I am trying to set the handcent sms as default on my girlfriends chacha..
But i dont get to a place where i can choose it.
It has 2.3 i believe. It has the fancy circle lock screens so im guessing its 2.3.
In 2.2on my HTC desire z.. i get to choose a default sms app every time i download an sms app. This is not the case on the chacha. I cant even choose to set it by default in settings, programs. I cant choose to clear default of the stock sms function.
is the only way to do it by removing stock sms notifications, or is there another way?
krankdroid said:
I am trying to set the handcent sms as default on my girlfriends chacha..
But i dont get to a place where i can choose it.
It has 2.3 i believe. It has the fancy circle lock screens so im guessing its 2.3.
In 2.2on my HTC desire z.. i get to choose a default sms app every time i download an sms app. This is not the case on the chacha. I cant even choose to set it by default in settings, programs. I cant choose to clear default of the stock sms function.
is the only way to do it by removing stock sms notifications, or is there another way?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
On my Sensation if i long press on a contact it comes up with a menu. If i select to send a sms it asks which app to do this action by default. For which to use for incoming i have to turn off the notifications in the stock sms app and this is the same on my Desire, Legend and Wildfire too. Are you sure you can on the Desire Z? If so where?
It seems strange that i have Sensation, Desire, Legend and Wildfire and you have the Cha Cha and they all behave the same but the Desire Z doesn't.
Related
Ok, after I installed the gutted ROM I have the double messages again even I get a text. But there isn't anywhere to choose handcent as default, like it was prior to rooting. I go into the settings on both handcent and stock msg and there is no option to make either a default. I assumed when I sent my first text from handcent I would get the message, but nope. Can anyone tell me how to make handcent default so I can stop getting 2 messages?
swaze said:
Ok, after I installed the gutted ROM I have the double messages again even I get a text. But there isn't anywhere to choose handcent as default, like it was prior to rooting. I go into the settings on both handcent and stock msg and there is no option to make either a default. I assumed when I sent my first text from handcent I would get the message, but nope. Can anyone tell me how to make handcent default so I can stop getting 2 messages?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In the stock messaging app, go into settings and de-select Auto-retrieve and de-select Notifications. Close that and go to your People app and select someone to send a text message (don't do this in the Handcent app) and you should get a text box to choose which app to use and be sure to select Handcent as the dafault action.
Make sure notifications are turned off in the stock SMS app. That's all I had to do to get Handcent to be my default SMS app. You can also clear your settings, much like you'd do to switch between Sense UI and the stock home screen.
beartrap said:
In the stock messaging app, go into settings and de-select Auto-retrieve and de-select Notifications. Close that and go to your People app and select someone to send a text message (don't do this in the Handcent app) and you should get a text box to choose which app to use and be sure to select Handcent as the dafault action.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Perfect!! That worked great, thanks for the help guys.
I have the Inspire and I used to have Handcent SMS messaging application on my old phone. I would like to know, how could I make Handcent the default application for messages? Right now, I am using both Handcent and the stock Messages. When I receive a message, I receive two copies, one for each inbox. How could I set the messages to come only to Handcent?
Thank you
go into the default messaging app and turn off notifications.
Also in settings/applications find the default mms program and clear defaults.
I would like to completely stop it. Not just disable notifications. I dont know if I am making sense.
When I go to
Settings-Applications-Manage applications-"ALL"- Messages
the "clear defaults" button is grayed out, and I cannot click on it.
the htc messaging app can't be removed and is always listening for a message. turning off notifications is the best you're going to do. If clear defaults is grayed out then handcent is already set as your default.
gunnyman said:
the htc messaging app can't be removed and is always listening for a message. turning off notifications is the best you're going to do. If clear defaults is grayed out then handcent is already set as your default.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
truth. i tried deleting the original mms apk via adb before and using only handcent. the result was i could send messages with handcent, but could no longer receive anything.
the built in messaging app doesn't take up a lot of room or anything.
Both of the app's buttons are grayed out. By disabling all notifications, would i still receive messages in that inbox?
yeah but as you delete them in handcent they'll delete in htc. The program isn't an inbox anyway it's an interface. The messages aren't duplicated in your phone.
Ok, Thank you for your help and time.
no problem that's why we're here
hey
im still rcving the BOTH SMS
with Handcent and default SMS messenger.
theres NO OPTION for DEFAULT SET i cant click on it..
i already DID uncheck the notification at the MESSENGER DEFAULT
and i enabled the NOTIFICATIOn at Handcent SMS
and i still get notification at the Default SMS.. its really anoying
You need to turn off auto-retrieve in the default messaging app settings. It's near the bottom.
Ive been trying to figure out how to set custom ringtones for txts for individual contacts but havent gotten anything. Can anyone help?
Use handcent sms from the Market. Turn off notifications in your stock messaging app once you've installed it to avoid double notifications. In the thread for the person whose notification tone you want to change, tap the button in the top right (the person with a gear) and choose notification settings, then notification sound.
There's no way to do it through the AOSP contacts or sms app.
thank you but thats for android. I forgot to mention I use the touch pro 2. I appreciate the help tho.
Got a weird bug that's started today. When I receive a message I have my little screen bubble with a smiley in it for handcent and no a black and white envelope and my ring tone plays twice too? I disabled notifications in the stock app so no idea why I get this other notification? It stays there until i clear it or click, and clicking just takes me to handcent??
Anyone help?
Just upgraded to CM7 on HTC Desire HD btw
do you have any other message app installed on your phone that shows the messages or otherwise?
oh and if you have handcent set up as default message application, that will be why it goes to handcent. to me it sounds like another app notifying you. one that comes to mind for me would be pure messenger widget. or another app that uses multiple messaging methods (e-mail, sms etc)
traumatism said:
do you have any other message app installed on your phone that shows the messages or otherwise?
oh and if you have handcent set up as default message application, that will be why it goes to handcent. to me it sounds like another app notifying you. one that comes to mind for me would be pure messenger widget. or another app that uses multiple messaging methods (e-mail, sms etc)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No I dont but I figured it out. I went through and unistalled a couple of apps i installed last night. turned out it was beautiful widgets pack 2? couldnt access this app to change settings etc, but tis all fine now!
Hi! Is there a way to disable sense 3.0 lockscreen popup windows for text messages or missed calls? Handcent or go sms popups and executive assistant don't work because sense lockscreen popups have priority.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk
I would like to know also I find the lockscreen popups to be really annoying. Notification bar is way more elegant to handle this task.
POP UP notification
Hi, I am also interested how to disable this annoying function. However, I use now handcent sms and you can disable sms pop up with this app if you set handcent to be the default sms app and not the factory one.
SOLUTION
I've just learnt the solution:
Menu>settings>privacy....uncheck the first option to display messages on lock screen...
do you not want the text there or not want the whole thing? if it's just the actual text of the message there's a setting in the privacy settings i think. if it's the other, I don't know.
I don't want the whole thing, even missed calls...
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk