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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Basil3:
Thanks for your advice. I was happy to wait for the update as I knew it would be fixed. If you read my post you would see I accidentally hit the refund button, i.e. it wasn't done on purpose.

All seems to be working so far, although my girlfriend reckons she's not getting texts I send to her from my contacts list, although she gets my replies. Will look into it a bit more.

Also, is it possible for an option to manually enter a number? I wanted to test texting myself but am not in my contacts list so couldn't. Another thing is the search function for contacts comes up with home numbers as well I think. Would be good to only display mobile numbers as an option.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jbbidet:
Frightened to have downloaded a fake version of CloudSMS!?

I recently downloaded this file CloudSMS-1.0.8-10-18-2012.apk (file joined to this post) but unfortunately I can't find again the link, I'm surprised that the last version we talk about in this thread is 1.0.4, so I wonder if this file wouldn't be a fake or something like that!

Could the author confirm this?

Thank you
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Basil,

In settings, click the contact selection style, and choose the direct entry. That gives you a box to type numbers, or start typing a name and click a contact that pops up.

I will probably change the contact lists to only show mobile in the next release.

Thanks for your support!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
This build was for open testing, and is now offline. The app is now available in the Play Store where I started back at 1.0.0. Please see the OP for the link.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jbbidet:
Thank you, I was quite worried, I'm going to get the official version on the PlayStore now, but when I was interesting in your app, we didn't find it on the PlayStore yet.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Basil3:
Thanks for that. Awesome app, my one x chews the battery but now I hardly need to touch it when I'm home.

Am telling any other N7 owners I know that they have to get this app!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ivans88:
There is a huge problem with long messages. App truncate it to about 160 chars. I think this is an urgent problem. Try to fix it asap.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Ivans,

I'll look at this tonight and push an update out. Does this happen on replies, or new messages?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] king200:
Receipts
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Ok, I'll check that out tonight. Thanks for the report.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] airmaxx23:
I'm having an issue with long texts (still less than 160 characters) being cut off and replaced by the persons phone number. Also contact search and number entry still aren't working and say invalid number, nothing pops up when I start typing a name or number. There are times where it takes 2-3 minutes for messages to be received on my N7 even if I'm using it.

Edit: the last message took 8 minutes to arrive on my tablet.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
I'll take a look to see if it's Google's side or mine for the delay. I've never had more than a second delay myself.

Long texts will be resolved tonight.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] airmaxx23:
Thanks, usually it's faster but it's been slow today it seems.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jbbidet:
Bug report with number selection with same name multitple entries

Hello,

sorry for my not very good english, the simplest way I found to show you the bug was to record the steps with ScreenCast, so you will find attached to this post a little video.

The problem seems to occur when you select a number in a list with several entries with the same name, in the video I select "Jean-Charles Hubert" and then the mobile number and finally it's the Home number of "Hubert, Laurence" which is selected to send sms!?

Regards
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jbbidet:
Bug report (this time with attached file)

The video file must be zipped!!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Thanks for the report. Tonight I'll add a setting (default on) to show only mobile contacts for both contact pickers. That should resolve it for you.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] airmaxx23:
Any idea how I can get name/number search working?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
I'll be making some changes to the name/number search tonight. Can you give me an example of a number it isn't accepting? I may need to tweak the validation if it is not the normal xxx-xxx-xxxx for north america.

I should have a new update by the end of the day.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] airmaxx23:
It's a normal North America number. I've tried it will and without the area code and neither way works. Thank you for the great app and the awesome support.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Do your numbers have +1 first, or 1-area code, or is this just a xxx-xxxx seven digit number? (My area hasn't allowed us to dial seven digits in over a decade)

I suppose as a workaround if you added that number as a contact you should be able to send them messages while I'm resolving the issue.

Thanks for the helpful information, I'm always happy to support users.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] VanillaG0rilla:
Bechard, in regards to a firewall, are there specific ports that need to be open to allow messages to pass through?

I noticed when connected my work's guest network, I can't send or receive from my tablet. Everything works great when connected to my home network.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
GCM is a Google technology that Cloud SMS takes advantage of to leverage low power consumption transmissions of data (Built into the OS). If your company's firewall normally blocks everything, you would need to add an exception for GCM.

According to Google: http://developer.android.com/guide/google/gcm/gcm.html

Cloud SMS registers for GCM at startup, and updates periodically. Normally network firewalls will allow this traffic, as the original source of the traffic would come from your device going out to Google, with a response coming back in on the same ports. Hopefully your IT staff can open that set of ports for you, and you should provide them with that link so they know the data is from Google.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] airmaxx23:
90% of them do not have the area code (just 7 digits) and the others just the area code without the "1".
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] frankhart:
Having a small issue: when I select a mobile number from a contact with two numbers, where one is labeled as 'Work' it gives the error 'Please select a mobile number'. The same contact also has a mobile number labeled as 'Mobile'.

Nice app. Small and clean :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] airmaxx23:
Receiving messages still has a long delay, sometimes they get to the tablet in a few seconds but most of the time it's a few minutes or so.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
OP Updated, 1.0.5 released to Play Store (should be up within an hour).

* Fixed direct contact number entry validation

* Added setting to show only mobile contacts - default on. Unchecking this will show all types of contacts to choose from (for people with messy contacts lists).

Messaging delay issue - This issue seems to be caused by some devices not playing well with HTTPS encryption to the server. I have added a setting for Encyption, off by default until I can fully work this issue out. You can use encryption if you haven't been experiencing delays, otherwise leave it off until I can work out a solution. Even with encryption off, messages are still encapsulated and encoded, and are never written anywhere.

I'll be looking at the long message issue later in the evening, and likely post another update at that time.

Thank you for your support and patience.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Can you update both of your devices to 1.0.5 and let me know if the speed issue and contact issues are resolved?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
I've found the issue (and fixed it) for the long incoming SMS. Will be posting a 1.0.6 update tonight to fix that issue.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
OP Updated with 1.0.6 notes.

Receiving long text message has been fixed.

More communication speed issues have been resolved. Please leave encryption disabled if you are still experiencing speed of delivery issues. (Should be back to 10-100 milliseconds now).

Thanks for all of the reports.

Still trying to figure out the contact picker issue some people are reporting, as I've not been able to recreate it so far.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] airmaxx23:
Regarding the contract search/number entry, is there anything I can do to help? I'm still having the issue so if you need anything from me please let me know.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Can you log into Gmail, and look at the contact that is giving you trouble? I'd like to know if the contact has extra numbers, duplicates, wrong categories, etc.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] airmaxx23:
It happens with all of my contacts not just specific ones, none of them have extra numbers or duplicates and none are in the wrong categories.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Did you try the mobile numbers only setting too?

Sorry about all the questions, they just help me close in on the issue quicker.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] airmaxx23:
Yes I did, I don't mind the questions at all. If it can help fix an issue I'm all for it.

Edit: Speed of receiving texts is still hit and miss, I just had a couple take 12 minutes to reach my tablet.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Make sure you have Encryption turned off. The second I disable it (on both devices) everything is instantaneous.

I'm going to have to add a debug mode, which will track more details when enabled in order to track down this contact issue, as I can't reproduce it.

Does this only happen with a specific contact, or all contacts?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ivans88:
I have another feature request for some of the next releases: you can put some notification on messages that failed to send - a red dot maybe (yellow is for pending and green is successful) and a tap on the dot will open a menu with options to resend it and maybe to edit it before sending. Also, there should be a timeout for app's waiting on message send status.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] king200:
In my limited experience, if the message show up on the phone it got sent. Problem is I don't want to check the phone.

I believe that once messages begin getting sent, that app is reliable. The problem I've had is when the phone loses internet contact and regains it, things get broken. Starting the phone side and then the tablet seems to get things going better.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Last night's update should resolve this, as the app now re-establishes its connection if it detects a change in wifi or mobile network. Let me know if this is not the case with 1.0.6.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] justin860:
Can you make this a default application? I went to select a person's number from my contact list and send them a message directly from there but it was not an option to use your application.

Sent from my Nexus 7

---------- Post added at 10:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:56 PM ----------

Also sending a message for the first time to a contact does not automatically emerge with the new message received

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] N1_Fan:
Not sure if it is an app issue or just my phone. Phone tends to close app if I do not have persistent icon showing.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] justin860:
That's your phone

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Justin,

I'll add the default handler, why didn't I think of this? :)

Without the specific numbers, can you give me the format of the hummer from your contacts? Did it have faded, plus, braces, no spaces, etc. The format matters here for matching as the number coming from sms is almost always different and needs to be matched with my lookups.

Thanks again!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] justin860:
That's what we're here for yes I see what your saying but I went to contacts selected name which was name and (xxx) xxx-xxxx same as MMS app on the phone it still came back as a new message thread with message received.

I initiated conversation with contact via tablet then their reply came back but as a new message thread

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] HasC:
Hi bechard,

I own a galaxy note 10.1 tablet, was using the app in landscape mode and had a text that was not read and went about 6-7 messages below the newer messages received. Every time i clicked to read the message, it kept opening the latest read message, it was only when i put the tablet in portrait mode that it let me see the message.

Would you be able to resolve the above if possible? Also a couple of request please:

a) can unread messages or contacts that contain unread messages be shown in a different colour to easily identify that there are unread messages.

b) can the interface be resizable so that it does not take up the whole screen or made to float over other apps with a smaller size? Even better would be a resizable widget if possible.

Many thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Uppenberg:
I've had some problem with sms not being sent even though I have "always show notification"on both devices,

And encryption disabled.

Of course connected to internet also.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
I'll look at the first issue to add some sort of indicator to new messages, and look at showing them first.

I have no plans for a widget at this time, and apps are full screen.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Try exiting and restarting the app on both devices and let me know if that did it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] airmaxx23:
Encryption has been off on both devices since you added it to a previous update. The other issue happens with any contact or phone number that I try to enter.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Polo96:
i like so much
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Uppenberg:
No did not send.I have also switched from wifi to 3g.

Skickat från min Transformer Prime TF201 via Tapatalk 2
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] primetimelive:
Supporting your efforts by buying this app!

Thanks for the great work.

Do you have any plans to expand the capabilities of the app aside from phone, tablet interface? Maybe extend the feature to a web interface like MightyText?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Basil3:
After a solid few days using this app, I have to say I've found it to be really good, although not reliable enough that I don't have to check my phone to see that I've received all my messages.

If I get a message on my phone, it will come through quite reliably, albeit with varying delays. Normally its straight away though. Sending is a bit more problematic, and I'm sometimes left with a yellow notification on the device which never turns green. This is with both devices on my home WiFi network and encryption off.

Also, is it possible to have an option of marking all messages as read if I happen to read them on my phone instead of tablet?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Cloud SMS Update

Hey everyone, just wanted to fill everyone in on my bug squash progress and feature requests.

Tonight I'll be pushing out 1.0.7 which will fix a number of bugs and add a couple new features.

Bug Fixes:

Some users reported that when sending messages from their tablet, the indicator would stay yellow and the message would not be sent. I've made some changes on the phone end that so far seem to resolve the issue, but I'll need to hear from users after a few days. Rebooting my phone would always make everything work again, but that is not a solution I find acceptable. Please let me know if the new fix works!

Some users reported that newly created messages threads would not be joined with replies from the same contact. I believe this issue should now be resolved as I've gone to greater lengths to internally resolve contact matches. Please note that this update will not merge existing threads, so I recommend you delete the conversations for any contacts with this issue so that new messages can be threaded properly.

Some users reported that when selecting a contact, the incorrect number is selected. This should now be resolved for the list style picker, and should hopefully (need feedback) be resolved on the direct entry contact selection.

New Features:

Added an indicator to new messages when you open a conversation with unread messages. Unread messages will say Unread beside the time, and will automatically be marked read once you've viewed the conversation.

Cloud SMS is now a handler for mobile contacts. If you open your contacts and click a phone number, or click a number anywhere in Android, Cloud SMS is now available as a app to handle the request. When run this way, the new message dialog comes up with the name already filled in.

I'll be working towards the bigger ticket items this week, so long as no major issues are reported. I want to get MMS out of the way, and after than will look at syncing sent messages from the phone to the send messages on the tablet so that you can resume a conversation on either device. The last big item is multiple recipients, which I'd like to get to soon.

Cheers, thanks for the support, and tell your friends!

OP updated with 1.0.7 release notes, should be in Play Store by 12:00am EST.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] digver:
Same issue here. Yes, that must be the problem. The message sent from the N7 was (123) 456-7890. The message received was +11234567890. Guess there needs to be some list of formats to tumble through when a txt is received or formated on the way out.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] thehackersz:
i bought this app... i'm happy i able to sent 2 sms from my Nexus 7 (manually type phone number). i sync my contact from google account, but when i select new message and select my contact suddenly "please select a mobile number" message prompt. What did i do wrong?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] justin860:
Thank you for addressing user concerns best .99 I ever spent

Sent from my AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jim1h:
Hi, happy with the purchase but I am not receiving messages to my nexus, I am running hand cent on my phone and can send messages OK from the nexus. Any ideas?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] HasC:
Thanks for the update, messages seem to be sending almost instantly so far, whatever changes you have made has definitely worked for me!

Couple of minor issues that I have noticed:

1) selecting older messages sometimes produces no response from tablet or wrong message opening from the top of the message list.

2) when I am in the app and receive a message immediately from the respondent, I still get the notification that a new message has arrived and can only clear it by selecting the notification even though I am reading the message with the app open on the contact who has responded.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] kpjimmy:
Great app and bought the app when it was first released!

Just having an issue replying to a sms on the tablet. I can send when choosing a contact and the sms is received almost instantly in that case, but when I reply, the sms never sends. Only happens on replies. Not on new messages (sent from tablet), meaning it works :P.

Any thoughts? Or is this just me? LOL

EDIT:

I had thought both my devices updated with the latest version, but apparently my phone was still on the older version, alas reason why the reply feature wasn't working initially. I just tested it out again and the replies are now being received once both devices where updated with the latest version 1.7.

May I suggest to put a version number in the app itself to ensure all matches up? :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Wow I see that Swipe butchered what I was actually writing there. Can you tell me if this issue is resolved on 1.0.7 for you? I was specifically trying to knock this one out.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Please confirm that in your contacts (People app, or Contacts) that the contact has the number properly set to Mobile, as contact database issues on a user's device is the most common cause for this issue.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Thanks for the report.

1) I'll look into this, the problem is that I often wipe my list in testing and don't have any old conversations to test with. I'll try to see what is happening.

2) Nice find, I'll see what I can do to NOT show a notification if you're currently viewing the conversation that has a new message (as you are seeing it update already).
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Based on your feedback, I think I'll add a version number to the UI somewhere. Thanks for the heads up.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
Can you look in Handsent's settings to see if there is setting for disabling other messaging? As a way to debug, you can try disabling handcent and see if that allows Cloud SMS to get the messages. Not all apps play fairly unfortunately while others work just fine.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ryano89:
Love the app..just a heads up though, every time I download the updates from the play store on my nexus 7 I get a "system ui has crashed" alert. It quickly restarts and works smoothly, but it happens with every new update. I'm completely stock unrooted on 4.1.2
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bechard:
This is unlikely to be caused by Cloud SMS. Since updating my Nexus 7 to stock 4.1.2, I often get crashes in the settings menu when checking the apps section. I think there are just a few bugs in the 4.1.2 release that made it out.

If this is related to Cloud SMS, this is the first time I've had any report of it, but I'll look out for others reporting the same issue.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jim1h:
Thanks, works fine now but I now get notifications from the native messaging app and handcent on my phone but I can live with that. I plan on using the nexus for texting anyway :) great product by the way.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ryano89:
I'll keep an eye out to see if it's happening when I update other apps as well. Maybe it's happening for all of them and I just didn't catch it. But it has happened during the installation of the last three cloud sms updates. The update downloads fine, and then the ui crashes during installation. I will keep an eye on it.

Sent from my already outdated android phone.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] digver:
Yes, please add an "About" in settings.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ivans88:
Thanks for updates. I didn't get any crash the whole weekend. I think the sent messages sync is higher priority feature than MMS service. It's so annoying when you reply from the phone, come back to the tablet later and then realize that you have to pick up a phone to check what you wrote previously :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Kuchar09:
My nexus 7 always restarts when I update Cloud SMS, it has ever since it has been on the play store.

On my gnex the status bar and navigation bar disappears for a few seconds and then reappears. Just thought I'd let ya know!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Basil3:
+1

I personally haven't used MMS in years, although from what I gather its still fairly popular in the US.