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[Q] 8737

Text with Scramble showing up and now one even sprint has any idea what it is and only answer is to hard reset....any ideas what it is or how to fix?

+1000!
I thought I might be the only one. It's good to know someone else is getting this weirdness!
I have 23 of them over the last 7 days. They come in every few hours.
They are "random" except that the first chunk is the something that is being sequentially numbered... basically up through, on mine, a "C:".
Not a biggy but annoying.
Anyone else?

Oh yea me also.I have tried to freeze apps and people say it may be goggle voice and yes my number is listed in goggle voice but i do not have this on my phone.
It seems to come now after calls are over or a call and nobody answered.People say it has to do with goggle voice but i do not have it on my phone.Wish i could end this and yes sprint know nothing and it is a pain in the butt.It happens on the Photon also so not epic touch alone.

I get these when I reboot.

I was getting them too! After I blacklisted the number, it stopped.

I'm confused what is happening. Your getting random txt with crazy number and letters?

Sent from my SG2 using xda premium GV.
You have a third party sms app overriding default settings. Most people have gosms or handcent. If certain default settings are in place and you overide those settings the short code will appear. Disable override in handcent or gosms and issue should be resolved.

dallastx said:
Sent from my SG2 using xda premium GV.
You have a third party sms app overriding default settings. Most people have gosms or handcent. If certain default settings are in place and you overide those settings the short code will appear. Disable override in handcent or gosms and issue should be resolved.
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Sorry to tell you but that's not it. I get them every now and then and I have no custom SMS app installed. Never have on this phone. Must be something else - thankfully RCB Pro blocks it.

I always figured it was from youmail
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

Not it either. I don't use youmail. Guess I'll resort to the logs to see where it's coming from or what program is requesting it.

Actually I fixed it on my phone (you'll see above that I had it and was quite annoyed).
Trying to remember exactly my way of getting rid of it but part of it was uninstalling GoSMS doing something or other and then reinstalling GoSMS and everything has been fine. No more 8737 + garbage!
Google 8737 and look around if this didn't help (and it may very well have not).
Sorry I don't remember well.

[Q] MMS Not sending with WiFi on

Hi all, Just recently picked up the G3 after Trading in my HTC One M8. I'm having issues sending and receiving MMS while my wifi is on when using Evolve SMS. I know that Textra has a work around built in where it turns off Wifi To send the MMS over Data but I don't really care for the look of Textra. I'm not sure if maybe my settings are off with Evolve as when I had my M8 it would send and receive with no problem. Anyone else having issues with this or know of any other 3rd party MMS apps that have the work aroudn built in like Textra?
Thanks,

Believe it or not every phone is different. Download and test. What works for me hasn't worked for others

EggNogg421 said:
Hi all, Just recently picked up the G3 after Trading in my HTC One M8. I'm having issues sending and receiving MMS while my wifi is on when using Evolve SMS. I know that Textra has a work around built in where it turns off Wifi To send the MMS over Data but I don't really care for the look of Textra. I'm not sure if maybe my settings are off with Evolve as when I had my M8 it would send and receive with no problem. Anyone else having issues with this or know of any other 3rd party MMS apps that have the work aroudn built in like Textra?
Thanks,
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It depends on the app. I have issues with hello sms, but had them with the Nexus 5 too. Chomp SMS works more reliably, but I never know if I'm missing messages. I've resorted to using hangouts with the SO for images, and use texting for sms only.
Convincing other users to jump on yet another messaging app is always a hassle.

havanahjoe said:
It depends on the app. I have issues with hello sms, but had them with the Nexus 5 too. Chomp SMS works more reliably, but I never know if I'm missing messages. I've resorted to using hangouts with the SO for images, and use texting for sms only.
Convincing other users to jump on yet another messaging app is always a hassle.
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I went back to the stock messaging app because it was the only one that seemed to send and receive everything reliably while on wifi calling mode.
I mean, for one example, Google Hangouts doesn't even offer to resize pictures - and when you have a hard message size limit, that's a deal breaker. (The stock app indicates 1 MB is it.)

[Q] T-Mobile HTC One M8 MMS issues??

Hey fellas,
I had the HTC One M8 last year (now the Sony Xperia Z3), and my sister is looking to possibly get the M9 when it comes out next month via T-Mobile. The M8 was a great phone, but I remember in order to get MMS messages, I had to ditch the stock text messaging app and get Chomp SMS, which worked great with MMS messages too (unlike the stock one which didn't).
For those that have T-Mobile and STILL have the M8, how are things regarding MMS messages? Are you having any issues with this at all, or no? If so, please detail them here. Also, when you respond, please state which app you're using (i.e. stock, Chomp SMS, Textra, etc).
Thanks,
RockStar2005

I use chompsms, but you need to remember that all 3rd party sms programs will not send mms over wifi-calling. So if you use wifi-calling and you need to send mms (can't remember about receiving) you need to use the stock sms client.
-brad

brad,
Yeah I found all that out VERY early when I switched to T-Mobile. lol I just leave WiFi Calling off. I don't bother with stock texting apps b/c HTC's and my current Z3's stock texting apps suck and can't handle MMS properly.
So you have had NO issues with MMS then? You didn't have to do anything special besides disabling Wi-Fi Calling and using Chomp?
Yeah I use Textra (since switching to my Sony) which is made by the same company that created Chomp SMS. I actually like it better. You may wanna try that out too if you're up for a change. My guess is it will still work just fine.
Thanks,
RockStar2005

correct, other than leave wifi-calling off that was it and I have been doing this on both the stock 4.4.4 and the stock 5.0.1 roms
-brad
RockStar2005 said:
brad,
Yeah I found all that out VERY early when I switched to T-Mobile. lol I just leave WiFi Calling off. I don't bother with stock texting apps b/c HTC's and my current Z3's stock texting apps suck and can't handle MMS properly.
So you have had NO issues with MMS then? You didn't have to do anything special besides disabling Wi-Fi Calling and using Chomp?
Yeah I use Textra (since switching to my Sony) which is made by the same company that created Chomp SMS. I actually like it better. You may wanna try that out too if you're up for a change. My guess is it will still work just fine.
Thanks,
RockStar2005
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brad,
Ok, great to know! Thanks so much!!
My sister MAY get the M9 next month (hopefully over the S6, blahhh! lol), so it'll be nice to know that if she does, she won't have any issues.
Oh yeah, did you disable the stock texting app? If so, did you also turn off notifications for it (in its "App info" screen)?
RockStar2005

All i did was to disable notification, and 'set' the default sms app to chomp.
So if I need to use mms over wifi-calling I still can.
-brad

brad,
Ok so you didn't disable the stock text app, just turned off its notification option, and of course set default to Chomp.
When I used the stock text app on the M8, it would get the MMS messages, but none of the other party names would show up, so I had no idea who else was involved in the MMS group/pic text. That was my main reason for switching to Chomp.
Ok off-topic, but do you notice an improvement with pics on the M8 when you enable HDR? I remember it helped but just wondering. Reviews for the M9's camera haven't been too much better, but it is still in pre-release, so hopefully the final version will impress.
RockStar2005

Also, for your stock text app, which options under its Settings menu do you have enabled? If any.
Thanks,
RockStar2005

- Haven't really compared picture quality, my eyes are just not that good to notice
- Just checked for you, recieved unchecked, sent not unchecked, failure checked, vibrate when sent checked....on sms settings only sms characters is checked....mms is auto-retrieve checked... and in general checked are: show sent message history, show call history, save block message in block box

brad,
No big deal. I would try it, esp when you're outside. You can also make it your default too by creating a second "mode" in camera and making that your default (I called it "Camera 2").
Ok thanks man! I appreciate the details too.
P.S. I had the LG G2 before the M8 too. Nice!
RockStar2005

Phone doesnt always send txts right away

My phone doesnt always send txts right away, sometimes I will send 2 or 3 txts in a row and last one might send and other ones will say sending, I use verizon messaging app, restarting the phone or turning data on helps sometimes.

same
bogdan9652 said:
My phone doesnt always send txts right away, sometimes I will send 2 or 3 txts in a row and last one might send and other ones will say sending, I use verizon messaging app, restarting the phone or turning data on helps sometimes.
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I don't have a fix for this but have the same issue and thought it was the app I used for texting, Contacts, excellent program now that I see it wasn't them causing the issue.It seems to have gotten somewhat better for me as they have updated there app every once in awhile.

I have recently tried using the Messaging+ from Verizon since they are supposed to work over WiFi... but I am finding that I am never getting notifications for some. I also have LG G Watch that isn't picking it up either. When I open Messaging+ there are several unread messages waiting for me.
I also dislike how it doesn't include the message in the notification, I just get "Joe Blow sent 1 new message".
I REALLY REALLY REALLY love the look and feel of "Hello SMS" for SMS but it works horrible for MMS. I can receive the MMS pictures but cannot send MMS pictures. When I do receive pictures, because I use a custom DPI, I only see a small corner of the image. I have to download, save, and open the picture up in Gallery. But because I usually chat with my GF using Hangouts and usually don't send pictures via texting, this typically is a non-issue for me. But the few times you need it, it is a pain.
If HelloSMS would get their act together with the MMS bugs, it would be very highly recommended. It is slim and pretty basic. But I love the style, notification dropdown shade, and simplisity.
There is another app that I like called Evolve. I could set it up similar to HelloSMS but for some reason I just didn't like it. It worked great.
Another one that I am looking at is HoverChat. It incorporates the Floating head bubbles similar to Facebook Messanger. Never tried it though.

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.
Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

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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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.