First off... I can receive text messages on my W2 Classic and reply to them, but I cannot go to my Contacts list and start a text message on my watch. (If it matters, I can make phone calls from my Contacts list on my watch)
This is what happens:
1. I go to my Contacts, choose one and scroll to the text message icon and click it.
2. The four Google coloured dots pop up, spin for a few seconds and 2 options pop up. One has the blue and white 'Open phone' logo with 'Turn on' next to it. The other has a grey 'X' with 'Cancel'.
3. If you hit 'Turn On' the four Google dots spin again and it returns to the same page. Nothing happens on the phone.
4. Hitting 'Cancel" brings up the message 'Sorry, unable to obtain permissions'.
I don't know what permissions I need on my watch or my phone. I'm kind of perplexed. I was able to do this before.
Can anyone help me?
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Sorry if this is an easy fix, but I can't seem to find an answer anywhere. When I get a new text message, the soft button on the left comes up as "reply" (the right is menu) is there a way to change this to "view" as sometimes I don't want to reply to a text, but do want to view the whole message.
Also, is there a way to add a shortcut (or change one of the soft buttons on the today screen) to start a new text message?
Thanks
intresting question got the same problem
I would like this too!
Check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320448
You basically should create a new shortcut as a program that has the command to invoke a new SMS. You can then use something like Schap's Advanced Config Tool to assign that shortcut to one of the soft keys. You can also assign it to one of the hardware buttons if you want.
You should also try searching. If you type "new sms shortcut" you will get many links to the solution.
Thanks, but that doesn't solve the main problem, in that when I get a new sms, the notification window comes up, and the left soft button is "reply" and the right is "menu" (which does not have a view option) so to view the message, I have to get rid of the notification, go into messaging, and then open the message. What I'd like to be able to do is when the new sms notification comes up, I'd like the left soft button to be "view" so I can just hit that and go straight to the message.
If the entire message is visible in the notification window it doesn't give you an option to "View", that's when you get "Reply". If you get a really long text message that doesn't completely show in the notification window, the "Reply" button will be a "View" button that will take you into Messaging to view the entire message. I'm not sure how to always have it be the "View" button.
gringolian, if you find something to change the reply to view, then let me know!
Hi,
I had to hard reset my TP so i have started to set up my personal settings from beginning. Previously I managed to set up the messaging somehow, that after a new message arraived there was no pop-up window came up containing the sms. Now always when a new sms cames in a pop-up window appears with the text Now I can't find where to set this up Could You help?
goto start > settings> sounds and notifications
Select the notification tab at the bottom of the screen, and then from the pull down menu, select what you want to change. Untick display message on screen.
Here are a few things I learned today while trawling the net instead of working. I'll just quote some of the good ones here:
Originally Posted by androidcentralforums
Most of them by user Snaz:
---When typing on the virtual keyboard you can swipe down to make the keyboard go away.
---from your home screen, press menu, then settings, then go to 'About phone'
--> Status: i like that it shows you how much battery life you have left in percentage
--> Battery use: Cool way to keep track of what is killing your battery
---Settings >> Applications >> Development >> Stay Awake (keeps screen on while charging)
---The search/home buttons have separate "long press" functions.
long press on Home gives you a list of running (or recently running) apps, and long press on Search brings up your voice search (if you have it).
---Android doesn't have a speed dial list. Instead it has a favorites list. To add a contact to the favorites list:
Go to contacts and touch the star in the upper right hand corner. When it is lit up, the contact is now part of your favorites list.
---If you want to add custom notification ringtones for your emails, sms/mms, ect., plug your phone into your computer, access the SD card, create a new folder on the card called "notifications", and drop the ringtones you want to use into the folder. When the phone is unplugged from the computer, the phone will be able to use the new tones.
---To watch youtube videos in High Quality, start the video, press settings, and click on "watch in high quality
---you can also add the contact on your home screen by touching on the home screen and hold then a menu will pop up click shortcuts then pick a contact from there works great
---While on the web, if you wanna save a picture (for wallpaper purposes or whatever). You have to hold your finger over the picture and the "save picture" message will come up.
---On the virtual keyboards if you long press any button with "..." next to the letter or number it will bring up another list of options.
---Save album art images for music as folder.jpg or albumart.jpg to keep them from showing up in your gallery. also store mp3 ringtones in: /sdcard/media/ringtones to keep them from showing up in your music database.
---You can use the barcode app to share contacts, bookmarks, etc...
open Barcode, press menu button, select share
---To forward a text message press and hold the screen on the text message to bring up options lock message, forward, delete, copy, or call contact.
Physical Keyboards Only:
---Keyboard shortcuts:
go to Settings > Applications > Quick Launch to view and set keyboard shortcuts.
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helpful to me, i don't know whether is useful to you or not?
hope helpful to you.
I'm new to the android world, so I actually did learn a thing or two from your post. So thanks OP.
How does using Voice Input for messages work?
When I click on a contact, select the messaging icon, then select the blue microphone icon, it starts recording my message. However, I see NO way to
a) stop recording
b) sending
The AT&T guide I found online shows a 'send' menu point that is supposed to be at the bottom, but I don't see one.
Instead, the screen goes blank, (only showing 3 menu points to the rightm which when pressed only allow a language selection). And then the screen timeout kicks in and i cannot send my message. It is also NOT automatically sent after a while.
Is this broken or am I just not getting it?
Hi, does anyone have similar problem I got, or even better, a solution to fix it.
If I open phone dialer, type in a number and tap the "Create new contact" (+ at top right) button and select "Create new contact" all I can see is contact photo preview and "Cancel" & "Save" buttons at bottom. No fields for any contact information.
After couple seconds the app closes, phone goes back to home screen and I get the pop-up saying "Contacts keeps stopping".
Nice to have phone where you can't add contacts to.
Android 11, One UI 3.0
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