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[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
> Nice icon and new domain :good:

Thanks.

> Sorry you had to change the name you liked...

No problem. It's just a number, I'm not attached to it yet. A bit of hassle renaming things, that's all. I should have done more research when I chose a number for the app name :)

> Any update on the Paypal account ?

Yes and no. PayPal won't let me accept donations because I'm not a charity.

I found out the hard way. I did have a donation button on the website at one point, and one user posted a donation to me and then PayPal froze my account for a week to give me time to submit paperwork. But it's all fixed now, and PayPal has unfrozen my account and told me I can't accept PayPal donations.

If I wanted to accept donations, I could set up bitcoin, I guess ... but I haven't gotten into that yet and it seems too much work just for a few donations. Maybe I might change my mind later.
[Android Apps and Games] Piksou:
That's weird!

How come so many devs can do it then?

Anyway I understand, all I can give is thanks then :)
[Android Apps and Games] Z1cK:
Wow. Its working awesomely on my one xl sense 5. Quick reply was missing, but not now !!!! :victory:
[Android Apps and Games] CKRevel:
I just realized not all of my contact pictures show up like they do in the native app. It appears Face book thumbs may not be showing. Interestingly enough, when I click on the grey android thumb holder for a contact, their contact card comes up with their picture. It's just not showing in the list view. is there a fix for this?
[Android Apps and Games] CKRevel:
Anyone?
[Android Apps and Games] iNeedICS:
Haven't noticed that, have you tried un - installing and re-installing?
[Android Apps and Games] nyles:
Thanks again for your continued support on this great app. Is anyone else having a problem with the newly implemented custom contact notifications? When checked, it plays my contact's ringtone instead of the chosen notification.
[Android Apps and Games] CKRevel:
Yes, un-installed and re-installed. Looks like its just facebook thumbs not showing in list view (although they show when you select a contact in card view). If I switch the contact picture to google contact, the thumbs show. Hmmmm
[Android Apps and Games] :
I have found a couple strange things after using the app for a while.

1. when someone sends more than one SMS to you the first SMS they sent will show in the popup for each SMS they sent. Example (Bob sends me 3 SMS messages->I pick up my phone and look at the popup->I slide the popup and see the same message 3 times->I close the popup and I open the app and see each unique message

2. Not a big deal but when a user sends MMS from iPhone as a slideshow, when viewing it the image quickly displays on the screen for a quick second and then goes back to the app. (I do not know enough about this but because i have only seen it happen from iPhone slideshow MMS)

Even with these small issues I still loooooove this app! I no longer use my stock HTC SMS app
[Android Apps and Games] JoeFCaputo113:
[MENTION=5181263]bengtan[/MENTION] just a suggestion but you should make a G+ page for beta testers. Maybe make like a stable Google Play releases and then also make Dev Beta releases where we can test out new features and what not :)
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
I dunno.

Uh yes, it plays the contact's custom ringtone. Is there a custom notification for contacts? I don't have this on my phone so I didn't know it exists. I'll have to go have a look.

8sms just asks the phone's contacts for a picture and displays it. If the contacts is not supplying the facebook thumbs, I'm not sure if there's anything I can do about it.

Possibly a bug. I'd have to look into it.

Yes, I think this is a confirmed bug. I haven't had time to look into it though :(

I'm getting too many bug reports and feature requests :)

Noted. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] nyles:
Yes, there's the ability in my gs3 to set a ringtone as well as notification tone "message alert" for each contact.
[Android Apps and Games] Seanbest:
Still Loving this. Would just like some more themed options. Mainly a darker with the white and blue holo style.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Yes, I made a mistake when I added the 'custom ringtone' feature. I didn't realise some phones had a custom notification tone feature (which is AFAIK not a standard part of Android) which is a much better idea.

I'm going to have to go back and re-jig this feature.

Noted. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] Pikezer1337:
Also agree. A darker, holo theme with blue in it would be amazing!
[Android Apps and Games] kenshinta:
Does this support dual-sim phones?
[Android Apps and Games] nemanja066:
Excellent replacement for stock app with great feature. Holo design (dark and blue) will be amazing :)
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Hi, I think you might be suffering from something similar to this bug:

http://8s.ms/sent-time-1-1-1970-bug

You could try using 'Stand-alone' mode in 8sms and see if that helps. (which means you'll have to find a way to disable your stock messaging app).
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Not anytime soon. Please see http://8s.ms/dual-sim-support for more information. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] MIKEYSAKZ:
I think this app really rocks I just have one question I am able to send 6 or 7 pic messages with no problem and that's twice or three times better than stock but on occasion I will send a single Photo and will get a failed to send delivery notice I read the web page and there it's mentioned to maybe manually enter the mms type in the apps settings menu. I have a verizon galaxy s 3. would any one know what the correct type is for my setup or would I have to try all of them. Any help is graciously accepted I am just afraid that if I do try all them I might not figure it out as I am slightly less smart than most:thumbup:
[Android Apps and Games] MitoTakatori:
Really nice port! I have been using this for days and it is really amazing! Would be nicer if there is an option to create a folder for messages.
[Android Apps and Games] optimummind:
I still cant send mms...I'm using the Sprint GS4 and I did enter the settings, force closed the app, and tried again. What is it about the Sprint network that this app won't work?
[Android Apps and Games] JoeFCaputo113:
Sprint just sucks bro lol... I pray my family makes the switch to Verizon/AT&T soon!
[Android Apps and Games] DurhamHusker:
I have a Sprint GS3 and MMS works fine here. I'm rooted, have the stock messaging app disabled, and have "Standalone Mode" ticked off in 8sms settings.

Sprint allows MMS over wifi. This app doesn't appear to allow it, though, and enables the mobile data network while it sends the MMS. If you are in an area with a bad data network connection, this could pose a problem. And it should be noted that the "bars" on these phones show voice signal strength, which is not necessarily the same as the mobile data signal strength.

bengtan,

Great app. Love it so far. Here are the only things that keep me from using this app as a daily driver for my messaging:

1) Does not send MMS over wifi on Sprint networks.

2) Does not process "slideshows" from iPhones well (quickly blows through photos).

3) Does not process orientation information correctly from pictures taken with my Sprint Samsung GS3's camera. ie, photos taken in portrait are rotated to landscape when sending in an MMS.

Other than that, it's perfect. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again for the great app!
[Android Apps and Games] optimummind:
Thx for the tips. I'll try MMS over data then.

I use SignalCheckPro, which shows me separate bars for data and voice. I'll test out the mms again when data strength is good.
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
[MENTION=5037274]MIKEYSAKZ[/MENTION]: I don't know what the Verizon mms settings are, nor should I be giving them out if I'm not able to verify them (which is the case here).

Even the mms settings stored in the phone may sometimes be wrong, and searching the Internet may yield the correct settings.

Sorry, if I was on Verizon myself I would be able to help you with the settings, but I'm not.
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Thanks, but it probably won't happen soon. Implementing 'folders' would mean adding something non-standard and specific to just this app (which won't inter-operate with anything else in Android), and at this early point in the app's life, it just very very low priority. Sorry.

I don't know.

It seems almost as if Sprint is special somehow, which is very frustrating because there's no way for me to test it, or even to find proper technical information on it.

Sorry ... I'm just sounding frustrated.

I've never even heard of mms over wifi. All the mms documentation I've come across (including inside the Android source code) presumes that mms is sent over the cellular data connection.

I'll have to see what I can find regarding this 'special Sprint' technical oddity.

Thanks.

Actually, it's a timely reminder because I was just looking over my to-do list a day or two ago and moved these nearer to the top.
[Android Apps and Games] MitoTakatori:
I understand. Anyways this port still rocks! Thanks again! Hope to see phone/dialer from AOSP to be ported like this!
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Hi all,

Apologies about my previous post. I went off on a bit of a rant :)

[MENTION=4693652]optimummind[/MENTION]:

I presume you've checked http://8s.ms/cant-send-mms for anything useful?

Are you using AdblockPlus?

Do you have a lot of unsent mms messages? Having too many of them may stop 8sms from trying to add more.

I still haven't found anything on the Internet or Google about mms over wifi. AFAIK, mms is always delivered over the cellular network.
[Android Apps and Games] JohnnyEpic:
This is super old but at one time they modded an Evo for wifi mms....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1690814
[Android Apps and Games] optimummind:
Yes, I read through that. And I'm not using Adblock Plus.

But one good news. I tried sending a mms via data, and it worked! Now, only if mms can be sent via WiFi. :)
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
[MENTION=3899945]JohnnyEpic[/MENTION]: Thanks for the link.

Unfortunately, it doesn't quite help because all they've done is hardcode a configuration variable. The actual code and mechanism to utilise mms over wifi is not clear.

It seems to require ROM support, and seems to be rather non-standard ... or at least, US-only and I'm not aware of any documentation on it.

Yes, that is good news.

I'd love to get mms over wifi working too ... but at present, that may look somewhat difficult.
[Android Apps and Games] deanwray:
mms over wifi depends on the carrier network/transport accessibility .. 99% of carriers world wide do not allow access to the handler servers/services unless the node connections originate at a point controlled by that carrier. But since your app is the cyanogen messenger, there are snippets in there to disable wifi when there is an mms que/send attempt..

easy way to test, do a host lookup and netinfo on the mms servers for a carrier from a computer... they don't exists (99% of the time)

Just thought I'd mention that since I'm about to look at mms implementation in my app :)
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Hi,

Uh, thanks. That's how works, yes, I agree. It normally happens over the phone's data connection ... but the traffic is routed to a different APN which is solely for mms and isn't charged as data.

Mms over wifi is new to me, and there seems to be a lack of public information about it.
[Android Apps and Games] lotus_flower:
App is great,I have one question,I want to prevent 8sms to unlock the screen and that option is left unchecked.the problem is I use widgetlocker,and I'm not sure what to put in the section hide other..I tried few thing but it's not working.
[Android Apps and Games] enskje:
Maybe pop up bug is only for me? Cropped corners.

Lithuania - because we are BASKETBALL!!!
[Android Apps and Games] aaatoel:
I love this app. I really like the stock look but the actual stock app, isn't that great. Especially the fact that there isn't an option to strip unicode characters. But this one had this and so much more. Great job dev, keep up your great work.
[Android Apps and Games] lotus_flower:
to answer my own question,the full name of the app is com.thinkleft.eightyeightsms.mms,and after setting it up it works great with widgetlocker
[Android Apps and Games] digitalcrash:
I love the app only suggestion I could make is the ability to change the SMS and MMS notification icon. I don't really care for the stock smiley face.
[Android Apps and Games] kjaved373:
Any plans for adding repeat notifications? I usually miss notifications on my phone when I step away for a bit. Repeating notifications after a custom interval gets rid of that problem.
[Android Apps and Games] raj_k_r:
Can you provide an option to password protect the app?
[Android Apps and Games] harysick:
hi bengtan, whether your application has access to the LED notification?

i'm looking for it in the settings but not found.
[Android Apps and Games] lotus_flower:
left and right edge are croped,and I usually miss the firs letter
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Various replies ...

[MENTION=5277587]lotus_flower[/MENTION], [MENTION=4437289]ensoy[/MENTION]: This has been reported before, but I couldn't find the bug and I put it down to a possible ROM bug. Could you try an uninstall and re-install? If that doesn't fix it, can you please tell me what Android version you are running? Thank you.

Once you install this on your phone, you can pull the apk off the phone. The app Airdroid can do this. Probably others can as well.

Thank you aaatoel.

Thank you lotus_flower for posting up the follow-up and the correct answer :)

Noted, thank you. I'll look into this when I re-do the themeing.

I've added this to my to-do list, but not sure when I'll get to it.

I'm not sure this is a useful idea. The messages are stored in the phone database, and any app can request to read them. Adding a password to 8sms would just make you think it's secure but it isn't.

No yet, sorry. Some other users have reported using Light Flow to customise the led notification.
[Android Apps and Games] raj_k_r:
I was asking for this because I dont want somebody else to read the messages when phone is in their hands and I get a message. I usually use only one app (stock messaging app is frozen). It is just for the privacy purpose and at present I am using a app locker for the same.Anyways its a great app and I am using this as my default and only SMS app.
[Android Apps and Games] webleeper:
Email addresses in recipient

Will there be an option to include email addresses in the recipient field when sending a text?
[Android Apps and Games] lotus_flower:
I tried reinstalling the app,but it's the same.I'm on HarshJelly 2.2 based on samsung stock JB 4.1.2

now I tried installing the app on stock 4.1.2 and it's the same,maybe samsung doesn't like your app :)
[Android Apps and Games] harysick:
there's no 8sms app, just default messaging app/mms on light flow list.

unlucky me :(
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
The messages are stored outside of 8sms. Adding password protection to 8sms would just stop people from using 8sms. It won't stop them from using other methods to read the messages. Sorry.

I don't quite understand this. You mean using an email address to find a receipient when selecting a receipient to send a message to?

As I mentioned previously, I think this issue bug is a layout bug with the ROM. I've already had a look inside 8sms and didn't find anything unusual. Sorry, but I'm unable to reproduce this so I can't diagnose it.

I do have LED notification configuration on my to-do list. Just that ... I'm not sure when I'll get the time to do it.
[Android Apps and Games] raj_k_r:
Probably I did not put it right. Go sms has this feature (look at security lock option) and I know that this wont give you security and you can read messages by other means. I am a developer myself and I understood clearly what you are saying, Never mind, its a great app and thanks for that. There are other workarounds for my problem.
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Hi,

In the newly released version 1.06 ...

This should be fixed.

This should be fixed.

Issue #2 of your post is still open and I still need to look into it.
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Group messaging revisited

Hi,

Okay, after working on some other things for a few weeks, I'd like to revisit this group messaging issue again:

The reports so far seem to be all Samsung phones on 4.1.x ROMs.

The problem is that ... whilst the mms message is received okay, it is sometimes or always placed into the non-group thread.

Please have a look at this post of mine ...

http://8s.ms/group-messaging

... and ensure that the Phone number is stored and group messaging is enabled in the 8sms settings.

Then, if this problem still persists, try using Stand-alone mode (if you are able to disable your stock messaging app) and see if that helps.

If Stand-alone mode doesn't work, I'm not sure if there's anything else I can do ... I might have to say that 8sms doesn't correctly receive group messages on Samsung 4.1.x ROMs and leave it at that unless there is some dramatic new discovery in the future.

Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] nyles:
Thanks bengtan. I tried all those things and group messaging stil doesn't work on my gs3. Furthermore, i also noticed that i can't get any picture mail when deleting my stock messaging app and using the "stand alone mode". It gives me the option of "download" for the picture, but i can never retrieve it. I also tried reinstalling the app with no success. I ended up reinstalling the original messaging app, and my picture messages are arriving again
[Android Apps and Games] :
Just tested with a friend and it is working great! thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
No problem, I understand.

If you do want to revisit 8sms ... in recent versions, if the mms is downloaded but can't be successfully parsed (which seems to be the situation here), then the raw bytestream is printed to logcat. If you can get me the logcat, then I can reproduce the problematic message here at my end and properly debug it.

(Mms is a complicated message format and there are silly quirks everywhere.)
[Android Apps and Games] nyles:
I still love your app. Just need to use it with the stock messaging app in the background. It would be nice to use it alone though. Anyway, emailed you the log after recreating the mms problem. Please let me know if you need anything else. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] mRxSad:
Request!

Request!

Sir can you add Multiple contact to be added like multiple contact button and multiple deletion of message by a specific thread, just like opening a single message when you have to many sms conversion with that single contact and you want to delete those 5-6 conversation but you don't want the other conversation wont be deleted.

But nice messaging up sir. 4/5 but when you add those features 5/5 I can say!
[Android Apps and Games] enskje:
4.1.1 Rom, reinstall doesnt help.

Lithuania - because we are BASKETBALL!!!
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Stock 4.1.1 rom from the phone manufacturer or a custom rom?
[Android Apps and Games] lotus_flower:
update
[Android Apps and Games] redddog:
Hey dude. LOVE this app. Changes the one most hated feature of 4.2.2 - that terrible white theme.

Anyway, when I send a text, I get a red triangle with an exclaimation point rather than a delivery report. Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks again for your work!
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Hmmm ... okay, I'll go have another look later. (Not very confident I'll find anything though.)

The red triangle would mean that the message (is it sms?) failed to send for some reason. Maybe try again?
[Android Apps and Games] redddog:
Actually, they all send. Everything works perfectly but I get the triangle. It's fine I guess just a little distracting. And yes, it's sms.
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Hi,

You could try turning off delivery receipts for sms (which are network dependent and not always reliable) and see if that helps.
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Hi all,

In the new version 1.07 which should be available through Google Play shortly ...

The force crash that was causing this should be fixed.

The picture rotation issue should be fixed.

Pressing "read" on the notification marks the message as having been read.

Issue (3) is fixed. The others are still open.

Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] nyles:
Just installed the update. Mms still not downloading without the stock messaging app. Not sure if it's an error on my end. Please let me know if i can help in any way. Thank you for your continued support
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Oh. Okay, I'll email you.
[Android Apps and Games] Tom1310:
Great but ...

A very good app you made there ! But there are two little bugs on my HTC One. First, in the notification bar, when i receive a sms, it appears in double. And when I send a sms, and i want to send an another one immidiatly after i sent the first one, the sms (the second one) can't be sent (red logo : message can't be sent). Except that, everything work like a charm :)
[Android Apps and Games] iNeedICS:
You have to make sure you make this app your default, what helps me is disabling the notification in my stock app:)

Sent from my Note 2 just in case you were Note-icing ;)
[Android Apps and Games] mrwormburn:
Great app! Good work OP.
[Android Apps and Games] KineichiNxt:
Nice :D
[Android Apps and Games] comptonhubbard:
Love the app just wondering can you include the blacklist functions and offer a choice of the standard green or the blue icon.
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
> First, in the notification bar, when i receive a sms, it appears in double.

There was a bug recently introduced in 1.06 which can cause this. I'm planning to get it fixed in the next release (which should be 1.08).

> immidiatly after i sent the first one, the sms (the second one)

> can't be sent (red logo : message can't be sent)

Hmmm ... not sure if I can do much about this. Most likely, your phone is telling 8sms that the sms can't be sent, but there are many reasons why it cannot be sent.

There was another user who reported similar symptoms, but for him, all the messages did get sent even though the phone or 8sms told him they weren't sent.

You can blacklist messages from selected contacts by ticking their 'Send to voicemail' checkbox in the Contacts app.

I'll revisit the icon issue when I eventually have time to re-do the themeing.

Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] tomurbanowicz:
Is any chance to add 3 buttons (ex. read, send) in notifications like in CM10.1/2/3?
[Android Apps and Games] JoeFCaputo113:
Are you blind dude?! That's already implemented.
[Android Apps and Games] tomurbanowicz:
In my phone (Android 4.3, CM) there is no any buttons! Show me Your screenshot with buttons.

EDIT: After reboot, the buttons has appeared.
[Android Apps and Games] defsquad:
Great app, was wondering if there is a way to disable the profile/avatar pics beside messages, e.g., just have the message text and person's name and timestamp?

Thanks again, great replacement for the stock app.

BTW, this works great on the Moto X VZW Developer Edition.
[Android Apps and Games] jjrx3:
i used another sms app because it was making the stock sms app crash constantly but with this app it works really good.. my only thing is that the pop-ups are too wide and half of the contact picture is cut off .. not sure if its because my phone is smaller than most phones.
[Android Apps and Games] bengtan:
Thanks for the feedback.

When I eventually get to work on themeing, I'll look into this. Probably not a bad idea to have themes which don't show the contact photos.

Hmmm ... bit busy with other bugs and features since this is minor-ish. Can you ask me again in ... about 3 weeks later? It's not that I don't want to help ... it's that I have a lot of feedback and (minor) bugs to fix.

Thanks.