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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eske.rahn:
Hi, the version 1.4.6 doesn't work at all using 'add group' inside 'send sms' on my Touch Diamond.

The to-field get the following multi-line content (this confirms CRLF suspicion from above) - note the unclose quote (closing the quote manually doesn't fix it), and the command in first line.

-service "SMS" - to

"11111111;

22222222;

33333333;​

(Manually changed to dummy-numbers)

The two links "GroupSMS" and "GroupMMS" doesn't work by me either.

It looks like you've hard-coded them for 'device', but I'm installing on (fixed) 'storage card'. The links contains:

35#"\Programmer\GroupSMS\GroupSMS.exe"

39#"\Programmer\GroupSMS\GroupSMS.exe" mms​

If I launch GroupSMS.exe manually I get the well-known SMS functionality, and it works as intended. :D

If I edit the links, both links launches SMS and NOT MMS (but with the selected recipients correctly inserted).

The "Add group" menu item appears on the SMS-menu, but not the MMS-menu (or its sub menus).

Allow me to recommend that you call this one say 1.4.7_Beta

And your 'old' 1.4.6_beta (without mms support) 1.4.5b, and offer both on Shubaroo.com. until the new version is stabilized. ;)

Merry XMAS

*-<:-)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mhoa:
GroupSMS

Not Found

The requested URL /GroupSMS_v1.4.7.CAB was not found on this server.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] smotrs:
Yep, link is still broken as mhoa described.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] coolguy949:
I've got 1.4.5 saved on my phone if anyone needs it. Not sure if it's OK tp provide cabs if i'm not the developer.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
.cab not found

I miss adding another contact when I have forgotten someone. And scheduled SMS option.

Happy Newyear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Andersonlee:
Thanks you

Thank you for your nice program expecially now.

But I coundn't download the cab for last version 1.47 from your web site.

The error message is not found.

Please help me to try to fix the problem.

Thank you and happy new year!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eske.rahn:
1.4.5

The 'old' official 1.4.5 is still available even if no explicit link is on the website:

http://www.shubaroo.com/GroupSMS_v1.4.5.CAB​

:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] peron:
Version 1.4.6 available here

http://www.shubaroo.com/GroupSMS_v1.4.6.CAB

Anybody got it working fine with an HTC Diamond? Which version?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hendrixus:
but errors are reported
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] c_shekhar:
I have tried the 1.4.6 on my polaris. It works great. Both the shortcuts in

start->program are wrongly done as they dont launch the utility . So I have corrected them. couldnot correct the mms_goup launcher...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eske.rahn:
1.4.5 works with Touch Diamond with only very minor problems.

1.4.6 is really not usable with Touch Diamond in current version.

I recommend using 1.4.5, and await a new version

The (only) issue I know of with 1.4.5 is if you are selecting multiple groups and a contact are in more than one of these, then this contact will be added more than once.

So if you either have mutually exclusive groups, or only select one group at a time, this great program will work flawlessly :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] t0flus:
Hi guys!

Thank you for your feedback! I've been away alot in the christmas and new years vacation and left my laptop at home. I've uploaded the 1.4.7 version and I recommend all of you to upgrade.

I'm still not happy with the way it acts when you add a group inside threaded sms. I'll do some more investigation and see if I can find a solution...

http://www.shubaroo.com/index.php?module=group_sms

I've also included language files for german. Thank you pachwald!

Øystein
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eske.rahn:
PS: 1.4.7 link is no longer broken...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] smotrs:
I still haven't figured out how you can create a group and assign it a name, so that when you goto type a message, you can just select that group. Right now I still have to select everyone individually.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eske.rahn:
It's quite easy, but requires your contacts to be on the phone not just the sim-card.

Edit a contact, and one of the attributes is "Category" (or something similar, my translation from Danish versionised phone...)

Here you select the group. (or creates a new one).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] smotrs:
Ohhh, heh, never would have guessed. Thanks for pointing that out, it's been buggin me for a while and I thought I was just not getting it. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eddieul:
I have links still broken. Ver GroupSMS_v1.4.7.CAB , HTC Touch Pro. How can I solve this problem ? Where is exact place of Group MMS ? Group SMS is in Program Files/Group SMS. Am I right ? THX alot.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eske.rahn:
Had

exactly

the same problem/question when I first installed it - maybe it should be said more explicit in the leading post?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eske.rahn:
Link works fine for me. Just re-checked it.

Must be some kind of network/browser problem. Try again.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eddieul:
Hmm. I reinstalled APP but everything is same. START-Programs , tap on Group MMS.lnk icon and I ve got this message. The file Program cannot be opened. Either it is not signet wih a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be foun.If the problem persists,try reinstalling or restoring this file.

:(

But in message menu a can Add a group as Recipient. It is strange.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] t0flus:
I found the problem. Eske found out that if the install path contained whitspaces the shortcut was corrupt. Since both Program files and Storage card paths have been translated to a single word in norwegian I didn't experience the same issue on my devices. I've just tested the new version on an english emulator and it installed successfully.

Please download the new version (1.4.8) from http://www.shubaroo.com/index.php?module=group_sms
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eddieul:
THX a lot. Everything appears to be OK. Nice work. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eske.rahn:
The short cuts now works. :D

But due to some oddities of The Touch Diamond (at least in my current firmware version), the "Group MMS" part doesn't work. It opens SMS, but I can't go from SMS to MMS. The "Insert" menu item is 'greyed' - even though it shouldn't be according to the manual. (This is not a GroupSMS issue, but a HTC issue...) :(

But I can cut&paste the recipients, to a new MMS. :)

Addendum:

The HTC issue only occurs if you have disabled threaded sms

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Inbox\Settings\OEM]

"SMSInboxThreadingDisabled"=dword:00000001​

If threading is enabled, the menu item is NOT greyed, and everything works as intended. (So it is plain HTC bug/oddity) :mad:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] delltech:
Hi,

I've installed the application and it works fine for sending new messages to a group of contacts.

However when i try to forward an sms and select a group, i m brought back to the sms screen with only the recepients displayed, the message text is all gone .. STRANGE...Ne1 else facing the same issue ??
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eske.rahn:
Nope, this works fine on touch diamond (1.93.403.2 DAN)

(I do sometimes see something rather similar on e-mails under some unclear conditions though)

Are you sure the problem you describe is related to GroupSMS?

Sorry for sounding like a school teacher :o , but what have you tested? Is it any messages or a specific one? Have you tried a boot? Have you tried to uninstall GroupSMS, and try to forward same message? If that works, have you tried to reinstall and see if the problem reoccurs with same message?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sbettencourt:
Hi guys

Maybie this is a stupid question... but... how can i create the groups??? i´ve been trying to create but i can´t figure how???

I think also that something is wrong with my installation... because two itens of group sms´s is created in " Programs " and when i open only shows this:

Any sugestion???

I have the ROM Onyx_ult_4.2 WM6.1 on HTC Touch ELF0100
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] smotrs:
Start reading from right here.

Also, one is for sending Pictures/Video (MMS) and the other is for Texting (SMS).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sbettencourt:
thank´s for the quick reply :)

i will read right now... Thank´s smotrs :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sbettencourt:
And i was right :o very stupid question on my part...lolololol...

Once again, thank´s smotrs, for pointing me how to create... so easy and logic since this app is an extension of the original messaging application i should guess that work's that way... :o

thank´s
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dlohia:
i downloaded this software and installed in my O2 XDA Flame model...its working fine, the only problem lies it it takes like 15-20 odd mintues to send sms to 50 people, does it usually take much time or my handset not supportive for this software ??
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sbettencourt:
I think, deppending of the size the sms´s it´s normal to take that time...

If you see, 50 sms´s witch one one takes the average 30s to send it, in the end you take 25minutes... Off course that isen´t so linear in that way... But i think you will understand... And if i´m wrong, please someone correct me... :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eske.rahn:
GroupSMS doesn't do the actual sending, it 'just' helps put the relevant recipients in the to-field. All the sending is done by your existing software on the phone.

Please note that the sms-protocol is quite stupid. You can only send an sms to ONE recipient, so the phone actually sends the same sms from your phone 50 times, one to each of the 50 people...:eek:

How large are the sms in question, how many 160-blocks?

Under bad circumstance an sms-block could take 5secs to send...:eek:

So if your sms is say 3-blocks, that's 50*3*5s or close to a quarter... :eek::eek:

The send speed can deteriorate over time (bug on phone). I have an old Samsung E870 that gets more and more slow in sending, after a few thousand sms-blocks's each block of the sms could take 5-10secs(!). A cold boot sets it back to full speed (approx. 1s), but it slows down again gradually...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dlohia:
thanks for the reply guys... my sms is within 160 characters only but i guess the explanation u guys gave is 100% right i beleive... it would have been nice if any other software has same facility and takes much much time less to send to so many people would be nice....

Thanks for the reply again....
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eske.rahn:
Your welcome.

Well, the problem is not the program, but the SMS-protocol itself.:(

I haven't tried to send an MMS to many people. It's likely that MMS has a more clever protocol, so the phone only send once. Try next time, and let us know :)

GroupSMS in new versions also includes GroupMMS.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] smotrs:
It'll be even crappier with Sprint Picture Mail.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] frendi:
thanks....
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eazy2001x:
the MMS does not work with the new sprint MMS application.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ko0l:
Does this work on wm 6.5?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sbettencourt:
Yes...Work on 6.5
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ace10134:
Windows Mobile ALREADY has multiple SMS. Just type in the numbers like this: 5288430; 2234567 And you'll send them to both people!

This app is then useless.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mlk:
ace, I am afraid you are showing a distinct lack of form!

I have been using this for ages and it is phenomenal app! As I use Outlook Categories to group my Contacts, using this fine App, I can send to a whole cohort group a single SMS without having to remember all their mobile numbers... really, as my Mum used o say, if you don't have anything nice to say, then take a pick-axe to your forehead (slightly violent my Mother!).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bmw2320:
I think u r talking illogically. Although WM could send multiple sms, it's quite tiresome when one wants to send A LOT OF same sms such as 100 recipients. When we input new phonebook we put the name into a particular group of category. We do this so we could easily send the same sms to group which consists of a lot of people.

I hope this app is given more funtions & options. Keep up the good work! What a simple but very useful app!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mexy:
:confused: :eek: :confused: :eek: :confused: :eek: :confused: :eek:

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kovacszj:
contacts

Hi Øystein,

First of all thanks for the great application. I have a question, if it was already answered please excuse me.

Is it possible to chose between several phone numbers of one contact to send SMS, because I have a lot of contacts with several phone, mobile, etc. numbers.

Thanx in advance!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shinobi92:
How to use it on HTC LEO

although GroupSms works as a standard application but GroupSms lacks forward sms from inbox on htc leo

i tried GroupSms on htc diamond that was fine.

but doest not work on htc Touch (BlackStone) and HTC Touch HD (LEO)

any help plz.....
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] benjaminchia102:
Great work!

Hi there!

Great work. Absolutely love the version 1.40++ versions that allow me to select contacts with multiple categories. A must have app!! ;) Been using it for more than a year. Still loving it lots! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gargashish0901:
I couldn't download from the given link

plzz help..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] benjaminchia102:
Here's the file..

Hi there,

here's the installer.. i grabbed it from the site some time back.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gargashish0901:
thanx for the file but in this i couldn't edit groups...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] benjaminchia102:
here's how to edit the groups

The application doesn't have an page for you to edit groups.

You need to go edit your contact --> Go into Contacts --> Open up a contact--> Click on Categories and add your friends to a existing categories.. or create new categories.

Once you are done, you can select that group from your "Add group" .
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] t0flus:
The free application does not allow you to create, edit and delete groups.

If you want the full application with a more finger friendly user interface you can find it on Marketplace.

http://blog.stephansen.org/windows-phone/group-sms/

Øystein
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gargashish0901:
But it isn't free even i couldn't find a free copy copy anywhere on web.. Can any1 has it...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] benjaminchia102:
What's missing?

Hi there,

I need to understand what is the requirement you actually need?

You can add and remove people from group by going to the contacts individually and adding or removing them from a category.

In the messaging program, select "menu" --> "Add Group"

you can choose from a category and "Tick/Choose" the people whom you want to send to in the messaging program.

You already have the build in program on your phone to add and remove ppl to groups. This program is just a add-on to extract out all the people's contacts under a category or categories.

Are you using Windows mobile 5 or 6 professional?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gargashish0901:
Me using windows mobile 6 but thinking to upgrade my rom to windows 6.5, btw your screenshots look kewl.. can u give me the download link for your ROM.. :p :p

and regarding group sms i don't have contacts in my phone memory.. So i wanted a software which can help me in making groups from my SIM memory..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] craigrobertson:
Hi,

I have tried to download this from Marketplace but isn't working can I download from anywhere else and send you payment?

I really want this but Marketplace isn't allowing me!!!

Thanks,

Craig.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] t0flus:
Hi.

Do you get a error message or something like that from Marketplace? Please contact me at developer@stephansen.org so we can solve the issue.

Øystein
[Nexus 6  General] toledodj:
So yesterday, I rooted and installed CyanogenMod 12 on my Nexus 6. Didn't like it. Wasn't impressed at all. First, there was very little difference between CM and the stock rom. No difference in battery life or anything special like that. I did like the customizations and also the fact that the notification light was now active (which btw is a real battery killer). I also liked the double tap to wake feature. However, the firmware itself was as buggy as it could get. Lag everywhere. Some apps wouldn't open properly and, worst of all, the camera app kept malfunctioning when I needed it the most.

Now I know CyanogenMod updates their nightlies just about everyday, and the majority of those bugs are fixed by now, but because it didn't bring anything really new to the table, I switched back to the rooted stock rom, installed LightFlow and a zip file which would enable the double tap to wake feature on rooted devices, and haven't looked back. Moral being, in my opinion at least, Stock is better than Custom.
[Nexus 6  General] Kreateablaze:
So you flashed cm, which in my opinion isn't the greatest rom, and decided that stock is better than any custom rom? Maybe try one of the many roms out there that are way better than cm
[Nexus 6  General] simms22:
lol, cm. cm hasnt been any good now for what, 4, maybe 3+ years? try some of the other non cm or cm based roms. there are many great, completely stable, aosp roms out there. i use terminus, with the elementalx kernel.
[Nexus 6  General] bill3508:
So wrong.
[Nexus 6  General] kingston73:
OP,

Are you seriously serious? Have you bothered to try any of the aosp based roms? So many to choose from, even some custom roms based on stock that would give you at least some of tHe things you say you like.
[Nexus 6  General] joshm.1219:
Lmao stop trolling ya nutcase
[Nexus 6  General] fazbender:
I find Stock ... for lack of a better description, boring.

Running Multirom test build for the nexus 6 for a week or so now and not looking back. I have the latest stock build as my internal rom that I can load by simply restarting my phone to remind me why I spent the time and effort ( and occasional donation) setting up custom roms. One can do a lot with stock/root and third party apps, but the really slick stuff needs to be built in to work well. Hence the rom development!

I am currently farting around with DU's 5.1 build for the themes and Chroma's latest for the layers. I have these installed as secondary roms on the Phone , all 3 roms take up about 9 GB right now and allow for three distinct flavors at the drop of a reboot.
[Nexus 6  General] yellowman82:
So out of all the greatest stable daily driver of aosp, and custom stock base ROMs your first choice was CM a known buggy Not fully stable ROM? [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23] Rookie's.
[Nexus 6  General] toledodj:
Lol wow some of you guys are rude. It's just an opinion. Yes, I've installed other customs roms and, while they're all fine and stable, nothing new is brought to the table that can't be installed on the rooted stock ROM. I did mention that I'm still rooted, right? Really no need for custom roms for me.
[Nexus 6  General] iainaaldrich:
OP does have a good point.
[Nexus 6  General] kingston73:
This isn't what your first post says. You say you installed cm and go on to basically bash it and then say stock is better than custom. You never say anything about any other custom rom, so what do you expect people to think?

For me personally, using a rom the has either layers themes or cm themes alone makes that custom rom better than stock. I love having the ability to make my phone look different any time I want to.
[Nexus 6  General] JohnnyMontana_:
I agree with the many posters. Who cares if stock rooted is better than a custom ROM? Just run stock then no need for a thread. And once again CM hasn't been good since CM7 lol
[Nexus 6  General] FriendWithin:
What about the Chroma ROM? That is better than stock, it's brilliant. Zephik made some huge ART optimization recently. I can say it makes a difference. More features keep being added too.
[Nexus 6  General] TheLoverMan:
i agree with op

Stock is much more stable than cm, aicp is what i use right now but still looking for a non cm based rom.
[Nexus 6  General] BennyJr:
Have you tried Rastapop, Terminus, Slim....Anything besides CM? There are plenty of custom roms that run 100x better than CM.
[Nexus 6  General] toledodj:
Eh, to each his own. I'm finding no problem in customizing the stock ROM to my liking.
[Nexus 6  General] toledodj:
Yeah, I've used LiquidSmooth, Chroma, Euphoria, etc. Not saying that I dislike custom roms. I like the thrill of installing a new ROM and praying to God that it works and functions properly (yes, I'm a root rookie). Customizing the stock ROM is just less of a hassle.
[Nexus 6  General] BennyJr:
You should run AOSP then. I usually don't like my roms much farther than stock either
[Nexus 6  General] toledodj:
I thought CM was AOSP based?
[Nexus 6  General] yellowman82:
Try benzo ROM with Zen9 kernel closest to stock experience but much better.
[Nexus 6  General] Alpha52:
Why is this thread even a thing?

If you've tried all the ROMs and have decided to stick with stock, this thread seems entirely designed to incite inflammatory reactions.

There is no information to report, no question to be asked, no opinions desired.

The above aside, I've had much greater experiences with AOSP based roms than with the CM nightlies. Granted, most features included in AOSP roms can be gained from separate apps, but it's all about the convenience.
[Nexus 6  General] brando56894:
Yea, it's a very pointless, opinion based statement.
[Nexus 6  General] toledodj:
It's just general discussion. That's what this particular topic of forum is for, right?
[Nexus 6  General] toledodj:
I tried Benzo. Good ROM, but if I'm gonna have a stock-based ROM on my phone, may as well be the actual stock ROM. I'm running the Franco kernel at the moment. Works pretty well.
[Nexus 6  General] Liam Neeson:
Try a ROM compiled with build optimizations or better toolchains. Benzo, optipop, bliss and liquid smooth are a few.
[Nexus 6  General] yellowman82:
Doubt you tried benzo because you would know it's not based of stock it's based of aosp. I was just saying to try that with Zen kernel so you could get that stock experience when it comes to performance and stability like the smoothness and such with no stutters or lag with all the great features that aosp has to offer.
[Nexus 6  General] toledodj:
Again, AOSP is not stock-based? Huh. I think I searched the Benzo ROM and was going to install it, but didn't. Don't remember why.... Oh well, whatever. My mistake.
[Nexus 6  General] Liam Neeson:
Benzo is compiled with sabermod and other optimizations. That alone will improve performance and battery life.
[Nexus 6  General] kingofkings11:
Im surprised that no one has pointed out the fact that the OP only gave the new CM installation a day to settle down. After a brand new install doesn't it take a few days for cache etc to be built up before you can properly judge battery life and performance?
[Nexus 6  General] joshm.1219:
It seems like you purposely worded your OP to get flamed.
[Nexus 6  General] toledodj:
I didn't uninstall CM because of the bugs. Although it was extremely annoying to deal with, I am fully aware that the developers are pretty quick at fixing issue and I'm pretty sure those issues mentioned are fixed now. So that would've been a pretty dumb reason to get rid of the rom.

I uninstalled CM, and every other ROM I've tried so far, because it brought nothing to the table that can't just simply be installed within a rooted stock ROM. From what I could tell, the majority of customizations are in the settings. I now have most of those same settings on my phone, running stock.
[Nexus 6  General] toledodj:
No, it wasn't intentional. Admittedly, my wording is a bit ranty, the purpose of the OP was to give my opinion as to why I prefer rooted stock over custom.