Google Hangouts app not notifying for SMS messages - Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My girlfriend has an S4 mini from Canada (SGH-I257M, Telus but unlocked and being used on AT&T in the US). She dislikes using the stock messaging app and prefers to use Google Hangouts for SMS as she did on her old phone. The issue is that it will not notify or say that theres a new text message unless she goes into the app itself to check. Other apps such as Handcent SMS and the stock app work fine. I have tried disabling all other SMS apps and deleting and reinstalling Hangouts. It has not worked. MMS/picture messages will have notifications from hangouts.
Hangouts does work fine with SMS for me on my Verizon SCH-I435 however. Not sure what the problem could be. I at first thought it was bad APN settings so I looked up the correct AT&T settings and put them in.
Any solutions would be helpful.
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[Q]Re-Install Stock Messaging App

I'm going to start off with some background information. I have been using the SMS app Handcent for a little while now, and it has been giving me a lot of trouble with MMS messages with them not sending nor receiving, whereas the stock messaging app could receive them.
Alright, and now we are into where I screwed up... I read that if you made the stock messaging app a user app and handcent a system app, then the permissions will correct and I would be able to send/receive the MMS messages. However, when I made the stock messaging app a user app, it deleted itself. I figured it wouldn't be so bad after I got handcent to work, but handcent still doesn't receive/send MMS messages, and I have no way of sending/receiving them because the stock messaging app got deleted. So, I was wondering if there was a way to get back my stock messaging app for Android 4.1.2. If anyone could help me fix the handcent thing as well, that would also be greatly appreciated.
Thanks ahead of time!

[Q] How to integrate Viber into Hangouts?

On my gf's G3, Viber texts will show in the stock messaging app but not in Hangouts (even when Hangouts is set as the default messaging app). Any way to fix this?
Also, I rooted it and froze most of the of the AT&T bloatware that came on it and now her contacts don't show names (just phone numbers). Any idea which one might be responsible for this? I tried unfreezing AT&T Address Book but it's still the same thing.
Hi,
There is no way to integrate Viber into Hangouts. You can enable the Free reply with Viber option, but that only applies to regular network SMS messages.
Pheno.menon said:
On my gf's G3, Viber texts will show in the stock messaging app but not in Hangouts (even when Hangouts is set as the default messaging app). Any way to fix this?
Also, I rooted it and froze most of the of the AT&T bloatware that came on it and now her contacts don't show names (just phone numbers). Any idea which one might be responsible for this? I tried unfreezing AT&T Address Book but it's still the same thing.
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This apps originally from Israel country therefore I hated this apps u people killed our innocence Palestinian people I hate viber app
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MMS on hangouts

I am running CM11 on the virgin mobile variant and the only way to receive MMS while on 3G/roaming indicator on , is to use the hangouts app. I recall this being the case on other phones I've owned too. Does anybody know why this is or what hangouts secret is? I'd like to use either the default messaging app or textra at least. I don't understand what's making it work on Hangouts only.

Default SMS app?

I just got the Pixel XL yesterday and still figuring out all of the specifics. When I got the phone the default messaging (sms) app was set to Messenger. I sent a text using Messenger and the person's response came back on Hangouts. I went through all of the settings and made sure that Messenger is set to the default sms app, rebooted the phone, and no matter what I do the only way that I can receive texts is through hangouts. I don't mind hangouts but I wanted to try both and compare them. I am using Google Fi as my carrier, so maybe this has something to do with it? What are you guys using for your default sms app?
Edit: I figured it out. There was another settings buried deeper in the hangouts app that needed to be changed.
Purely out of curiosity though, which SMS app are you using?
Yaata SMS paid version.
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Using the stock messaging app for now. Works fine. On the note I used vzw messages plus because I like the desktop app integration. I may go back to that, I dunno.
To Change
If you wan tot change, just go to either Messenger or Hangouts (they are practically identical) and go to Status and change the SMS App to the one you want. I use both, since I need the Hangouts Caller to dial up numbers on Wi-Fi. I don't do this often, but it is there if you signal is really bad. I am using Project Fi.
juliend said:
Using the stock messaging app for now. Works fine. On the note I used vzw messages plus because I like the desktop app integration. I may go back to that, I dunno.
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Same here. There are a few things I really can't understand why Android still aren't able to do, texting from a computer/tablet using native app is one of them
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Stock for me at the moment.

New Messages app converts outgoing MMS texts to SMS

Hello XDA,
BACKGROUND
Last night I downloaded and installed the latest OxygenOS OTA (4.0.2) for Nougat 7.0 (stock). I noticed that the Messages (the actual name of app) app was different. It looks like the developers made some enhancements to the Messenger (actual name of the old app) app. I like the look of the new app and thought I'd give it a try. After the upgrade, the old Messenger app was still the default app. I noticed that the Messages app would only allow me to view my texts. In the Messages app, there was a prompt for me to change my default texting app from Messenger to Messages. This allowed me to send texts via the new app.
ISSUE
When sending a MMS message through the latest Messages app, the message is being transformed to SMS. Meaning, my texts get sent out individually to the recipients - even though my Messages app shows my text in a group when looking at it on my phone.
I tried to do some research on Google but could not find a solution. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
- James
Do you have your MMS APN installed in your phone? If not, add it manually or request it from your operator and reboot the phone.
robogo1982 said:
Do you have your MMS APN installed in your phone? If not, add it manually or request it from your operator and reboot the phone.
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Hmm, I would not have thought that the APN would have been reset. It was working prior to the OTA update. But anything is worth a try. I will look into this and get back to you.
atomicbuddha said:
Hmm, I would not have thought that the APN would have been reset. It was working prior to the OTA update. But anything is worth a try. I will look into this and get back to you.
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I have the same thing going on although not the MMS issue as all my apn settings remained unchanged. I am confused about why I now have the pre 4.0.2 Messenger app and now also have Messages since 4.0.2 update. Why is this and how does it get fixed so I only have one app for sms/mms.
Thanks all!
DroidJay123 said:
I have the same thing going on although not the MMS issue as all my apn settings remained unchanged. I am confused about why I now have the pre 4.0.2 Messenger app and now also have Messages since 4.0.2 update. Why is this and how does it get fixed so I only have one app for sms/mms.
Thanks all!
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Jay, are you saying that you were able to use the latest Messages app and still able to send and receive MMS?
I could not get the new Messages app to send/receive MMS. I gave up and reverted back to the older Messenger app. I went into settings>apps>messages and force stopped the application. Then I disabled it. The old Messenger app works fine.
- James
atomicbuddha said:
Jay, are you saying that you were able to use the latest Messages app and still able to send and receive MMS?
I could not get the new Messages app to send/receive MMS. I gave up and reverted back to the older Messenger app. I went into settings>apps>messages and force stopped the application. Then I disabled it. The old Messenger app works fine.
- James
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James,
I just was able to receive a picture with no issues. I went into the Messenger app and disabled receiving messages through settings and then made sure Messages was able to receive via settings as well. I didn't do any disabling of apps, etc. I ha entirely used the new Messages app much as of yet but it looks decent.
Anyone have reasons as to why the new update added a new app for sms/mms rather then just replace the previous one?
Hi with your new software update in the messaging app i only recieve text cant send outgoing text.please fix this. I want the old version. I m stuck not being able to send outgoing sms frm my phone.
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