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Connect to mobile (SMS, Whatsapp)?

Hi,
I just got my Nexus 7 a few days ago and am wondering if anyone has come up with a solution to connect the tablet with my mobile. What I would like to do is receive and send text messages on the tablet, routed through my phone and if possible the same with Whatsapp.
I know you can get Whatsapp working on the Nexus 7, but not with the same phone number as the mobile, at least not at the same time.

Tablet Talk App
This is quite nice for SMS and it also alerts you to phone calls.
Doesn't do whatsapp, but I have no idea what does

I use tablet talk wicked app
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personally, i use MySMS..

I went with Tablet Talk and it really is great.
Anybody know of a solution for Whatsapp?

Maybe email the developer of Tablet talk and ask him about adding support for whatsapp

From the reviews I am reading, it's pretty amazing. Sounds good.

I sent a feature request for Whatsapp support - I'll report here when I get a reply

I restored my whatsapp to N7 by titanium, and receiving the messages on both devices N7 & GNexus
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Won't the app give you an error that its not working?
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sultan-mrm said:
I restored my whatsapp to N7 by titanium, and receiving the messages on both devices N7 & GNexus
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he is right, just make a backup with TB on your phone, then just copy the 3 achievement to the TB folder on your tablet, do the restore with TB and it work, i have it on my Iconia A100 and my phone :good:

This app works flawlessy in my opinion.

Koush (ClockworkMod) has just released TabletSMS, works a treat. Easy set-up with a free trial period as well.
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I'll give restoring whatsapp a try. If it's as easy as that...

Tablet talk is very simple and it makes getting text messages and phone calls fairly simple using the app. I barely touch my phone now that I use this app at home.
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mysms is free, and syncs over internet
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sultan-mrm said:
I restored my whatsapp to N7 by titanium, and receiving the messages on both devices N7 & GNexus
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i also used the Titanium method. Do you receive the same message on both devices? When I send a message from my Nexus 7, I only receive the response on my Nexus 7, not on my phone. The same when I send from my phone, I only receive the response on my phone only. So in my situation i can not receive the same message on both devices. You can?

Mightytext
I've been using Mightytext. I really like the computer apps/notifications and that it uses my phone number. It works in the N7 browsers but no apps or notifications as of yet.

Pierre118 said:
i also used the Titanium method. Do you receive the same message on both devices? When I send a message from my Nexus 7, I only receive the response on my Nexus 7, not on my phone. The same when I send from my phone, I only receive the response on my phone only. So in my situation i can not receive the same message on both devices. You can?
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Same here. But should do the job.

WiFi SMS &/or MMS Apps

I'm interested in people with direct experience using apps on the N7 that enable text messaging over a WiFi connection. I'm interested in ones that truly allow you to send & receive messages to/from cell phones - not ones dependant upon email (as I believe gtalk is).
PS - The UI has to be easy to use, as this is getting setup on an N7 for my Father-in-Law - and he's 62.
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DrgnRebrn said:
I'm interested in people with direct experience using apps on the N7 that enable text messaging over a WiFi connection. I'm interested in ones that truly allow you to send & receive messages to/from cell phones - not ones dependant upon email (as I believe gtalk is).
PS - The UI has to be easy to use, as this is getting setup on an N7 for my Father-in-Law - and he's 62.
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Only app I use is tablet talk. You can connect via WiFi or Bluetooth. It can send and receive MMS also. It is the best app I have used. I use it daily. It is $2.99 I believe but well worth the price.
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There are none. They all need your phone near you.
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Sveke said:
There are none. They all need your phone near you.
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Really? I've always thought there were apps available that allowed true WiFi messaging. Some of the ones I've been looking at are:
HeyWire
textPlus
Talkatone
In the reading I've done so far, these all seem to be apps that allow one to do what I'm aiming for. I started this topic thread to see if anyone on the N7 has either direct experience with any of these, or any other apps that are similar in function/purpose.
You're saying that even these require a phone to be tethered through WiFi, or BT though?
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Sveke said:
There are none. They all need your phone near you.
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This is not true. CLOUD SMS is an app that does not require blue tooth, or for the phone and tablet to be connected to the same Wifi. It is simple to use, your phone can be on data, or wifi(doesn't have to be same location), and you can send and receive from phone or tab. It cost 99 cents in the play store. I've followed it through the beta process here on xda and I would highly recommend it.
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Saenzscene said:
Only app I use is tablet talk. You can connect via WiFi or Bluetooth. It can send and receive MMS also. It is the best app I have used. I use it daily. It is $2.99 I believe but well worth the price.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I looked this app up and read about it. This app looks like it does require a tethered phone. Is that true in your experience with it, or is there a way to use it independently of a phone?
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Ryano89 said:
This is not true. CLOUD SMS is an app that does not require blue tooth, or for the phone and tablet to be connected to the same Wifi. It is simple to use, your phone can be on data, or wifi(doesn't have to be same location), and you can send and receive from phone or tab. It cost 99 cents in the play store. I've followed it through the beta process here on xda and I would highly recommend it.
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You have no clue what you're talking about, it's the exact same as tablet talk which i use.
So OP, don't get all excited.
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I use tablet talk/desk SMS I never keep my phone on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection and it works just fine
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DrgnRebrn said:
Thanks for the quick reply. I looked this app up and read about it. This app looks like it does require a tethered phone. Is that true in your experience with it, or is there a way to use it independently of a phone?
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I misunderstood your request. I apologize. Yeah it requires both phone and tablet to be on the same WiFi network in order to use for SMS/MMS.
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rcarnes911 said:
I use tablet talk/desk SMS I never keep my phone on Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection and it works just fine
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The OP is talking about texting from a tablet over WiFi with no phone at all.
Can't be done, texts are sent over mobile data and not WiFi.
Google voice may be able to do it, but not sure.
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Sveke said:
The OP is talking about texting from a tablet over WiFi with no phone at all.
Can't be done, texts are sent over mobile data and not WiFi.
Google voice may be able to do it, but not sure.
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Google Voice is an interesting angle to try. I wonder if it'd be over his head though. Thanks for that suggestion, I'll look into that one and see what it's capable of.
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Sveke said:
You have no clue what you're talking about, it's the exact same as tablet talk which i use.
So OP, don't get all excited.
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Doesn't tablet talk require that you be on the same wifi with both the phone and tablet, or be connected by bluetooth? Cloud SMS does not require either of these, my phone can be at home and my tablet can be at work connected to wifi, this is a fact, I use it every day. If I'm wrong about Tablet Talk requirements(haven't used it several months) then I apologize. I may have misunderstood the question, but the information I provided, in response to your comment that the phone and tablet have to be near each other, was correct. But your "tone" is both unnecessary and not appreciated. I was just trying to provide info on an app that I am familiar with. I'm not sure what your problem is.
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I use Verizon messages on mine. It is Dependant on having a Verizon smartphone and being on the same wifi, but works like a charm for me. Let's you send and receive SMS amend MMS and pretty much anything your phone can do and doesn't require a separate plan for the tablet
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Mighty Text let's you send texts through your phone using your pc. I am using the beta for nexus 7, so when I get a text on my Optimus G, I get a notification on my Nexus 7 and have the ability to respond to the text using the tablet, and no need to use the telephone. As far as the texter goes, they think you are texting from your phone. Even better, anything you do on the tablet shows up in your telephone's text app. Mighty Text also allows you to keep a history of the text. I hope this helps.
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Ryano89 said:
Doesn't tablet talk require that you be on the same wifi with both the phone and tablet, or be connected by bluetooth? Cloud SMS does not require either of these, my phone can be at home and my tablet can be at work connected to wifi, this is a fact, I use it every day. If I'm wrong about Tablet Talk requirements(haven't used it several months) then I apologize. I may have misunderstood the question, but the information I provided, in response to your comment that the phone and tablet have to be near each other, was correct. But your "tone" is both unnecessary and not appreciated. I was just trying to provide info on an app that I am familiar with. I'm not sure what your problem is.
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This is correct. I use Cloud SMS everyday. I hate connecting my phone to wifi, but it still uses the phones mobile data to send the sms through the internet to my wifi tablet. Also when im away from home, i tether them together and it also works perfectly like that as well. I hate taking my phone out of my pocket while im on my tablet, this way I never have to.

Sveke said:
You have no clue what you're talking about, it's the exact same as tablet talk which i use.
So OP, don't get all excited.
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It's less expensive. I don't know for tablet talk but the Dev of cloud SMS is super fast to respond and to add features. You can find his thread on xda.
Also it s not possible without phone. Maybe with a 3g model and the sms app? Not even sure it will work...

Why not just set up a Google phone# and side load whatsApp? I have it on my n7 linked to my Google voice number. No problems. No needed to target to phone or data. True wifi sms ... And free.
The setup is the hard part...Very easy after that.
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mysms
Mysms is a great tool! It can send sms over your phone and gets synched automatically. It even supports "internal" (free) messages from mysms-users and group chats (since yesterday). Very nice tool!

tbonezx11 said:
Why not just set up a Google phone# and side load whatsApp? I have it on my n7 linked to my Google voice number. No problems. No needed to target to phone or data. True wifi sms ... And free.
The setup is the hard part...Very easy after that.
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So, you have a Google Voice number, don't have it tied to anything, and are able to send txt via your tablet that way?
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Yea Google voice lets you text via the tablet independent of or phone. You can even pay a one time fee of 20 dollars to import or existing phone number but if not just download the app on or tab and or good to go. And you can download the app on or phone if you want to text through that away from ur tablet
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Receive text messages sent to phone on N7?

Is it possible to receive text messages sent to my nexus 4 on my nexus 7? I often use Google Voice, but a few contacts use my real phone number, and not my GV number so their messages go to the SMS app.

Try MightyText in the PlayStore. You'll need to install one app on your tablet and one app on your phone but this has worked flawlessly between my Galaxy S4 and Nexus 7.

Use TabletSMS.
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I like mighty text. Also shows incoming phone calls.
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i use Tablet Talk..... works great over both bluetooth and wifi

Tablet talk!
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knitler said:
Is it possible to receive text messages sent to my nexus 4 on my nexus 7? I often use Google Voice, but a few contacts use my real phone number, and not my GV number so their messages go to the SMS app.
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Mysms works great for me

I got texting to work on a WiFi nexus 7.

But I was wondering if anyone with more experience in android could help.
I installed an xposed module that unlocks the "default SMS" options in settings and in other texting apps like hangouts. Now I used the cyanogenmod voice+ app and linked my google voice, then I went to hangouts and got it to import my existing texts and that worked.
Now this is where it gets weird and I need some help lol its pretty glitchy. I actually receive texts fine, but I was able to send one text perfectly and now I can't send anymore.
If anyone wants to work on this please go ahead
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With a little effort it sent another
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Garridon said:
With a little effort it sent another
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my sms and sync sms, allow texting from you tab without doing all that both available on play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mysms.android.sms
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.d0lph1nk1ng.syncsms&hl=en

Anyone use BBM with Android N

There seems to be an issue. Can't receive pictures. Error writing file. I have tried enabling all permissions but no change.
Anyone else dealing with this?
Everything works fine on 6.0.1 but not on 7.0.0.
This my only real issue.
I reported to BlackBerry on DP5 even, but still no response or update.
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No one uses it?
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LOL I guess not. Hangouts 99% of the time with regular SMS text (Within Hangouts) and Facebook Messenger the remaining 1%.
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It's weird I still have over 50 contacts I use it with. Maybe because I am in Canada.
I don't have a single person on Hangouts.
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Update: BlackBerry just fixed it with the update today. 30-Aug-2016.
3.0.1.25
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I think Hangouts and BBM are definitely the minority compared to WhatsApp and FB Messenger.
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EeZeEpEe said:
I think Hangouts and BBM are definitely the minority compared to WhatsApp and FB Messenger.
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Probably. Whatsapp has 5x the users of BBM but around me everyone uses BBM.
I have FB Messenger too and use it sometimes but in general I'm not a fan.
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