Hey, so about two weeks ago I had to get my M8 repaired. The battery was essentially shot, and the micro usb port was messed up. Could rarely get the phone to charge when it was plugged in, and it'd often drain more power than it was taking in.
Anyway, I picked up the phone yesterday and it crashed once I started to try using it. I figured it was just an issue with the rom (forget what I had on it), and decided to mess with it when I got home that night. So I get home and start trying to get the phone to work. It would always get stuck at the white "HTC One" screen. I'd reboot to recovery, wipe it, and restore from a previous backup, but it'd keep happening. I tried various backups and nothing would get past that white screen until I finally tried my original backup of the stock OS. That finally got me through and the phone is functional now. But when I booted it up, no messages came through.
My phone was off for two weeks, and I know people sent me texts during that time, but they're not showing up. I thought maybe the techs had received the texts, but when I opened messenger there weren't any recent texts, just ones from before I got my phone repaired.
Any idea why these texts aren't coming through, and how to get them? I'd like to know if anything important was sent during the past two weeks.
Wait, I think I'm just an idiot. The texts would have came through while they were testing the phone, so they wouldn't pop up as notifications when I first got it back. Then it crashed and got stuck in a bootloop, so I wiped and restored from a previous backup. Since I wasn't able to do any backups before the wipe, that would have wiped the texts I received.
Damn, that sucks. Is there anyway I could get them back?
michaeltj10 said:
Wait, I think I'm just an idiot. The texts would have came through while they were testing the phone, so they wouldn't pop up as notifications when I first got it back. Then it crashed and got stuck in a bootloop, so I wiped and restored from a previous backup. Since I wasn't able to do any backups before the wipe, that would have wiped the texts I received.
Damn, that sucks. Is there anyway I could get them back?
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unfortunately not, been here before.
I try n back up my sms once a week or so. just incase.
theres a nice app that will backup from pretty much any messaging app that has worked well for me jumping from google messaging on GPE ROM to HTC Sense
andybones said:
unfortunately not, been here before.
I try n back up my sms once a week or so. just incase.
theres a nice app that will backup from pretty much any messaging app that has worked well for me jumping from google messaging on GPE ROM to HTC Sense
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Well, I expected as much. Thanks anyway though.
What's the app you use to backup sms? Do you just have Titanium Backup scheduled to do it regularly?
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Well, I expected as much. Thanks anyway though.
What's the app you use to backup sms? Do you just have Titanium Backup scheduled to do it regularly?
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I'm actually one of few who don't use TB.
however the app i use is:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en
andybones said:
I'm actually one of few who don't use TB.
however the app i use is:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore&hl=en
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Ah, I'm definitely going to install that. Thanks!
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Ah, I'm definitely going to install that. Thanks!
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Very welcome, my friend!
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hey, so maybe you can help. i turn my phone off today because it was dying, thought i save that last 10 for the 30 minutes before closing at work, just in case i need it. turn on, and boom. everything like new, had to assign google account, and then even though all apps were still there, they all force close, constantly, no matter what. what should i do? i made a back up, did a wipe and restored, but still the same. will i HAVE to re-install gc v2 (my rom) and just restore the crap individually with TB? =[=[=[ this is random and extremely aggravating. so:
*NO, I DID NOT RECENTLY DL AND APP OR MAKE ANY CHANGES*
*NO, THERE WAS NO UPDATE*
ive had this rom for a while now... wtf?
I had the same problem a week ago, you're gonna have to reflash. That's what I did, and of course, it worked. Idk why it does that. It is very frustrating. Since then I've told titanuium backup to do a backup once a week.
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I had the same problem a week ago, you're gonna have to reflash. That's what I did, and of course, it worked. Idk why it does that. It is very frustrating. Since then I've told titanuium backup to do a backup once a week.
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affirmative, already did. =/
and roger that, will do. good idea...NOW.lol
I just came back with my atrix 2 and rooted once again. I reinstalled my backed up apps on the device with titanium backup pro. Everything installed fine and I restart the device. The device loads up fine and now my home button and search button are broke. I can click them and the phone will vibrate but no action follows. Anything I can do before I go and install everyone all over one at a time?
Damn bro you having some bad luck! Are you backing up everything with TiBa or just the apps. Can't understand it breaking them buttons though. Maybe a factory reset? I quit using TiBa on my OG ATRIX due to having a lot of problems to, made me a app list and found it a lot easier to just go download them again versus the headache with TiBa. Good luck!
I went ahead and installed all of the apps from scratch. Fixed the problems it seems
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how did you RESTORE your apps??
NEVER do a batch restore ALL apps, only do restore MISSING apps
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how did you RESTORE your apps??
NEVER do a batch restore ALL apps, only do restore MISSING apps
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I tried that as well, still messed up both buttons. I never had any issues using the Captivate with Titanium Backup. I'm guessing TB will eventually do some testing and release an update with it being compatible? Ended up factory restoring the device 4 times and just gave up... oh well.
*Face Palm* Dead LCD pixel?
Holy crap I can't win with this device at all. Just spent over 2 hours getting the device set back up after Best Buy replaced. Now I have a friggin dead pixel... going to look for a program that maybe can unfreeze the dead pixel.
Hope you get the kinks worked out, but with a dead pixel I'd probably make that trip to BB again LoL. Good luck
I have never had an issue batch restoring apps with MyBackup, just make sure to restore apk's first then their data.
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I tried that as well, still messed up both buttons. I never had any issues using the Captivate with Titanium Backup. I'm guessing TB will eventually do some testing and release an update with it being compatible? Ended up factory restoring the device 4 times and just gave up... oh well.
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i have not had a problem restoring my apps+data on Titanium. it never did as you described with my buttons. i dont think its titanium thats the problem. likely an app that you had or something wrong with the hardware
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i have not had a problem restoring my apps+data on Titanium. it never did as you described with my buttons. i dont think its titanium thats the problem. likely an app that you had or something wrong with the hardware
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I was thinking that as well... If I need to restore again I'm going to install small groups with TB instead of all at once. Nothing too serious but I know my wife gave me some crazy eyes after I spit out a ton a swear words.
so yesterday my unlocked T-Mobile HTC One S got bricked, before you ask i never touched the ROM of the device, it was pure stock HTC One S with a lot of apps.
basically it entered into a strange loop: first the T-Mobile greeting message appeared and then the HTC One S logo, over and over and over again. the only thing that i could do was to power button + volume down and do a factory reset.
This happened one day after i updated its firmware OTA, and in the same day that i downloaded a free app called AutomateIt.
i'm only upset about the fact that i lost the pictures and vids that i took in the 6 weeks owning it, but i am worried that if it did this once, it could do it again so i need to know if this is something common to Androids, my One S or something else.
Very strange!!!
Root the phone and make a nandroid backup. Stock Rom's sucks!!!
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so yesterday my unlocked T-Mobile HTC One S got bricked, before you ask i never touched the ROM of the device, it was pure stock HTC One S with a lot of apps.
basically it entered into a strange loop: first the T-Mobile greeting message appeared and then the HTC One S logo, over and over and over again. the only thing that i could do was to power button + volume down and do a factory reset.
This happened one day after i updated its firmware OTA, and in the same day that i downloaded a free app called AutomateIt.
i'm only upset about the fact that i lost the pictures and vids that i took in the 6 weeks owning it, but i am worried that if it did this once, it could do it again so i need to know if this is something common to Androids, my One S or something else.
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Did you let the phone die? the phone don't like to do that. Get Dropbox or Google+ that will sync your pictures online.
The same happened with my stock htc one s 4.0.4 twice! I figured out that when you have more than 15-20 saved wlans, you have connected to in the past, in your wifi-list your phone ends up in a bootloop. I didn't manage to rescue any data even not with adb.. clearing the cache and so on. probably you used any automatic wifi functionality from automatelt.
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The same happened with my stock htc one s 4.0.4 twice! I figured out that when you have more than 15-20 saved wlans, you have connected to in the past, in your wifi-list your phone ends up in a bootloop. I didn't manage to rescue any data even not with adb.. clearing the cache and so on. probably you used any automatic wifi functionality from automatelt.
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now thats interesting, my phone is also 4.0.4, and yes i did have ~20 saved WLAN's, i can't figure how wlan would have any connection to a bootloop, but then again i dont know anything about programming.
so you always delete the wlans once you are done using them? after you found out did it brick again?
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now thats interesting, my phone is also 4.0.4, and yes i did have ~20 saved WLAN's, i can't figure how wlan would have any connection to a bootloop, but then again i dont know anything about programming.
so you always delete the wlans once you are done using them? after you found out did it brick again?
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yes, I take care that I don't have more than 5-10 in my list. since that it didn't brick again. but a few days ago I had ~10 in my list and it suddenly restarted again while I was in the wifi list screen and I was like pleeeaassse no bootloop! but fortunately it was no bootloop but my whole wifi list was reset. it must be an error in htc's software.. so we can only wait for updates..
I've had this happen with other Android devices, it's generally some rogue app that screws up the device and only a factory reset will clear it. I've never had more than 3 or 4 wifi points saved so can't comment on that as a possible cause.
It's not 'bricked' by the way, just slightly fubar'd
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The same happened with my stock htc one s 4.0.4 twice! I figured out that when you have more than 15-20 saved wlans, you have connected to in the past, in your wifi-list your phone ends up in a bootloop. I didn't manage to rescue any data even not with adb.. clearing the cache and so on. probably you used any automatic wifi functionality from automatelt.
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You are not the only one. I also encountered the same thing because of too much wlan connections and the only thing i could do is run into bootloader and restore factory settings, since i don't have a nandroid backup because i'm not rooted.. fortunately i synced my pictures thru dropbox, and a backup of sms in gmail.. but i don't know why it is happening to us, so this issue isn't an individual case..
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Alright, to begin. About a month ago I lost my GPS. Meaning, my phone could not locate itself. Move up to the end of last week...I was unable to send text messages, call out or receive calls. I WAS able to receive text messages. Also, I could use my mobile data (i.e. Internet). Then, I lost ALL capabilities and the phone went to asking me if I wanted to switch to GLOBAL ROAMING. Still, at this point I could ODIN flash to stock. However, I could not ROOT the phone. Even with flashing back to stock (unrooting), the phone would not call, or text, etc...Okay, still with me? So, yesterday, I took the phone to the local Verizon Corporate store to have them look at it. A new SIM card did not fix the problem. In fact, when he booted the phone, the boot and splash screen both came up with a picture of a big LOCK (that was unlocked) and the word "CUSTOM". He looked at us and said, "That's not supposed to be there.". It never was until that time (mind you, I had unrooted). The phone wouldn't even boot to the VZW stock recovery. He was awesome to work with and we did so for over an hour. He was going to replace the phone with a new one under insurance (even though I don't have insurance on the phone). But the phone was not in the system. They couldn't find it. "Like it doesn't exist". So, today I am still messing with it and have been all over the internet looking for a solution. I've ODIN'd the stupid thing so many times in the last two days. NOW, I DON'T have the big un-locked LOCK or the "CUSTOM" anymore, but I can't get past the setup screen because the phone is ROAMING! It will ask which language, then, at the next screen, it tells me to wait while it connects to Verizon Wireless and activates itself. At this point, the phone will make a phone call, ON ITS OWN, and I listen to people telling me that I may be eligible for a $100 gift card as well as other advertisements. I used to be able to pull down the notification bar and setup my wifi. Now, I can't do that.
I've tried every stock ROM available all the way back to 4.0.4. At first, that's what I would do and then, just apply the OTAs until i reached 4.1.2. Now, I can't even get that far.
I'm sure I've forgotten some things, but please ask away if that will help clear anything up. I've never had any problems with this device. Could it be a virus? Or is it doomed for the recycler? I have no idea what to do. Thanks.
Also, I remembered, when I was able to see my phone's info it showed I was connected to the network and everything looked as it should and would, normally. I still couldn't send texts, call, etc...on Verizon's customer representative end, they would also say that it would look like the phone was trying to do something but never would.
When I would request my IMEI#, it checked out fine. However, when I would use the dialer for the IMEI check, I would get the IMEI# followed by a /01 or /02. Not sure what that means, but thought I'd throw that out there, as well. Thanks
Now, when I'm in the aforementioned set up screen, my phone direct-calls Alltel. "Thank you for calling Alltel". WTH.
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just for a baseline where is the phone at now? As in what Rom, base(modem), bootloader locked/unlocked, kernel, prl, eri, imei still there not messed up?
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Your phone is shot. Same thing happened to my original s3. Started with gps, then started losing internet, and messages not working then making calls started to go. I tried everything I could. I had to call Verizon and get them to send me a replacement.
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bbolton_98 said:
just for a baseline where is the phone at now? As in what Rom, base(modem), bootloader locked/unlocked, kernel, prl, eri, imei still there not messed up?
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Hi. Unfortunately, I couldn't give the specifics because I don't really know. Other than, the last flash I did was Odin back to stock (un-root) and do all the OTA updates (up to 4.1.2). So, whatever all the stock, non-rooted S3s are running. Sorry I couldn't give more info. Thanks.
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Your phone is shot. Same thing happened to my original s3. Started with gps, then started losing internet, and messages not working then making calls started to go. I tried everything I could. I had to call Verizon and get them to send me a replacement.
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Thanks. Yeah, I was on the phone from 11pm last night until 1am this morning with Verizon and they couldn't get it working. Put in another "network fix" ticket but haven't heard back. Looks hopeless. My contract is up and I am really looking forward to the S4, but money is tight and I was going to wait a bit before that purchase. I was using an old Samsung SCH-U900 Flipshot as my backup. I don't have to tell anyone, but that sucked. Now, I can't even use that because they need the line clear for the work order. So, I'm helpless. How the heck did I survive before cell phones?!
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Welp, as a follow up, sent the phone off to Samsung. They sent it back with an updated PRL...and it WORKS!!! :good:
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Thanks for the update, good to know to watch for prl. Glad you got it fixed.
Cruzin' tha GS3 w/Synergy Rom & Anthrax Kernel
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Hey, no problem and thanks. I was going crazy with the old Droid X. Anyway, because of the outcome, I thought it would be a good reason to post and maybe help others. ORIGINALLY, when we first called Verizon, that's the first thing I wanted them to try. Or at least let me try. I just couldn't get past the language set up screen and the phone making calls on its own. All they would do is a factory reset. Still not sure why the phone went berserk and changed up on me. Oh well, it's back now and I couldn't be happier.
So for the past week I have been using gboard and android messages to be able to send gifs, bitmoji, etc. All of a sudden for no reason I can't receive any MMS at all using any other message app than HTC messages. Has anyone else seen this? I have tried textra, verizon message+, etc. Once I uninstall the other apps i can get the messages again, but only with the HTC app.
Known problem with android.
https://textra.uservoice.com/knowle...-mms-timeouts-no-mobile-data-mms-send-failing
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So the link above is for android 7.0... I have fixed the 7.0 problem in the past and did the whole new Sim activated on a newer vzw phone and had HD voice ect added and restarted my u11 with factor my reset. Fixed my mms issue for 6months until recently. Textra and any other app that isn't htc, fails to recieve mms. I have another u11 on 7.0 and it's not being used (long story) and put my sim in it and tested. Still no mms.
I did change my plan around the time the problem has started to occur again. Today I'm takin both u11s in and seeing if I can get mms to work by activating a new Sim. I'm frustrated cause I dont like htc sms app.
Anyone else having problems? Maybe the Sim card is just a bandaid?
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So the link above is for android 7.0... I have fixed the 7.0 problem in the past and did the whole new Sim activated on a newer vzw phone and had HD voice ect added and restarted my u11 with factor my reset. Fixed my mms issue for 6months until recently. Textra and any other app that isn't htc, fails to recieve mms. I have another u11 on 7.0 and it's not being used (long story) and put my sim in it and tested. Still no mms.
I did change my plan around the time the problem has started to occur again. Today I'm takin both u11s in and seeing if I can get mms to work by activating a new Sim. I'm frustrated cause I dont like htc sms app.
Anyone else having problems? Maybe the Sim card is just a bandaid?
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Do you have a stock rom back up ? If so back up your current rom and data then restore the stock rom back up then boot it and let it update apps then reboot to recovery and save your updated stock rom to a new back up then restore your back up that you were originally using and it should text fine. I said to update apps and do another stock back up so you have a new updated back up for future fixes. I have had to do this a couple times but its usually after flashing things like I did through magisk I did the viper4android and it broke texting and data but doing this always seems to be a fix for me and others. Its not permanent fix but it will get your texts and data working again until you flash something again.
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Do you have a stock rom back up ? If so back up your current rom and data then restore the stock rom back up then boot it and let it update apps then reboot to recovery and save your updated stock rom to a new back up then restore your back up that you were originally using and it should text fine. I said to update apps and do another stock back up so you have a new updated back up for future fixes. I have had to do this a couple times but its usually after flashing things like I did through magisk I did the viper4android and it broke texting and data but doing this always seems to be a fix for me and others. Its not permanent fix but it will get your texts and data working again until you flash something again.
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My u11 is a virgin. I haven't done mods to it. As for all the backups, I really just got lost lol Idk how create a new back up
vicsvx said:
My u11 is a virgin. I haven't done mods to it. As for all the backups, I really just got lost lol Idk how create a new back up
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Try doing a factory reset if that does not work run the newest stock RUU.
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Try doing a factory reset if that does not work run the newest stock RUU.
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OK, I'll give that a whirl tomorrow... Hopefully that'll work. I've been using message+ as of late and I hate it. Htc is worse lol I miss textra much
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OK, I'll give that a whirl tomorrow... Hopefully that'll work. I've been using message+ as of late and I hate it. Htc is worse lol I miss textra much
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That is kind of odd as usually people on stock rom do not have these problems its usually just the people unlocked and on custom roms and flash any mod and the problem rears its ugly head but doing the fix I listed is usually a fix or RUU worse case and your fixed.
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That is kind of odd as usually people on stock rom do not have these problems its usually just the people unlocked and on custom roms and flash any mod and the problem rears its ugly head but doing the fix I listed is usually a fix or RUU worse case and your fixed.
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Ya, it happened randomly. I haven't done any mods to this Phone cause it works fine for me the way it is. It'll it was a vzw branded phone then I would put a custom ROM... Hate bloatware. If anything, I might tinker to get bands 2&4...Maybe.
But I'll try a factory reset tomorrow after work... So assuming I should remove sim before hand?
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Ya, it happened randomly. I haven't done any mods to this Phone cause it works fine for me the way it is. It'll it was a vzw branded phone then I would put a custom ROM... Hate bloatware. If anything, I might tinker to get bands 2&4...Maybe.
But I'll try a factory reset tomorrow after work... So assuming I should remove sim before hand?
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If you remember to yeah I would as the one guy listed to but who knows if it works it works. I try to remember to because if you can help doing that its worth a try.
I"am working great without any bands mod.
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If you remember to yeah I would as the one guy listed to but who knows if it works it works. I try to remember to because if you can help doing that its worth a try.
I"am working great without any bands mod.
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Ya I'll pull it just to be safe. And ya I haven't had problems with band 13...everu now and again I'll lose signal randomly bit it picks up after a few minutes. Internet is real sluggish tho in a big crowd... More then my m8 tho. Posting a SC video won't take untill congestion goes down. Dk if that's normal but it's livable
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I did a factory reset... It didn't work. Everything is up to date, running O, latest patch, and texta. Both message+ messages wrk. Guess RUU Is next? Dk wth happend but I miss textra
Anyone figure it out
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Anyone figure it out
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Try allowing access to background data and turn off power saving.
I checked to see if what you suggested was in those settings.... They are and yet I still am unable to 3rd party apps. Even message+ gets pics if I'm using wifi. It's really annoying
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I actually have the same problem with my HTC U11 that's on Verizon services. I posted a new thread about before I seen this one. My problems started a week or so ago. I was using Android Messages at the time this stopped working. I have put my SIM card in 3 other phones with the same result. I then put my wife's SIM card in my HTC and was able to receive picture messages on the HTC using her number. So that said to me it's not a phone issue but my SIM card. I got a new one today and activated it using my G5. I was able to get picture messages on the G5 put the new card in my HTC and it was a no go. It's weird that her card would receive mms messages on my phone but my old card or new one won't. And now that I've put the new one in my HTC I can no longer get picture messages on my G5. I also noticed that on the G5 settings i was no longer able to turn on video calling. It said that service was not turned on and needed to be enabled on my plan. My wife still uses her G5 and it will let her turn on video calling. It's almost as if this problem is attached to my phone number and something fishy is going on with Verizon. Seems weird my new card worked in my G5 then lost that ability after putting my card in the HTC.
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I checked to see if what you suggested was in those settings.... They are and yet I still am unable to 3rd party apps. Even message+ gets pics if I'm using wifi. It's really annoying
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I tried that and it didn't work for me. Only the stock app works for MMS.
Ya, only stock app works properly. Message+ works right only on wifi. Surprised that there's not more ppl commenting on this or found a fix
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I tried that and it didn't work for me. Only the stock app works for MMS.
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Ya, only stock app works properly. Message+ works right only on wifi. Surprised that there's not more ppl commenting on this or found a fix
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It would be nice to use android messages again and have gif and bitmoji access.
Yup sam problem with me. Wish I could use textra again
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I actually have the same problem with my HTC U11 that's on Verizon services. I posted a new thread about before I seen this one. My problems started a week or so ago. I was using Android Messages at the time this stopped working. I have put my SIM card in 3 other phones with the same result. I then put my wife's SIM card in my HTC and was able to receive picture messages on the HTC using her number. So that said to me it's not a phone issue but my SIM card. I got a new one today and activated it using my G5. I was able to get picture messages on the G5 put the new card in my HTC and it was a no go. It's weird that her card would receive mms messages on my phone but my old card or new one won't. And now that I've put the new one in my HTC I can no longer get picture messages on my G5. I also noticed that on the G5 settings i was no longer able to turn on video calling. It said that service was not turned on and needed to be enabled on my plan. My wife still uses her G5 and it will let her turn on video calling. It's almost as if this problem is attached to my phone number and something fishy is going on with Verizon. Seems weird my new card worked in my G5 then lost that ability after putting my card in the HTC.
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