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one Note 10.1 two mobil devices - SMS

My wife and I each have our Android phone (S2 & S4), but uses the same Samsung Note 10.1 Tablet.
Is there any application sow we both can SMS from the same tablet, each with our phone?

You could try it with two different apps, MightyText for one user and TabletSMS for the other for example. Not sure if either of those support multiple users.

dmarchant said:
You could try it with two different apps, MightyText for one user and TabletSMS for the other for example. Not sure if either of those support multiple users.
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That's probably the best solution, if both of you prefer Mighty since it sync to Gmail switching user is "as easy" as logging in with a different Gmail.
Another way is to use mighty with the browser in the tablet, I don't think you'll get notifications but to send sms it should work just fine.
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Maybe you can try a ROM with multiuser ... i dont know if that would work

[Q] Gmail does not display full message

Evening all
Have just got a Smartwatch 2 and although I'm loving certain things about it, there are a few things that are proving to be frustrating.
I have paired mine with my Galaxy S4 and sadly the stock email app is not supported on the device. So I migrated my Hotmail account into Gmail (which is supported) but having done so, I can only see the first line or two of any email message. This is the case in both alerts and when I try to read the message.
I've tried K-9 but don't like the look of it on either my phone or the watch, so ideally I'd like to stick with the Gmail app if I can get it working properly.
Anyone else had this issue or know of a fix?
Cheers

tjjpowles said:
Evening all
Have just got a Smartwatch 2 and although I'm loving certain things about it, there are a few things that are proving to be frustrating.
I have paired mine with my Galaxy S4 and sadly the stock email app is not supported on the device. So I migrated my Hotmail account into Gmail (which is supported) but having done so, I can only see the first line or two of any email message. This is the case in both alerts and when I try to read the message.
I've tried K-9 but don't like the look of it on either my phone or the watch, so ideally I'd like to stick with the Gmail app if I can get it working properly.
Anyone else had this issue or know of a fix?
Cheers
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Not wanting to bump my own thread, but could anyone let me know if this is a common problem or just limited to me (and some reviewer who mentioned the same problem)?
Thanks

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tjjpowles said:
Not wanting to bump my own thread, but could anyone let me know if this is a common problem or just limited to me (and some reviewer who mentioned the same problem)?
Thanks
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It's the same for me with my Samsung Galaxy S2. However, via the app WATCHIT, I can read the whole text of the email. Watchit is supposed to only give the notification but it actually puts the whole text, while the specific app of gmail only shows 2 lines...
I am about to uninstall the Gmail App

Can tell me everyone what is the difference between 'toasts' and 'notifications' in the App WatchIt!? Sorry, I'm German and don't know what toasts in this way means. Thanks.
sblock.de - Galaxy Note 2 & 10.1 - Tapatalk 4

tjjpowles said:
Evening all
Have just got a Smartwatch 2 and although I'm loving certain things about it, there are a few things that are proving to be frustrating.
I have paired mine with my Galaxy S4 and sadly the stock email app is not supported on the device. So I migrated my Hotmail account into Gmail (which is supported) but having done so, I can only see the first line or two of any email message. This is the case in both alerts and when I try to read the message.
I've tried K-9 but don't like the look of it on either my phone or the watch, so ideally I'd like to stick with the Gmail app if I can get it working properly.
Anyone else had this issue or know of a fix?
Cheers
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Yes, same for me with a Nexus 4.

gargamel26l said:
It's the same for me with my Samsung Galaxy S2. However, via the app WATCHIT, I can read the whole text of the email. Watchit is supposed to only give the notification but it actually puts the whole text, while the specific app of gmail only shows 2 lines...
I am about to uninstall the Gmail App
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Great tip, thanks for this!
Watchit now installed, Gmail uninstalled and I can now see the full message. Bizarre that this needs to be done but it works!

The gmail app is only supposed to give you the first few lines of the email. It has always been like this - even on the previous smart watches.
Watchit will give you the full email but there is a limitation. If you do not read that email on your phone before getting a second email, you will not get the full email on your watch. Watchit appears to give the same text as what appears in the notification bar on your phone. Receiving more than 1 gmail without clearing the notification will result in watchit not providing the full email to your watch as the information is not available to watchit.

Notifications appear in your notification bar on the phone, meanwhile toasts are those little messages that appear at the bottom of your phone on top of everything and disappear quickly

gargamel26l said:
It's the same for me with my Samsung Galaxy S2. However, via the app WATCHIT, I can read the whole text of the email. Watchit is supposed to only give the notification but it actually puts the whole text, while the specific app of gmail only shows 2 lines...
I am about to uninstall the Gmail App
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Hi gargamel26l
Do you have problem on your hp when you activate accessibility to use WatchIt? Whenever I activate accessibility, all video will be very laggy. Any idea how to go about this. Thanks.

[Q] How to change the default SMS app to ChompSMS?

I've installed ChompSMS, but when I go into Settings - Wireless & Networks - Default SMS app - only Hangouts is listed. I've tried rebooting the phone, but still nothing. Does ChompSMS need to be updated so it'll show up on this list? Is there another way to make it the default app?
Thanks!

funksoulbrother said:
I've installed ChompSMS, but when I go into Settings - Wireless & Networks - Default SMS app - only Hangouts is listed. I've tried rebooting the phone, but still nothing. Does ChompSMS need to be updated so it'll show up on this list? Is there another way to make it the default app?
Thanks!
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I got this problem too :silly:

It needs updating with 4.4 support.

Tung_meister said:
It needs updating with 4.4 support.
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What he said lol.
There are particular parameters that an app has to have in 4.4 for Hangouts to recognise it as an SMS app.

What the others said.
Long-winded answer:
Basically, before 4.4, there was no such thing as an "SMS app" on Android. Apps like ChompSMS didn't actually directly receive and process SMSes. They listened for SMS received events and intercepted the SMS message as it went into the default SMS app. This was an incredibly hacky method, would cause weird issues (like you'd get notifications from two SMS apps), and wasn't at all supported officially by Google.
Now in 4.4, they added the ability for apps to act as proper replacements for SMS. But they must stop using the old APIs/intents and use the new 4.4 APIs to do this. If/when the app developer does this, then you'll see it as an option.

I have the same issue you too and have been unable to find any SMS 'app' that can be set as the default.... Anyone have any success?
I've tried - Chomp, Now and Textra and none are 'selectable'!
Thanks.

coops9999 said:
I have the same issue you too and have been unable to find any SMS 'app' that can be set as the default.... Anyone have any success?
I've tried - Chomp, Now and Textra and none are 'selectable'!
Thanks.
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Tried those and 8sms. No joy ;(

Handcent works
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This is what you need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512414&page=3
Works flawlessly.

I emailed the developer last week and got a reply to say a fixed version would be out this week. It's not out at the time of writing this post, but on the Google Play website someone gave it a 1 star review for not working on the Nexus 5 and one of the devs replied to say "It's fixed. Please email us with the subject line NOT FAQ." Maybe they are sending people an APK if they email them?

pseudoware said:
Tried those and 8sms. No joy ;(
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8sms absolutely does work, make sure you have the most updated version from the Play Store and then go to Settings>More... (under Wireless & Networks), then tap Default SMS app and change to 'Messaging', which is 8sms. Could not recommend this app higher.

I just got a reply from the developer. They are supposedly releasing a version that's compatible with the Nexus 5/Android 4.4 today. They also linked me to a beta version that works, although I haven't tested it: -
http://www.chompsms.com/beta/chompsms-kitkat.apk

funksoulbrother said:
I just got a reply from the developer. They are supposedly releasing a version that's compatible with the Nexus 5/Android 4.4 today. They also linked me to a beta version that works, although I haven't tested it: -
http://www.chompsms.com/beta/chompsms-kitkat.apk
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Thanks for the link! Working great on my Nexus 5 now. This is version 5.89, the version on the Play Store was released Nov 12 and is v5.88.

Chomp user here too, though when I installed the beta it didn't seem to have notifications turned on by default, so I missed a few texts. Worth checking if you install it.

Version 5.89 has been released to the Play Store, has KitKat compatibility.

Gmail and Calendar question

I've read different reviews and I'm a bit puzzled since I still don't have the watch i ordered weeks ago.
I have a S6 and I read that even with a Samsung phone you need to download android Wear to be able to respond to Gmail emails? Is this true? I was under the impression i can reply to emails and delete them without anything installed.
Also with the Calendar is it true you can't create calendar events?
Thanks

arf8 said:
I've read different reviews and I'm a bit puzzled since I still don't have the watch i ordered weeks ago.
I have a S6 and I read that even with a Samsung phone you need to download android Wear to be able to respond to Gmail emails? Is this true? I was under the impression i can reply to emails and delete them without anything installed.
Also with the Calendar is it true you can't create calendar events?
Thanks
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Not sure about GMail but replying to Samsung's inbuilt email app is possible. However, typing an email reply on the tiny keyboard is a bit of a chore. It takes patience.
It is true that you can't set up calendar events directly from the watch. This is a big disappointment but it is possible it could be included in a future update.

apprentice said:
Not sure about GMail but replying to Samsung's inbuilt email app is possible. However, typing an email reply on the tiny keyboard is a bit of a chore. It takes patience.
It is true that you can't set up calendar events directly from the watch. This is a big disappointment but it is possible it could be included in a future update.
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Thanks for the quick reply, I assume you have the watch. I don't use the inbuilt email app i think the app is an envelope with @ logo in it. I use Gmail so I read that if you want to reply to a Gmail email you have to install Android Wear which I'm not sure if this is true or not. If you can test this I would appreciate it and by reply I mean voice recognition response not typing on the watch keyboard. I have a hard enough time on the phone fat fingering everything so now way I could do it on the watch, this is where i miss my blackberry.
Very disappointing on the calendar event. This is one of the reasons i ordered this watch along with the phone call option.
Cheers

arf8 said:
I use Gmail so I read that if you want to reply to a Gmail email you have to install Android Wear which I'm not sure if this is true or not.
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Android Wear is an operating system used by other smartwatches. It can't be put onto the Gear S3.

You are incorrect! Android wear is an app in play, look it up, this is what one user said he installed to get more functionality out of the S3 with google apps.

arf8 said:
You are incorrect! Android wear is an app in play, look it up, this is what one user said he installed to get more functionality out of the S3 with google apps.
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Yes, but it can only be used if you are pairing with an Android Wear smartwatch. it won't do anything for gear S3.

Not according to an S3 owner who posted this. I don't have the watch yet so I can't say for sure that is why I started this thread. According to him he installed it to gain more functionality to the gmail app. I'll test it myself when the watch finally arrives and post my own results here. Cheers

Android Wear APK include library for notification action on the Android OS. I do not know why Google do not include directly this library in the master OS but they are on the Android Wear phone app. So just install it to have this feature. No need to connect any Wear watch on the phone

dersie said:
Android Wear APK include library for notification action on the Android OS. I do not know why Google do not include directly this library in the master OS but they are on the Android Wear phone app. So just install it to have this feature. No need to connect any Wear watch on the phone
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So what exactly does it add?
Notifications are already passed to the watch.

Add buttons for notifications action like
- Mark as read
- Reply
- Archive
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I tested now, and it is actually correct. By installing Android wear(and not doing anything else), I suddenly can reply to GMAIL e-mails from the S3 without using the Samsung Mail App.

I do not whether Android Wear app adds anything but indeed in the Pebble sphere, one would add the Android Wear app to gain additional features. Depends if they are hooking to the APIS's enabled by the app.

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Add buttons for notifications action like
- Mark as read
- Reply
- Archive
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ga123 said:
I tested now, and it is actually correct. By installing Android wear(and not doing anything else), I suddenly can reply to GMAIL e-mails from the S3 without using the Samsung Mail App.
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Thanks for the confirmation, so going back to my original question, by default if you do not have Android wear installed, you cannot reply when receiving Gmail emails? is this correct?
Cheers

I have the watch and I'm able to reply all natively without installing any Android wear apps.
arf8 said:
Thanks for the confirmation, so going back to my original question, by default if you do not have Android wear installed, you cannot reply when receiving Gmail emails? is this correct?
Cheers
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gremlin007 said:
I have the watch and I'm able to reply all natively without installing any Android wear apps.
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I understand you can reply to the native Android email client, but are you able to reply to Gmail app is the question?

sorry, i wasn't clear...it's through the gmail notification on the watch but strictly through the notification, If you've swiped the notification away then you can't and you'd have to go through samsung's email app.
arf8 said:
Thanks for the confirmation, so going back to my original question, by default if you do not have Android wear installed, you cannot reply when receiving Gmail emails? is this correct?
Cheers
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arf8 said:
I understand you can reply to the native Android email client, but are you able to reply to Gmail app is the question?
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Ok that makes sense, thanks for the clarification.

Yeah, just confirming you can reply, archive, etc, from the Gmail notification or just reply or delete in the native app (no archiving). The only thing the native app adds is the ability to look at your inbox, and reply to one of those emails. Once you've replied or swiped away the Gmail notification, there's no way to get into Gmail.
What I didn't realize, is that there is no way to initiate an email! Only reply. Strange...

When you say native app i assume you mean native email app on the watch correct? I don't use the native email client from android OS. I use google but i assume you mean watch native email app.
I apologize for all the questions, this would be easier if i had the watch but its on backorder.
Thanks

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ga123 said:
I tested now, and it is actually correct. By installing Android wear(and not doing anything else), I suddenly can reply to GMAIL e-mails from the S3 without using the Samsung Mail App.
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My friend how you install Gmail on S3. I have android wear installed too, but just the default email, not the real Gmail icon.

No message and mail aps on watch.

Hello,
so I have fully updated Samsung Gear S2 (not classic one), and before the update, I could see the message and mail app.
Now I cannot find them either on the phone or on the Samsung Shop.
I have Xiaomi Redmi 4X.
Is there an option to instal this .apk NOT from Samsung Shop?
Regards,
F22

Mail (and I think message) works only with a Samsung phone. The Watch can not know what mail app the user can have on the 100 000 others phones type/brand

dersie said:
Mail (and I think message) works only with a Samsung phone. The Watch can not know what mail app the user can have on the 100 000 others phones type/brand
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I'm using just Gmail app, like most of the ppl.
How about installing apps, not from the Samsung Store on watch?

IF22I said:
I'm using just Gmail app, like most of the ppl.
How about installing apps, not from the Samsung Store on watch?
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Even Android Wear watch have not a GMail app.