Hey guys...
I need to text a group in my contacts and I would like to select certain contacts within that group. I used to be able to do this in jelly bean, but can't seem to do it in kit Kat. I know GoSms does it, but I find that app way to heavy and it generally slows down the phone. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
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Zinger17 said:
Hey guys...
I need to text a group in my contacts and I would like to select certain contacts within that group. I used to be able to do this in jelly bean, but can't seem to do it in kit Kat. I know GoSms does it, but I find that app way to heavy and it generally slows down the phone. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
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Try Textra. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra
It is similar to the stock 4.3 messaging app, but does groups.
Thanks for the reply, but with Textra, you can text to a group but you can select certain members of that group. That app is so close to being perfect though. Any other suggestions? This is impossible with hangouts I guess?
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Zinger17 said:
Thanks for the reply, but with Textra, you can text to a group but you can select certain members of that group. That app is so close to being perfect though. Any other suggestions? This is impossible with hangouts I guess?
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Try Smart Messenger.
I'm not sure if you can do what you're describing with Hangouts, but I do know that group SMS in Hangouts are automatically sent as MMS. If you or anyone else you text with gets charged per MMS, that's going to be an issue.
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What's the best app to send group text message???
Thanks
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Contacts groupu, been using it for a while very good.
G2X
once used an app on my heroc that had a whale as its picure, can't remember its name now...
Go SMS Pro
KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
What's the best app to send group text message???
Thanks
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i like Go SMS Pro
I give all of them a try and i let you know which one I like.
I give all of them a try and i let you know which one I like.
THANK YOU.
go sms, or handcent.
handcent sms lets you do batch texting. is that what you're looking for?
I use group text ad free and it works like a charm.
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+1 Go SMS Pro...good stuff.
mt3g said:
go sms, or handcent.
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^ what he said, using handscent atm
wIIse said:
once used an app on my heroc that had a whale as its picure, can't remember its name now...
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Do you mean the Beluga app?
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+1 for go sms for texting
But if you have a big close knit group of friends that do alot of things or convo's together then might want to check out...
PingChat
Its just like your text/mms stock app or go sms but the difference is with this app is when you do a mass text message to a group their replies stay within that convo and all persons involved also can see others replies as well.
Downside is that they all have to have the app for it to work hence why i said a close knit of friends.
Go sms pro all the way and its free
G2x pwned, cm7 (trinity uv 11) killer combo "density 190"
i highly recommend groupme... it gives you inapp chat or sms option, and also can do conference calling
+1 GO SMS Pro
SMS Pro...
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Group Texting
I'm using Disco! Free from the android market.
Only thing, you get sms advertisments once in a while.
It's kind of like conference texting. You set up a group list, send the sms and its sent to everyone to see and respond.
Has anyone gotten group messaging with iPhone users to work correctly on the stock hangouts application? I can send group messages but do not receive any responses. No individual messages and nothing in the group window. I also tried textra and had the same results.
Suggestions?
Gotta be your apn settings. Mine works great on hangouts app
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newtonfb said:
Gotta be your apn settings. Mine works great on hangouts app
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what are you APN setting for ATT that allows you to do group messaging successfully?
Well I'm on T-Mobile. Anyone have apn settings for that?
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Do you guys in the U.S get free MMS?
The fact that Hangouts sends Group Messages as MMS makes it an expensive proposition here in the U.K?
in the US, every text plan i've had makes no distinction between SMS or MMS, plus i can't remember the last time i encountered anyone with a limited amount of SMS/MMS per month anymore...
I tried using the Google hangouts messenger app that came stock with the Nexus 5 and it has the option for group messaging so I tried that and noticed that I don't get any of the messages that people reply with to that group chat. Is there any way to fix this? Like allow me to group message with iPhone people and stuff?
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So, weird thing I've noticed about MMS messaging. Every time someone from a group sends a new text, I get the notification as normal but when I bring down the notification center and click on the text, it takes me to that persons individual thread of messages instead of the group that the text actually came from. I always have to click the back button and then click on the group message to see the new text.
Thoughts?
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I think that's 'normal'. It always worked like that on my Rezound. Haven't had any group messages on the M8 yet.
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superjshorty said:
So, weird thing I've noticed about MMS messaging. Every time someone from a group sends a new text, I get the notification as normal but when I bring down the notification center and click on the text, it takes me to that persons individual thread of messages instead of the group that the text actually came from. I always have to click the back button and then click on the group message to see the new text.
Thoughts?
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Thats the stock messaging app for you. Same way on the M7. Hence why I switched to Hangouts or 8SMS.
Since posting this, I've tried several other SMS apps and have found that Hello SMS handles MMSv very well. Is also just a really nice looking app. Very simple.
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Any one else having any group messaging problems since the new firmware? Along with the annoyance mentioned above it seems like when replying to a group chat... the messages go to each individual member and not the entire group (chat). Ideas? Thank you
kciccaglione said:
Any one else having any group messaging problems since the new firmware? Along with the annoyance mentioned above it seems like when replying to a group chat... the messages go to each individual member and not the entire group (chat). Ideas? Thank you
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This.
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kciccaglione said:
Any one else having any group messaging problems since the new firmware? Along with the annoyance mentioned above it seems like when replying to a group chat... the messages go to each individual member and not the entire group (chat). Ideas? Thank you
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NoFanboy said:
This.
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Open messaging app > settings > MMS settings > make sure "group conversation" is checked. For me it was unchecked by default. That's the only thing I can think of!
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Open messaging app > settings > MMS settings > make sure "group conversation" is checked. For me it was unchecked by default. That's the only thing I can think of!
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I rechecked that after the ota but it didn't work or change anything
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Since posting this, I've tried several other SMS apps and have found that Hello SMS handles MMSv very well. Is also just a really nice looking app. Very simple.
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Yeah.That doesn't work fine on stock messaging. Maybe, I'll try that as well.
I'm also having trouble getting mms Messages. I missed a couple and I'm also noticing that my 4G symbol changes from small symbol to larger one with the arrows below it. I assume this is trying to download the message over cellular. This happens about once a minute
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If you are not a fan of Verizon's SMS app-
Play Store Free App - Search "8SMS"
Stock KitKat SMS/MMS Messaging App
It has many settings including dark theme, sms pop up, run stand alone, etc etc.
Enjoy!
Looks like a nice app! Wish I would have found this before SimplyText.
Stupid question, but do either of these handle iPhone group MMS? I've been using Go SMS Pro for a while now just for that reason, but otherwise can't stand it.
hEaTLoE said:
Stupid question, but do either of these handle iPhone group MMS? I've been using Go SMS Pro for a while now just for that reason, but otherwise can't stand it.
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Yes 8sms does group messaging. It has an option to convert group to MMS or not.
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thuddome said:
Yes 8sms does group messaging. It has an option to convert group to MMS or not.
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Great, thanks!
I've been using this app since a little after I flashed KitKat on my s3. Really good app, constantly updated. Without root, this is a must for me.
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i love this sms apk.. i integrated as stock n only messaging apk
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Does it have scheduling?
hEaTLoE said:
Stupid question, but do either of these handle iPhone group MMS? I've been using Go SMS Pro for a while now just for that reason, but otherwise can't stand it.
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I think Textra handles them well too. There is a app setting regarding iPhone group messaging in it, but never had to mess with it since it worked right out of the box...
Gonna give 8sms a try now.