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[Xoom Themes and Apps] Real_Justus:
Hey Dolphin,

I am using syncSMS on a HTC Leo running GB v2.37 and a Xoom with the EOS ICS Build. It is a great app!

Since the last update I have some issues:

1 - Sync all messages: A feature I was missing very hard but now it is possible :D

After I did a sync of all past messages, all messages sent from the Xoom (syncSMS v0.82) was duplicated on the Xoom. My workaround was to go to Settings ---> Apps and delete all data. Then I did a resync of all past messages. After that resync all contactnames are gone. I see the right contactpicture, the right number of the contact and the number again where the name should be (or the other way round? I can`t remember where the name was displayed).

2 - Messages with more than 160 characters: Only the first part ist sent to the Xoom. On the Leo syncSMS log shows only the first part of the message.

I hope my english is understandable... If not I will give it another try :p

But I still love this app...!!!

Best regards,

Justus
[Xoom Themes and Apps] georg.madler:
Hi!

Whenever I send a text message from my phone I get a notification on my tablet for that message (with a sender number like 55555555).

This notification is quite annoying, is that a feature or a bug?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
Did you mark the other messages as read? New message threads have bold contact names on left half.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
Ah thats a bug. You shouldn't get notifications for messages sent from the phone. I'll take care of that. Thx
[Xoom Themes and Apps] NinjaMom:
Thag was it. I just assumed they were marked read when I opened them. thank you.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
1) the SMS APIs are not totally documented. i think this is a bug in android where if you read all the sms it overloads it and makes the contact names disappear temporarily. my recommendation would be to delete all messages on the tablet and re-sync all messages from the phone again. i will look into this and see what else i can find

2) multi-part messages aren't officially supported. most apps accomplish this by MMS (of which i also don't support), or some GSM phones support texting more than 160chars. i will add this to the list of outstanding issues.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
that's pretty tacky, bisk. this thread is for syncsms-related discussions
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Real_Justus:
That's what I did. But no change.

MMS would be great. SMS with more than 160 chars would be better :)

I will try to display the messages in divided into more parts on the phone. Let's see :-)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Real_Justus:
But if I read the description right, it only works via Bluetooth and wifi... So actually it does not the same as smsSync... But costs the same.

Regards
[Xoom Themes and Apps] slonn:
I tried this app before coming across SyncSMS. It's NOT better...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Real_Justus:
I found out of something more... I deleted (again) all data for syncSMS. Then I composed a new SMS without a resync of past messages. The contactname wasn't displayed either... Maybe it is because the format of my numbers? I safe the numbers in this format: +49 12 34 56 78 90

Is it possible that the space between the digits avoid a correct behavior?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] enemix:
First of all, thanks for a great app!

MMS is irrelevant at this point, however every GSM phone made in the last ten years support multi-part SMS. At least here in Europe it's a heavily used feature which makes it quite a problem when SyncSMS doesn't relay the whole message to my tablet. Outgoing messages being split up is quirky but at least it works, incoming messages being truncated is the no1 issue.

Keep up the good work :-)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
Thanks for the feedback. I will put some priority on this issue. Is it just an issue with sync past messages or does it cut off single incoming messages too?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] enemix:
Haven't tried syncing past messages, but this happens to new incoming messages.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
And just so I'm clear, what happens to this incoming messages? Only the first 160 char are sent to the tablet? Or the message is split into 160char pieces and delivered to the tablet?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] enemix:
Only the first part is sent to the tablet, 150-something characters (since multi-part messages are less than 160char per part due to control codes).

Have you checked out how other 3rd party SMS apps handle it?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
OK I was unaware of this issue. I will take a look at it this weekend.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] enemix:
Btw, a suggestion for the FAQ:

MIUI users need to make sure SyncSMS has SMS permissions on the phone, can be changed in the Superuser app.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] enemix:
Thanks, appreciate that :-)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] dtrud0h:
suggestion

When you go to send a new message from the tablet and do so by selecting a contact or typing in a number the input field below should be labeled. I had no idea that I was supposed to type my message on the same screen where the contact field is. I kept pressing enter of trying the send arrow on top thinking it would bring me to the message thread screen. A simple " Message: " below the "To:" would be a nice feature.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] SteveVN:
Same issue here. Since the last update and enabling push, phone numbers are shown where the contact names should be. The numbers are also shown a second time again right below where they should be. Everything else is fine including the contact photos. However, my numbers are in the standard (xxx) xxx-xxxx format.

Steve V
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
v0.9.1 has been pushed to the Android Market

- Multipart message bugfix

- Look and feel refinements

- Other bugfixes
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
enemix, v0.9.1 will fix this issue. it will not merge the parts into the same message yet, but it will make sure that you get all of the pieces. enjoy!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Real_Justus:
v0.91 works great for me on HTC Leo running Typhoon GB v2.3.7 and Xoom running latest EOS nightly. Now I will wait for an SMS so I can say something about the contacts.

In the last version the right name appeared when I composed a message and disappeared when I received one...

Thanks and keep on the great work :thumbup:

Regards
[Xoom Themes and Apps] NinjaMom:
Updating on my phone, not my tablet? Shows there is an update, but doesn't give me the option to do it. ????
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
Let me know I may still have to fix that bug
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
Reboot your device, otherwise wait a bit
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Real_Justus:
Yes, same behavior. When I send a message, the right name is displayed. As soon I receive the answer, the number is displayed instead of the name. Then the number is displayed twice. But this behavior occours (ou or just u?) in the messagelist only. In the messageview I see the contactname and the number, just as it should be.

Best regards
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
which shows name incorrectly? (left or right side)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] SteveVN:
Both left and right sides show numbers in place of the names.

Steve V
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Real_Justus:
No, this is not the case here. Left side (messagelist) incorrect (number twice if message received, correct name if message sent). Right side (messageview) correct (no matter if received or sent.)

Regards
[Xoom Themes and Apps] trevor7428:
works perfectly on Acer Iconia A100. But what's the point Of different sync intervals? Wouldn't you always want it at the quickest interval (15 sec)? Also what exactly does push notifications mean? On my phone its checked but tablet its not highlighted i understand this function doesnt work for everyone yet. But what does it do?

.

Best tablet sms app yet!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] NinjaMom:
I'm occasionally getting the 55555555 incoming text for messages I have sent out.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] cabrone1:
Does this support pictures?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
quicker refresh time uses more battery. push notifications are battery efficient and almost instant notifications to the other device, but a beta feature.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
MMS is on the todo list with no ETA as of this time
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Sperovita:
I like it, especially that you don't have to have bluetooth on. Though I don't want to get rid of my third party SMS app and I don't want dual notifications. As well using Google and push notifications sounds super efficiant. I think I'll wait till that comes out of beta to continue using it. Also looking forward to the UI customizations, like talk bubble color selection, maybe custom backgrounds? Anyway looks like you have a lot on your backlog, looking forward to the changes, thanks for the app.

Also will the Google push notifications allow me to use my third party SMS app? Particularly Handcent?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kevdog:
Just a few questions

Setup

Xoom - 3.1 SyncSMS0.9.1

Galaxy Nexus - SyncSMS0.9.1

Push Notifications Enabled

1) Send Message via tablet -- All I'm getting is uploaded status. On phone however I see in the log file that the message was uploaded and the status in the display states sent. The tablet however just lists uploaded.

Nothing is particularly helpful in either the log on the phone or tablet.

Any suggestions?

2) Just a random question -- I thought the feature that if the message was written on the phone it would be synced to tablet was recently added to the app. My tablet was inactive for a week, so I was missing a lot of texts written/sent/composed only on the phone

Thanks as usual for the help.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] enemix:
Thanks, that's the most important bit and it seems to work well :-)

Just wondering, is the Android API for handling text messages really that crippled?

I'm no dev but I thought Google would have written a better one that transparently did the splitting and joining of multi-part sms for you XD
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
(1) if the phone sent out the message, then the next time the tablet syncs, it should pick up the Sent state. the ultimate confirmation that the msg is sent is that it will show in your phone's sms app

(2) yes, messages sent from the phone are synced to the tablet as long as the sync sent messages option is enabled. things that can affect this are turning the service off, and resetting the service. there is always the sync past sms messages option as well.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
yeah, i wouldn't have minded some extra help from google, either. that said, the SMS standard, which differs between the different technologies that the carriers use (CDMA, GSM) is really truely to blame
[Xoom Themes and Apps] NinjaMom:
Getting more errors and having to restart the service more. Used to be never. Very random it seems on when it happens.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] enjoker:
This has probably been said before but an iPhone to android version would be very much appreciated! Keep up the good work.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] rubber guard:
loving this app. thanks dev
[Xoom Themes and Apps] enemix:
I'm not familiar with how CDMA works, but does it also support 160char sms messages? If that is the case then multi-part should work on CDMA as well since it's network-independent, only the devices at either end need to be able to encode/decode the control characters in each part. The question is whether producers of CDMA phones have enabled this functionality.

Googling around I found that you can use the SendMultipartMessage() function instead of SendMessage() if the message is more than 160 chars, instead of a string it accepts an array which you get by using divideMessage() on the string. I can get you a url later but you should find it with google.

You could put a setting on the phone side like "Enable multi-part messages" so those that can't use it can still use your current solution, what do you think?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Thatoneguy.:
just a suggestion, would there a be way you could toggle notifications on and off on the tablet? I don't always need my led flashing all day. Thanks!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
not a bad idea, can u please email me that link? thx
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
sure, let me put that on the todo list for next release
[Xoom Themes and Apps] OllyK:
If anybody is interested, I've knocked up a quick and dirty desktop app. It monitors the sms_inbox folder in dropbox and grabs a copy of the files as they come through. Still very much a Beta at the moment, but it sends and receives. Just be aware that if the tablet gets to the file first it deletes it, so you may get the odd missed message if an SMS comes in just prior to a tablet synch.

If there's any interest, PM me and I'll make it available, I'll continue working on it as time allows.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] NinjaMom:
Do you need dropbox and Google logged in?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] OllyK:
If you're talking about my app, there's no need for google at this stage, although I am looking in to the contacts API to possibly allow the synching of contacts and photos. If I do implement that, it will use OAuth.

You don't need to authenticate against Dropbox with the app. You need DropBox installed on your Windows PC and you need to have it configured to synch the sms_inbox and sms_outbox folders used by SyncSMS. My app, just reads files from and writes files to these folders on the PC then DropBox does the rest.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] enemix:
I pm'ed you the links a little while ago, you saw that? :-)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] NinjaMom:
No.... I was talking about the syncsms app by dolphin king. Thanks though.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] enemix:
Syncsms handles the dropbox stuff itself, so you don't need the dropbox client. Google login is only needed for C2DM, not for normal syncing.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] enemix:
Hmm, found a bug.

When an incoming message contains a < with another character directly following it, only the part before the < is visible in the main conversation. However, the missing text does show in the preview to the left.

For example, incoming message with the text "hi <3 and something" will only be shown as "hi ".

Another lesser issue is that line breaks in messages are not working.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
good catch, i will take a look at this
[Xoom Themes and Apps] NemesisRE:
Hi there first of all great app!

Now my issue :P I use GoSMS and every sms i receive on my phone is duplicated since i installed syncsms

Second is or will be there a way to disable the notificationbar icon "sync service is active" would be great!

Many thanks
[Xoom Themes and Apps] enemix:
Preferences -> Sync Service -> Show persistent icon
[Xoom Themes and Apps] NemesisRE:
Nice thank you :)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Distriived:
Ok so i want to back up my txts in sync sms but where does it store them
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Real_Justus:
Any news here?

Best regards
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
Internal sqlite db
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
working on a stability update including integrating the latest version of the dropbox api which should improve performance and reduce bugs
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Real_Justus:
Sounds good! Looking forward to it.

Any new ideas about pictures (MMS) and SMS with more than 160 chars?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] NinjaMom:
This app is always getting better.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] luke1333:
This app worth buying?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] NinjaMom:
Absolutely!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Real_Justus:
Yes Sir!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
SyncSMS is on sale for $0.99 today only in celebration of our first whole year on the Android Market!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Paul1965:
I think this is the best app out there for handling messages, but have run into a new issue. I flashed a new ROM on my Vibrant (ICS Passion) and then couldn't set my own notification sound for new messages. I flashed back to the previous ROM (TeamICSSGS) but still can't set the custom notification sound. The box is already checked to set it, but both areas of custom notification are greyed out preventing me from changing anything. Any thoughts on how to correct that?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] gbenj:
Yup, thats what I'm seeing, in addition to the behavior noted by Sistum Id.

I just set it to manual refresh for now until the fix can be made.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
OK thanks for the confirmation on the first issue. I'm assuming the 2nd issue is related, but I will look into that as well.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] scramer:
probably a dumb question, but how do I remove the messages from the xoom? They are deleted off the phone. Everything else is working great, thank you!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
at the moment there is no method (maybe uninstall and reinstall on xoom could work). next version will have delete thread and delete message options via long pressing an item
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
Attached v0.3.5 with new icon, dup message bugfixes, delete message option, gui improvements. Contact pictures will be next!

I think after one or two more revisions that I can get this thing into the market to make it easier for you all to update. Hope you enjoy the latest. Please report any bugs, share feedback, and suggest improvements! Thanks!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] StrifeSoldierVII:
Nice new update! I'm always looking out for updates. Your app is really shaping up very well. The UI is looking pretty polished as well. Great work!

When you get this app up on the market will it be a paid app or will it be free like it is now?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] scramer:
Thanks, it looks nice. I had about 10 messages, it allowed me to delete all but 2 of them. I finally had to uninstall / reinstall the program to get the last two messages removed. I have wifi xoom.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] wase4711:
I still dont get any sort of notification on my xoom that I have received a text...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] AndyMan386:
Any idea when you will get time to make the on/off widget?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] AndyMan386:
also, to update, you need to uninstall/reinstall? or is there a way to keep everything and update?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
Just reinstall over old version. Un/re will wipe all. Widget might get to next version but will take longer since i haven't don't one before :-)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] AndyMan386:
ill try again, but last time, when i pressed the apk, it popped up saying installed version SyncSMS-v0_2_0.apk, this version SyncSMS-v0_2_5.apk , but only said "uninstall", didnt show anything to install over. I dont want to lose txts/settings every time..
[Xoom Themes and Apps] dbarniak:
This app works great and is very quick at sending...seconds!! Good job...I would also pay for this app. Is it going to be on the market?

On the xoom...can I use a messaging app like Handcent to send from or do I have to use the SyncSMS app. I'm ok either way...just asking.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
you have to use the SyncSMS app to send SMS from the xoom.

as for people's questions about the market, i am debating between free with ads/pay for non-ad and limited but ad-free/pro version fully functional

one thing is for sure, i would not charge until this app is solid. would not make you pay for a beta product
[Xoom Themes and Apps] dbarniak:
Ok...the SyncSMS works good to send from, just like the layout of Handcent app (conversations stacked like the iPhone). Another thing I noticed was the time from the received text...it isn't right. I send a test text at 1:24PM and it says they replied at 9:25AM. Which they really replied at 1:25PM. My phone still shows the right time, but the tablet's time in SyncSMS is off. This is minor, just letting you know.

Again, awesome app!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ghoticov:
one question with this app... can you use either your phone or tablet to respond to the text or do you have to respond via the tablet? Do I still get the text on both devices?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] dbarniak:
Does on my end.

If I send a message from my tablet to someone that I already have a conversation with...it puts a copy on my phone like I sent it from there. It also adds to the conversation and doesn't create new one with that person. That person wouldn't know if you responded from the tablet or your phone.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
dbarniak is correct. it syncs both ways.

1) incoming message gets sent to phone, gets copied to tablet

2) compose outgoing message from tablet, sent via phone and copied to phone

3) send message from phone, gets copied to tablet
[Xoom Themes and Apps] acsaint:
Love this app! Works exactly as described and is quickly becoming my favorite app, well done!

I do have one complaint though with regard to texting from the Xoom. I'm noticing that text entry isn't working as it normally should, ie. Capitalizing first letter of a word in a new sentence and adding the period after hitting space bar twice. Is this something that is easily fixed?

Obviously this is relatively minor in the grand scheme of things.

Again, keep up the good work!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ghoticov:
Very cool! I am going to give this app a try then!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
phone doesn't play notification sounds, only tablet =]
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Paul1965:
Yeah duh for me, had to go into the settings of Messages itself to set the notification sound.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] canderoc:
No resync on error

After a sync error on phone (no connection), it does not appear to try to automatically re-sync. I had to manually sync again. That's going to be a problem if I have to manually resync every time there's an error because I expect lots of no-connection errors due to battery-saver cutting off my connection.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Ellingsoc:
Any chance of this using google drive as an option and not dropbox
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
Maybe in the future, but right now the API is not robust enough.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Ellingsoc:
Well it works really good as is only thing is maybe try to get a more Google Talk like ui on the tablet. Keep up the great work
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Real_Justus:
I am a bit afraid of the project is dead? Please make me be wrong... :)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
no, it's not dead. actually, i was just checking in to look at my todo list on the original post, but somehow it was lost. if anyone has a cached copy or can find one, it would be much appreciated. thanks!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] rmkilc:
I bought the app, love the concept, but here are my 2 cents about what is keeping me from using it.

Read messages need to sync. If I read a text on my phone, it needs to be marked read on my tablet and vise versa. For example, after a full day of texting on my phone, I get home, pick up my tablet to do something, but instead end up getting sidetracked marking 50 messages as read.

The second thing that needs fixed is scrolling in the tablet app. It seems to be very slow and laggy. If I only have a couple texts, its fine, but otherwise its very laggy.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
thanks for your input. i am looking into fixing both of these issues. thanks!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
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[Xoom Themes and Apps] Thatoneguy.:
on/off toggle/widget would be nice
[Xoom Themes and Apps] d0lph1nK1ng:
There is a toggle widget...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Ellingsoc:
Love this app a lot can't wait for any improvements in the next update
[Xoom Themes and Apps] rmkilc:
Great! I will definitely give it another try if you get them fixed.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Ellingsoc:
Another thing to fix is when you sync messages from phone to tablet it pops up a notification I don't see a need for that
[Xoom Themes and Apps] timrock:
Why does the "Synce service is active" notification stay in the notification bar?

edit: disregard. i was able to figure it out.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] PC Jona:
lol i bought this last year when i first got the xoom and then you left the app and i left the xoom. seems were both back now haha. keep it going man. this is good stuff