:
- defrosted stock messaging app and disabled it's notifications (to stop duplicates)
- in Handcent "default messaging application", I chose only SMS.
- of course, all notifications are enabled in Handcent.
RESULT of workaround:
The default messaging system for ICS handles the MMS portion...and in Better Battery Stats, it lists MMS CONNECTIVITY as the module that tries to download the MMS but it is set to time out at 20secs. So, you end up with only a 20sec wakelock when the system handles things.:good:
Conclusion:
I have written an email to Handcent Support. I would bet with so many S3 handsets sold, and so many Handcent users, there are bound to be more users out there who get a similar wakelock and DON'T EVEN KNOW IT. But, I am aware, that THIS ISSUE is specific, to those who receive an SMS/MMS when they don't not have a DATA connection whether it's due to poor signal, or purposeful battery saving tactics using apps like Green Power or Juice Defender. Note, that by using Green Power in standby to turn off data/wifi...I go from 1.5% per hour battery drain, to .5% or less. :laugh:

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Thanks,
John
Bump
Me too, I'm having a lot of erratic notification behavior. I have to keep checking WhatsApp and WeChat and discover I have instead messages I wasn't notified of. I've had Greenify installed and it seems to have been causing other problems, so I just not uninstalled it entirely and we'll see if that's any help.

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Whether I was on MIUI or Pie ROMs like Pixel Experience, Liquid Remix, ArrowOS or AOSIP, GMail push notifications don't work reliably when the screen is off. Sometimes it takes 10-30 minutes for them to arrive.
I read that this might be related to Doze and Google Cloud Messaging, but there doesn't seem to be a fix (Battery Optimisation-->Not Optimised doesn't work). Has anyone else experienced this?
Here's a quote from someone on Reddit
This has been happening since Marshmallow, and it's caused by Dose.
There is no fix. Some people suggest disabling battery optimization under battery settings or even whitelisting Gmail under do not disturb setting, but these don't work.
The reason Gmail stops receiving notifications when under Doze is because Gmail notifications are normal priority GCM (Google Cloud Messaging) notifications. All normal priority GCM notifications are put in a queue when Doze is enabled and are only received once the phone exists Doze.
Only high priority GCM notifications are received during Doze, and these notifications are reversed for instant messaging apps, like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Also, the GCM priority level is set by the app developer and can't be changed by the user.
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Has this issue happened to anyone else?

Galaxy S20 delayed push notifications.

Hello all,
I have recently come back to Android from iPhone.
I am having delayed push notifications specifically from my Reolink wireless security camera.
Currently working with Reolink Support and have tried the following with no luck:
Solution: Please avoid turning on the Battery Saver Mode when using Reolink App.
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Any suggestions would be Greatly Appreciated !!!
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i did observe same in gmail push !
I got pixel phone + gsuite payed gmail
notification was about 6-15min delay when phone was in deep sleep
I can confirmed that on iphone was wroking. properly , in time .
I get delays sometimes with Whatsapp, ebay, and paypal apps.
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Hi there,
It looks like my phone is not "working" when in idle. For example, I need to open my Gmail app to update my email. When I get a sound notification for a supposedly new email, it's usually a 1 or 2 hours email.
Is there a setting I changed by mistake? Do you guys encounter this issue?
Thx guys
MIUI has quite aggressive doze by default, but it doesn't impact Gmail for me. Some apps might need toggling these settings:
1. enable autostart in app info
2. lock app in memory in recents screen
3. disable battery optimization in app info
But I would suspect that you have enabled Battery saver function - make sure that it's off (search for it in system settings).
Hi,
Gmail app is not listed in the menu where I can adjust the way the battery acts with it
And no, my battery saver is not activated
Still digging... if I don't reply back in several days, I may be completely lost into my hole

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