I've been using NQ Vault on my Samsung GS5 to hide contacts and messages. Starting with Android 5, it stopped being able to hide and restore messages. I reported this to NQ Mobile and their "fix" is to use their recommended messaging app, picoo, which is a POS. They claim the problem is caused by Android. I don't necessarily believe them. If picoo can read and write messages, why can't Vault? Does anyone know if there is a real reason why Vault should not be able to read and write messages and if so, what it is? Alternatively, does anyone know of an app that can be used to hide contacts and messages in Android 5+ (actually 6+, since I recently upgraded to a Samsung GS7)? Thanks in advance.
Anyone with a comment on this? I'm wondering if NQ Mobile is blowing smoke, if there is a real issue or whether there is a work-around.
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I want to know why some Apps read my SMS...
Downloaded "Go Keyboard" from the market and I think it is a nice App. But when I read the (German) comments, some people complaint about that this App can read your SMS.
What do you think?
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If the keyboard should be smart it needs to learn from your typing. One way is to read your SMS/texts or emails.
So you think this is important for the app to work properly and can be neglected?
Maybe sounds like a stupid question but I am still an Android beginner.
Anyway there is nothing important in my messages that I should worry about...
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Superskunk said:
So you think this is important for the app to work properly and can be neglected?
Maybe sounds like a stupid question but I am still an Android beginner.
Anyway there is nothing important in my messages that I should worry about...
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As nothing is save on the internet... it's up to you. The app isn't unknown and widely spread/used, I'd not worry about giving the requested permission.
Other apps however... different story. Rethink your decision everytime an app requests permissions.
If the app works w/o that specific permission is something I don't know. There's an app that can restrict specific permissions, requires root and I sadly don't remember the name right now.
Of course an app can work without certain permissions. But those permission make it more powerful and add functions. If you chopped off your arms, you couldn't entertain someone with juggling could you ?
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Of course an app can work without certain permissions. But those permission make it more powerful and add functions. If you chopped off your arms, you couldn't entertain someone with juggling could you ?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lleKvepxp5E
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I wondered the same thing! I recently switched to KelLMSKing MIUI Mod and now when I get an SMS, I get two notifications. One is Car Locator wants to read my SMS. It is a GPS App where I can save my car's position in a parking lot and find it easily again. I have no idea why it would want to intercept my SMS messages, so I Deny it.. I looked it up and apparently in some countries, you can pay for parking by text message, and receive reminders that time is running out. That's a feature I'll never use, so I'll just tell it to remember to always Deny that request. The other notification is from Touchdown, which gets my Exchange Server emails for work.. I'm not sure what SMS it would be looking for, so I'll deny them, too
As for the keyboard, I have no idea why it would want to read incoming messages or how that would help it to learn your style.
I think it's more of a perusal of the messages for commonly typed words so that it knows the best words to recommend and predict. Like a scan, to add your speech to the dictionary.
I don't believe any developer is sitting up at night reading my texts. If he is, he should hit me back and help me out with some of my problems. <_<
What is Facebook's excuse then?
edit SMS or MMS
Allows application to write to SMS messages stored on your device or SIM card. Malicious applications may delete your messages.
receive SMS
Allows application to receive and process SMS messages. Malicious applications may monitor your messages or delete them without showing them to you.
read SMS or MMS
Allows application to read SMS messages stored on your device or SIM card. Malicious applications may read your confidential messages.
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praveenmarkandu said:
What is Facebook's excuse then?
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Facebook just blatently wants info to target you for advertising... but because theyre so big most people don't care
Facebook needs that permission to verify your account. Afair there's an option to add your mobile# to your fb account.
An application in the market that has been around awhile should be fine. Google will remove malicious software as soon as they know about it. It is new apps asking these permissions that I would be weary of. I use the Go keyboard myself and love it with royal purple neon theme.
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Hello -
This question isn't an S7 specific question, but since I have an S7, figured I could post here. Is there an app out there that I can install that will allow me to manage my text messages in terms of deleting old messages? I've accumulated a few thousand now over the years and instead of holding onto them, I'm hoping clearing them could speed up the phone and use less CPU, thus battery, when accessing my messaging app. Currently use textra.
I'm finding it very difficult to find an app that will let me say "delete messages older than 90 days, or 6 months, or 1 year etc."
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I do use GO SMS PRO, and just deleted a message from 2007 just to check it was possible.
I cant remember how much it was, but you will find it on the market
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I tried using go SMS pro, but it doesn't have batch delete. I'm actually surprised this isn't a more sought after feature. i have 45k messages I could really unload.
Your phone should do this automatically if you're using stock Samsung Messages.
Open Messages - More - Settings - More Settings - Delete old messages [on]
I tried searching for this but it's so specific and I'm quite possibly using the wrong terms.
Let both of my LG G3 update to Android 6.0 (D85030p) and the default SMS messenger has stopped working with my text banking and retirement balance texts.
They will send and receive texts from other people but not these 6 digit numbers. No response from either one even trying to re-register the phone with each institution.
Google Messenger works just fine but lacks the only feature I like about the default G3 SMS, the ability to lock/keep a reply from being deleted. Even when deleting an entire conversation, the locked replies within are saved. That is the only feature I am missing.
Can anyone recommend another SMS app that has this feature or maybe there is a setting somewhere with the default SMS that I'm just not seeing ?
There are a million SMS apps in the play store and trying to read each one for details gets old after about 20 minutes. Hopefully there is a fix or another app that has this feature that someone here knows about.
Thank you.
Guess I'll answer my own question.
The Verizon messaging app has the features I'm looking for.
I'm running Oreo 8.1 with Project Fi and the SMS integration is terrible with Hangouts. I don't particularly like hangouts either but periodically apps try and send or receive SMS's and it screws up Hangouts when anything touches SMS. Does anyone know a way to actually REMOVE SMS services, drivers, whatever from Android? Basically like a tablet but with phone support. I searched high and low on forums but found nothing. Help would be greatly appreciated!
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I'm running Oreo 8.1 with Project Fi and the SMS integration is terrible with Hangouts. I don't particularly like hangouts either but periodically apps try and send or receive SMS's and it screws up Hangouts when anything touches SMS. Does anyone know a way to actually REMOVE SMS services, drivers, whatever from Android? Basically like a tablet but with phone support. I searched high and low on forums but found nothing. Help would be greatly appreciated!
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Just freeze hangouts with Titanium backup if you don't want it.
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I use hangouts as it is the only option to have cloud based SMS on Project Fi that I know about. Already removed the stock messaging app but many other apps use SMS. Facebook messenger in particular activates its SMS permissions somehow every once in a while and it screws crap up.
Hello,
I've been using the watch and I'm pretty satisfied with the experience but I am looking at expanding the user experience without my phone next to me. I have LTE watch. For example I can easily send text messages but most of the people are using FB Messenger or whatsapp- is there any way to send messages from watch on those two apps? I can only reply if I get the message but cannot start the conversaton. Thank you
Yep. This the problem which I also looked into.
There are only apps ( more/less smart) like "Informer" which work over notifications.
Catch is that there is no native Whatsapp app for Wear OS.
Untill someone make native Wear OS whatsapp client - situation will not change
Basically it should not be so hard. It can work somehow like Whatsapp client for desktop ( Windows ). An app like that i got for Tizen on Galaxy Watch
I use Samsung messages, but for some reason it does not display the Sender's name, only the number. I already have a number both in the international format and in the local, all the same, only a phone number. Anyone else?
you can sideload the app but whatsapp atm can't login twice