Okay so I am not using their stock Messaging app, I am using Google Messenger and I am able to send/receiver SMS, but cannot send MMS, it just says "tap to try again".
I have gone into the permissions and granted all the permissions available....
Any help? I can also make and receive phone calls, MMS is the only issue...
I got the same issue on T-Mobile, Google Messenger can send SMS but cannot send/receive MMS, also the same thing happens with Textra.
check with this user also in the u.s
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70000003&postcount=81
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you may want to check with this user also in the u.s
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70000003&postcount=81
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Yup, not working.
I tried what that guy suggested and it just won't work.
I granted it all my permissions, I also tried making it default messenger as well as putting it on priority.... I'm on the Chinese ROM not the Vendor / Multi language ROM
Have you double checked the APN is setup correctly? Also do you have mobile data when not on wifi? AT&T's HSPA network literally does not work in some areas, mine being one of them. This will in fact affect MMS.
It can't be an APN issue if SMS/MMS works with the stock messenger app, the problem seems to be that somehow the phone isn't letting MMS messages send/receive from any 3rd party apps.
glad I'm not the only one with the issue bro.
I slowly starting to get used to the stock app, slowly...
Just a few tests that I have run.
I have updated the APN as stated for other International phones unlocked in the past. For example Huawei Mate 8. After doing that the phone was able to MMS.
In following the same process the phone cannot perform the MMS. It can SMS but will not MMS or maintain a group type SMS.
I think the main issue comes from the locale setting on the Xiaomi. All other other International ( Chinese phones) do have under country or locale the USA as an option.
This may not seem important but it does for AT&T.
The combination of the APN and the Locale settings tells the OS and the Carrier that the Phone is authorized but also that it is in the USA were the MMS is allowed.
Not having both of these creates a conflict on the Xiaomi Mix that other International phones don't have . Huawei, ZTE, Vivo, LeEco, Asus,etc.
I have also noticed that certain Apps like Outlook or Blackberry App when setting a calendar invite also have problem with Time Zone setting a revert to the wrong locations
Overall I think we need a way to insert USA as a region or locale so the phone and carrier can play nice at the APN settings
Same issue for me....sigh
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I'm using BlissPop and have been unable to send/receive MMS using the stock Messaging app.
Google Messenger works
Sliding messaging works
Hangouts works
Not an APN issue, unless there are hidden ones somewhere.
Interestingly, in sliding messaging when I ask it to automatically insert the APN, two options come up: the right one (optus), which I have in settings, and the wrong one(virgin), not listed anywhere else.
Could be possible that the virgin APN is hidden somewhere and being defaulted too in Messaging? I am actually on Virgin (Australia), but they use the optus network so the optus APN is the correct one.
Any thoughts on this, besides telling me to just use one of the other apps?
You or your ROM running an ad blocker? On Verizon I have to whitelist the MMS server
Sent from my Benzo'd Google N6 on VZ
Interesting thought, but I imagine that no MMS would come through if it was blocking the server. My issue seems to be isolated specifically to MMS.apk
Is anyone else having issues sending/receiving MMS via third party applications? Seems to be working fine for the stock application but so far I've tried hangouts and Google Messenger and neither are able to send or receive.
Device: Mi Note Pro
MIUI Version: 5.8.27*
Carrier: USA T-Mobile
SMS works fine in each of the applications and I only use one SIM
After testing a few more apps it appears that those are the only two applications that MMS does not work in. More research shows that Hangouts doesn't support dual sim devices at all but I am still not sure about why Google Messenger wouldn't be working. Oh well ?
skw5115 said:
After testing a few more apps it appears that those are the only two applications that MMS does not work in. More research shows that Hangouts doesn't support dual sim devices at all but I am still not sure about why Google Messenger wouldn't be working. Oh well ?
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Most likely because it won't accept an Mms from a China based server. Miui routes all Mms through their servers and some of the rules break some privacy rules in other parts of the world
Hello,
I am using a BLU Vivo XL with metroPCS service and I am having a two MMS issues: 1) Every MMS is duplicated, and 2) MMS service is very unreliable over WiFi. Also, I have 1 sms issue where my messages from some contacts do not thread/aggreagate correctly. For example, I send a sms to ContactA and when they respond, it is in a new thread, I can then continue the conversation in that new thread.
I have updated my APN information to the t-mobile settings. I have had a "phone reset" by a metroPCS CSR over chat. Any ideas on how to rectify these issues?
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I have a similar problem on AT&T. I get duplicate group messages while using google messenger. It only happens with group messages and is fine with normal MMS. Sorry I was unable to help, but you are not alone.
nofunsally said:
Hello,
I am using a BLU Vivo XL with metroPCS service and I am having a two MMS issues: 1) Every MMS is duplicated, and 2) MMS service is very unreliable over WiFi. Also, I have 1 sms issue where my messages from some contacts do not thread/aggreagate correctly. For example, I send a sms to ContactA and when they respond, it is in a new thread, I can then continue the conversation in that new thread.
I have updated my APN information to the t-mobile settings. I have had a "phone reset" by a metroPCS CSR over chat. Any ideas on how to rectify these issues?
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I'm trying to use my BLU Vivo XL with Chomp Messenger (AT&T). It seems to work other than it won't play any notification sounds no matter which one I choose. It's not blinking the message led either.
I was having the same issue on T-Mobile, my solution was to go through each contact and make sure there were no spaces in any contact numbers. Example: 1 (123) 456-7890 would give me problems, but 1(123)456-7890 worked just fine.
nofunsally said:
Hello,
I am using a BLU Vivo XL with metroPCS service and I am having a two MMS issues: 1) Every MMS is duplicated, and 2) MMS service is very unreliable over WiFi. Also, I have 1 sms issue where my messages from some contacts do not thread/aggreagate correctly. For example, I send a sms to ContactA and when they respond, it is in a new thread, I can then continue the conversation in that new thread.
I have updated my APN information to the t-mobile settings. I have had a "phone reset" by a metroPCS CSR over chat. Any ideas on how to rectify these issues?
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Exactly the same with me on AT&T. Any time someone sends me an MMS, I get 2 pictures instead of just one. Crazy. I also get the issue where I send a SMS, and then when they reply, it starts a new thread instead of appearing in the one I just sent. Weird. Let me know if you figure this out.
I seem to have found the CAUSE of this problem, but I have yet to find a solution. I had the same problem as the OP when receiving MMS. Instead of getting one picture, I would always get 2. No matter who was sending to me. Also, as the OP stated, "messages from some contacts do not thread/aggreagate correctly. For example, I send a sms to ContactA and when they respond, it is in a new thread, I can then continue the conversation in that new thread."
I remembered that when I got this phone, I replaced the stock messaging app with Google Messenger (I thought the stock messenger was lacking). I had a hunch that the 2 messaging apps were somehow conflicting with each other. So I deleted google messenger and had my daughter send me a picture. Boom. Problem fixed. I received only one picture from her using the stock messenger app. So I re-installed the Google Messenger app from the play store and had her send me the same picture again. This time, I received TWO pictures. I have no idea how to fix this behavior as you cannot "disable" the stock messenger app. I probably could try a different messenger app other than Google Messenger, but that's the one that I like. Anyone have any ideas?
EDIT: I deleted Google Messenger and tried a different messenger just to test, and it worked as it should. So it must me some kind of incompatibility with Google Messenger, and I'm guessing other messenger apps.
xphyle1971 said:
I seem to have found the CAUSE of this problem, but I have yet to find a solution. I had the same problem as the OP when receiving MMS. Instead of getting one picture, I would always get 2. No matter who was sending to me. Also, as the OP stated, "messages from some contacts do not thread/aggreagate correctly. For example, I send a sms to ContactA and when they respond, it is in a new thread, I can then continue the conversation in that new thread."
I remembered that when I got this phone, I replaced the stock messaging app with Google Messenger (I thought the stock messenger was lacking). I had a hunch that the 2 messaging apps were somehow conflicting with each other. So I deleted google messenger and had my daughter send me a picture. Boom. Problem fixed. I received only one picture from her using the stock messenger app. So I re-installed the Google Messenger app from the play store and had her send me the same picture again. This time, I received TWO pictures. I have no idea how to fix this behavior as you cannot "disable" the stock messenger app. I probably could try a different messenger app other than Google Messenger, but that's the one that I like. Anyone have any ideas?
EDIT: I deleted Google Messenger and tried a different messenger just to test, and it worked as it should. So it must me some kind of incompatibility with Google Messenger, and I'm guessing other messenger apps.
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Yup, there appears to be a non-stock messenger app problem. Both Google Messenger and Textra were resulting in duplicate MMS.
I saw this thread and thought I would jump on here real quick. My GF also has metro PCS and she keeps trying to swap the default messaging client out with say GO SMS pro. And whenever she gets a new text she doesnt get any audible notifications. And the LED doesnt light up so she has to manually check her phone all the time. Has anyone else experienced that? Have a fix?
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I saw this thread and thought I would jump on here real quick. My GF also has metro PCS and she keeps trying to swap the default messaging client out with say GO SMS pro. And whenever she gets a new text she doesnt get any audible notifications. And the LED doesnt light up so she has to manually check her phone all the time. Has anyone else experienced that? Have a fix?
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Swipe down from the status bar, click the little icon on the right, select GO SMS pro, toggle the Set to important notice.
Phone type: Blu Life One X on Android 5.1 (whatever happened to Blu promises for a droid version update? Word of caution: Don't believe Blue marketing 'promises'. Nice phone, but don't buy it unless its the OS you are willing to live with until your next phone)
Ever since google began sending love notes about its texting app becoming obsolete and I began using a different texting app (forget which one), I started having problems with duplicate messages being received. Last night I installed Textra and thought the problem was finally gone. Today while looking at the same texts received during testing last night, I suddenly have duplicate texts from last night for some messages (they were single copies last night). Really bizarre. I have also noticed that with Textra, the double text replies seem to now be only with my group texts.
Reading various threads, I became suspicious that maybe something in the Google contact phone numbers has become corrupted. Sure enough, some of the group contact phone numbers could no longer be easily edited. I messed around with the suspect contact information until I could edit the phone number to its simplest form (from +1 (123) 345-7890 changed to 123-456-7890). Seems to be working now. Will need another day to see if the texting acts up once again.
Now to figure out what is corrupting my Google contact information...
it's the 6.0 marshmallow update ..my Blu Vivo was just fine until i updated my phone i suggest you factory reset your phone.
I would love to keep using Textra as my default message app, but it cannot send Live Messages on my Note 8 (AT&T). It errors out all the time. So I tried to change the MMS setting from "system" to "legacy" as some people have suggested. It also errors out while sending Live Messages.
So I switched back to the default message app, and it worked really quickly.
Does anyone have this issue with Textra sending Live Messages? Any more suggestions?
Thanks.
Gifs, live messages work just fine on T-Mobile. Its a carrier issue.
Reach out to your carrier and express your concerns.
Google messenger can receive gifs just fine, but may not work to send them.
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I would love to keep using Textra as my default message app, but it cannot send Live Messages on my Note 8 (AT&T). It errors out all the time. So I tried to change the MMS setting from "system" to "legacy" as some people have suggested. It also errors out while sending Live Messages.
So I switched back to the default message app, and it worked really quickly.
Does anyone have this issue with Textra sending Live Messages? Any more suggestions?
Thanks.
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I have had the same problem with Textra. It is a file size issue that I havent been able to figure out. It will send a regular live message (smaller) but wont send one with the popping, glowing words as they are bigger in size. I have tried switching the carrier limit, but that didnt work. As with you when I switch to the Samsung messaging app it sends fine.
Thanks for the replies.
Can't reach out to the carrier since the default app works fine.
But, as you all know that Textra is way better than the default app in every other way. So, it would be nice to have it working. I've submitted a help request to Textra, but I thought that I'd get help here faster, if there is one...
The carrier is the reason these MMS type messages work or not. They have to have the infrastructure in place to allow MMS (aka live messages AKA gifs AKA video messages )
T-Mobile have the backend to send and receive these types of messages. Other carriers dont yet have this functionality (or its not yet "turned on") which is why some people can send receive these and others can't.
I've had the problem with my unlocked Note 8 on Verizon. I can only get GIFs to work receiving (sending was always fine) by loading either Verizon's terrible Messages+ app, or using Textra and setting the MSS > MSS Behavior to Legacy, then rebooting. Called Samsung, they said it's a Verizon issue; called Verizon, they said they don't have any information on the Note 8's messaging to help with a fix. I call shenanigans, since Verizon needs to test a device before they allow it out into the wild on their network, but maybe that's just me being crazy.
So I observed something today on this issue. When I used the default app to send a live message, it compresses the crap out of it, and also reduced the background pixel dimension (original is 600X600, the sent version was 300X300). I also found that AT&T allows up to 1MB of MMS per send. So I checked the original file, and the size is about 5.7MB. I checked the one that was sent out by the default app, and it is at 326KB. That is a damn big difference!
From this, I am thinking that Textra's compression capability might not be as fast or good as the default app for this to work.
As a loyal Textra enthusiast, I would love answers too. Maybe Textra needs work on their end? Let's contact the developer.
Textra does not compress the live message like it can with other MMS pics. The standard app as stated above does compress heavily.
EE in the UK has a limit of either 100kb or 300kb (my MMS messages only send to 100kb!) therefore textra must do some compression but clearly it can't to the live messages.
So my take on this is Textra won't currently work unless they put in a fix to allow Live messages.
I've now switched to the samsung messaging app for the time being.
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PsiPhiDan said:
As a loyal Textra enthusiast, I would love answers too. Maybe Textra needs work on their end? Let's contact the developer.
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yup thats my take on the issue - its a textra problem
Hi Guys, I filed an issue with Textra. A member of their team contacted me and said that they will look into this next week.
I went into settings, MMS, and changed the file to carrier has no limit. Live messages send fine. On TMO.
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I went into settings, MMS, and changed the file to carrier has no limit. Live messages send fine. On TMO.
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When you say that you changed the file to Carrier, what setting are you talking about? I dont have a setting in MMS called file.
Beianrui said:
When you say that you changed the file to Carrier, what setting are you talking about? I dont have a setting in MMS called file.
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I meant "file size".
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I meant "file size".
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Gotcha!
I have tried playing with the file size on mine and even tried playing with the System and Legacy options along with the APN settings and it will just not send. Works just fine with the default messaging application but not with Textra.
I hate it too, I would so much rather use Textra.
Just wondering what phone company is everyone using that is having issues? Mine is AT&T
Mine is AT&T.
Their help website says that the MMS limit is 1MB, so that is where I have set mine.
I have managed to send one live message through Textra, but it was a super simple thing. Size must have been really small. Anyway, the app team will look at this next week.
Google's Messages app won't send Live Messages either. Am on T-Mobile.
Any updates from the devs?
Oyeve said:
I went into settings, MMS, and changed the file to carrier has no limit. Live messages send fine. On TMO.
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This worked perfectly for me, problem solved. Thanks man.
For those on TMO and using Textra, I've changed my MMS setting to no limit as well as to Legacy but Live Messages still not working. If I send Live Messages through Textra it appears to send but recipients still aren't receiving. I've tested with a few co-workers. So those of you on TMO that says it's working have you confirmed that they are actually being "received"?
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For those on TMO and using Textra, I've changed my MMS setting to no limit as well as to Legacy but Live Messages still not working. If I send Live Messages through Textra it appears to send but recipients still aren't receiving. I've tested with a few co-workers. So those of you on TMO that says it's working have you confirmed that they are actually being "received"?
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I also forgot to mentioned that I've changed the Live Message to "standard" as well
I can send MMS messages on AT&T. Is there any fix?
My phone is a dual-sim version from Austraila (XQ-AT52). I'm in the US.
As I was setting up my phone, and before I installed the ATT sim card, the native google text message app showed the ability to use MMS for Group chats. As soon as I put the sim in, that option disappears from the menu.
Now, in the group texts ported over from my old Sony, I get a note right in the message sequence saying that all messages will be sent to each person in the group individually, and by SMS not MMS.
It seems like this might be a function of this build not being a US build, and that somehow there's a firmware difference where the single Sim, non 5G phones in the US (and maybe Taiwan) doesn't have the issue.
I'm using a third party app called Textra, and it's working okay, but I'd really like to get back to the native Google App with full group text functionality. I'm not sure if it's an ATT issue (given the option exists until I plug in the ATT sim card) or if it's a build issue, and I need to modify the phone.
Help!
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My phone is a dual-sim version from Austraila (XQ-AT52). I'm in the US.
As I was setting up my phone, and before I installed the ATT sim card, the native google text message app showed the ability to use MMS for Group chats. As soon as I put the sim in, that option disappears from the menu.
Now, in the group texts ported over from my old Sony, I get a note right in the message sequence saying that all messages will be sent to each person in the group individually, and by SMS not MMS.
It seems like this might be a function of this build not being a US build, and that somehow there's a firmware difference where the single Sim, non 5G phones in the US (and maybe Taiwan) doesn't have the issue.
I'm using a third party app called Textra, and it's working okay, but I'd really like to get back to the native Google App with full group text functionality. I'm not sure if it's an ATT issue (given the option exists until I plug in the ATT sim card) or if it's a build issue, and I need to modify the phone.
Help!
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Try clearing data and cache in the message app
zero_vertical said:
My phone is a dual-sim version from Austraila (XQ-AT52).
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How did you buy one from Australia? They don't sell them there. Also try putting the ATT sim in the second sim slot.
Cheers, Ben
Anyone have any solutions/suggestions? I have the same model (XQ-AT52) and am in Canada and it does not have the group MMS option in Advanced settings. Is this basically a build issue?
Gonna bump this old thread. Anyone ever find a fix? XQ-AT52 here on ATT in the US also no group messaging in Google messages either, and Textra is pretty awful...
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Gonna bump this old thread. Anyone ever find a fix? XQ-AT52 here on ATT in the US also no group messaging in Google messages either, and Textra is pretty awful...
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That might be a problem with the carrier
Fixed it. used Newflasher and replaced my HK firmware with TW firmwarre, and replaced the oem_cust files from that, with the US firmware files, and now group messaging in android messages works.
Just because I'm curious; why do you still use MMS?