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[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
I have to agree and after thinking about it even more. The fact that you are doing something that can tell if a user is or has used the app is very disturbing. There is no way for the app to tell this unless your collecting private data. Now I have asked you about this over and over again. Both here and by email. I have no choice but to have some pros look into this. Telling me its complicated is a cop out to be honest. With all the security issues that have hit Android lately (CIQ) this can not and will not be over looked. Now I have already sent you one email about something like this and got no reply.

Please come clean on this. If you are storing data you are required to disclose this fact to users. Even if it means people stop using your apps.
[Android Apps and Games] thevoiceless:
I have to agree with Haphim and zelendel, this app has definitely been going downhill. GO Chat should be a separate application, and pretty much all of the features that are enabled in "Pro" mode are useless. The "Notice Center" thing is spammy and annoying, and the app seems to be getting slower. I have also emailed the developers multiple times asking about features or improvements but never heard back (simple things like marking individual messages as "read" from the popup).
[Android Apps and Games] Larkine:
I also agree, I don't like Go SMS anymore, and more importantly, I don't like how the developers have been handling things.

The trust issue is huge, and Haphim hit the nail on the head - their slogan is an absolute lie at this point. They're no longer making the app better, they're making it worse.

There have been some nice requests that would have kept it as one of the best sms apps around, but the devs have ignored every single one of them. They're taking choices out of the users' hands, are not adding useful sms related requests, and instead are adding garbage and spam.

I'm so sick of this, I've uninstalled all Go software, and I am now actively telling people to look elsewhere for apps.
[Android Apps and Games] stylez:
More info on internet connection use and collection of data...

I have owned multiple devices and all have had Go SMS installed at somepoint, my gf owns a HTC Desire to which has never had Go SMS installed or any other Go product she's had the device for over 8-9 months, prior to this she's used her SIM in my phones, now when we have the news Go SMS services i get a notification on my mobile she has it installed, how does Go know this event so long ago on a different phone with her SIM?

Truly think this needs to be looked into more from one of the CIQ research team or someone with the knowledge to trace what data is being collected there end.

I do not want to remove all Go products as am fond of them but untill we get some information from Go team regarding how they are running Go SMS instead of "It's complicated" i can see no other option...
[Android Apps and Games] KennyLegend:
GoSms removed from my phone after reading the last few pages....at least till the devs release the info we are all looking for on what data is collected. I can't understand why this issue isn't being answered properly.

Pity cause i really liked it. Back to stock SMS for now me thinks.
[Android Apps and Games] dmarden:
Same here, for now. I've always maintained their right to add or not add whatever features they want as well as to participate as much or as little as they want in these forums. But on topics such as this... the requirement is a bit higher, I think.
[Android Apps and Games] trollsperm:
We should keep in mind that the GO Dev Team are based in China, and probably get thousands of feature requests every day. The chinese users might want something different than us on this forum, but I must confess that I don't use the new features added recently.

I've also repeatedly tried to get them to fix some issues I have with the "custom notification"-settings. I've made some custom notification and chat designs. When I recieve a message from someone in my family, I have blue notification icon and blue background in the chat. Green notification icon and chat background with friends from my hometown; orange for friends in my study town; and red from others.

But when I already have made a custom notification, it's not possible to add/remove contacts for which the customization is applied. So, long story short, my recently "obtained" friends are shown with the default icon and chat background, and that just feels incomplete. Is there a logical way for it to not be possible to edit which contacts the customization is applied to?
[Android Apps and Games] Haphim:
That doesn't change the essential issues. They are *not* adding features that are sms related, they are adding spam and bloatware. Having a seperate user base does not change that fact. Nor does it change the fact that it's looking like they are resorting to unethical data collection.

And if they don't care about their non-chinese users, then all they have to do is to keep it up. It looks like the rest are starting to go.
[Android Apps and Games] trollsperm:
Since the app itself is free, I think we should accept some advertising for pay-themes from time to time. But I agree, sometimes I get the idea that they release new version every week only to be able to advertise for themes every week.

I would gladly pay a dollar or three if they had a no-nonsense version of the app, without chat and other unnecessary stuff. Those functions could have been optional and available separately, like the language packs. In addition to proper handling of individial notification/customization settings, I hope they will make it possible to "merge" chats from contacts that has multiple phone numbers. That would've made the perfect SMS app for me.. ;)

(I've used LBE to revoke some of the permissions of the GO apps based on the recent discussion here.)
[Android Apps and Games] Haphim:
I would be willing to accept a notification message about themes about once a month. But free or not, the balloon spam is *completely* unaccaptable. Aside from that, I would be fine with a pay version - but not with the way they've been doing things.

If I'm going to pay, I want them to live up to their slogan, and actually start incorporating sms related feature requests and bug fixes.

But with the way they have been doing things, right now I'm not even willing to use their app for free. I'm going to need a lot more from them before I'm willing to pay.
[Android Apps and Games] dreadwing:
I no longer use this app for the various privacy concerns, any company who fails to respond when questioned usually is guilty.
[Android Apps and Games] mrfaisal007:
Sorry for this qustion ... But ... How to use folders in this app .. i mean i can create folders .. now how to move or transfer etc. My msgs to that folder ... Please reply
[Android Apps and Games] mbutandola:
Open up the thread in which your massages are --> menu button --> batch mode --> select whatever messages you want --> save to (which is located at the bottom right)

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[Android Apps and Games] shaun0207:
Samsung Epic Touch 4G compatable??

Good morning:

My friend has the Epic Touch 4G from Sprint. Everytime she installed GO SMS PRO, it blocks voicemail, visual voicemail and notifications for Gmail.

IS there a fix for this?????
[Android Apps and Games] jmejiaa:
Go to Menu -> Settings -> Receive Settings, unchec "Disable other message notification"

Make sure you disable the stock sms yourself.

It seems to disable the voicemail notifications and intercept them as txt, took me a while to figure it out without searching.
[Android Apps and Games] shaun0207:
Thanks I will try this on her phone
[Android Apps and Games] MyTaZ:
thanks already got it!
[Android Apps and Games] shaun0207:
Thanks. This worked great
[Android Apps and Games] hollow1:
I also use this application. It's a nice sms application for me.:)
[Android Apps and Games] damiankrol:
Hi, is there any theme for Go SMS Pro which looks exactly the same as this used in stock messaging application?
[Android Apps and Games] TheKid1:
How do I open a ".dat" file after I backup a text message thread and it gets emailed to me? It is not legible as of now. Can someone please tell me what to do in order to open this type of file? As of now, the backed up text message thread gets saved to sd card but when i go to it, the phone cannot open the file. It also gives me the option to email(which i prefer) the thread to myself, but again, when I go to open it, it comes up as ineligible jibberish. Please help. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
Well that depends on what your stock messaging looks like. They are LLC different depending on the OEM. Not sure if any new themes have been added as everyone one I know has stopped using it.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
You can't. It is a file that needs to be read by the app. These backups are not mentioned to be opened by anything except the app itself
[Android Apps and Games] TheKid1:
Ok, then can you atleast tell me the steps I need to take in order to get the app itself to open the file? Because as of now, like i have mentioned, when i click the file to be opened from when it is saved to the sd card, it does not open at all. How do I open it from the app? I have an LG G2X. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
Use the restore function. That is what the app is for. Like I stated I no longer use the app due to security concerns
[Android Apps and Games] TheKid1:
I am not seeing where to restore a sms message thread. I only see where you can recover settings. Can you give me a step by step?
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
I already stated I don't use the app any longer due to security concerns with the app and data collection. There is an option somewhere that restores SMS. At least there was in the last update I used.
[Android Apps and Games] helloterence:
Anyone else having the issue where Facebook contacts do not show or recognized in GO SMS but do in GO Dialer? I have noticed it could be possibly due to the Facebook contact having +<country code> extension in the front. Wondering if there was a fix for this. Running Droid X2 with Eclipse
[Android Apps and Games] superred:
what is the exact coutry code? and the number length like +86 1112222****

and you Android version like 2.0 2.3 4.0
[Android Apps and Games] dmarden:
Nice... you can use your own image viewer again. Still wish some of the privacy concerns would be addressed. Bleh.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
Yeah it has not gone unnoticed that there has not been a reply from the developer sense 2 mods have commented on it.
[Android Apps and Games] dmarden:
It is unfortunate... I am more concerned with not knowing what their deal is than I am with whatever data they might be harvesting.
[Android Apps and Games] BRSG:
I stopped using GO SMS Pro, but unfortunately I had to re-install it, because I can't get Handcent SMS to completely deactivate the locale support... I deactivate it in settings, but it keeps working and if I deactivate that option in GO SMS Pro it stays deactivated :(
[Android Apps and Games] blueren:
Can someone please tell me how to reset the privacy inbox password? I forgot the password!
[Android Apps and Games] gplock:
^ Uninstall n reinstall
[Android Apps and Games] gvsukids:
After installing my screen randomaly turns on after receiving a text message. I have the "screen on" box unchecked in settings.
[Android Apps and Games] unrafa:
Just wasted 15 minutes of my life trying to deactivate those annoying smileys!

I HATE THE SMILEYS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALLOW OPTION TO DEACTIVATE THEM ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
This is something I asked for several times before, beginning in April 2011. GO SMS doesn't believe in providing these kinds of options that are able to suit everyone. For that, use Handcent. It has SO many options available that GO SMS does not have to customize these things.
[Android Apps and Games] HkDng:
How can I change default backup folder, because my handphone doesn't support sdcard, only internal storage?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Lord Takyon:
I gave up with this a while back, getting far too bloated and slow.

Sent from my Arc via transwarp beacon.
[Android Apps and Games] lifeh2o:
Group messaging annoyance

I can't seem to set default number of contacts having multiple numbers using go sms which means I have select one number each time. It's very annoying while sending group sms as for each contact having multiple numbers I have to select single number everytime. It's sad it doesn't have this option as handcent and stock sms works very well in sending message to only default numbers which I have set.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
You can't due to the way go SMS stores the data on their servers so they can tell what numbers are using their apps.
[Android Apps and Games] dacbeth:
Under Send Settings, Show Mobile Numbers Only, works for me.
[Android Apps and Games] champdr0id:
got only 2 problems with it running on my rezound (happened on more than one rom). it'll change the person that i'm sending a text to, when i'm replying to a text that said person sent.

it'll also give me a new "new message" notification after i delete my messages, including after i cleared the first notification. what do?
[Android Apps and Games] inline6power:
New update of 4.32 fixed the keypad for private box. Thanks a million
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
Now if they would just stop storing all our numbers on their servers.
[Android Apps and Games] HkDng:
Everytime when I try to backup, there is an error says: "Backup failed, please check the SD Card". But by using Galaxy Nexus, no SD Card!

I need an option to choose either where I can store backup file...
[Android Apps and Games] chrcol:
I have been using this app for 3 reasons mainly.

1 - need it for BLN sms alerts.

2 - its faster than stock sms app, or it was when I installed it, now seems slower to navigate messages and contacts but is still faster to compose a message (stock app has huge pause on compose).

3 - the theming, the stock sms app theme is quite bad.

I havent had a single bit of spam no adverts or anything.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
While the spam is a pita for sure. My main issue is how they seem to know that someone used the app on an old phone after they changed phones and never installed it on the new one. This would lead to the result of them storing users phone numbers on their private servers which is illegal in most of the world.
[Android Apps and Games] mbutandola:
You should contact Android Police and report to google. They may be forced to react.

On the other hand I don't see how I could do with another sms app. This one is just the best out there.

Just a question : how do I disable the app picture viewer? Couldn't find the option in settings.

Cheers

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[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
I have sent one final PM asking for a clear answer. If they do not reply I will have no choice but to conclude that they are collecting private user data and the apps will be removed and threads closed.

As for your question I am not sure. I stopped using it once the security issues came to light. Not sure if it is an option.
[Android Apps and Games] mbutandola:
If they receive a lot of pm a day they might not read it. Did you try twitter? Or contact somebody who speaks Chinese (lidroid for instance.

As for my question, the penultimate update added the possibility to disable the picture viewer.

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[Android Apps and Games] dmarden:
For what it is worth, I am not entirely certain that they're collecting and storing all sorts of info. They may be, I have no idea.

I have a few users with feature phones and a few with iPhones and most of them show up as Go SMS users too, lol.

*shrug* Wish they'd come clean on it, just adding what I've noticed.
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
Hey dmarden, a while ago on this thread you mentioned you were testing a bunch of different SMS alternatives. I'm just curious about which app you decided on and why.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
Well to be honest. I like Go sms Alot and really wanted to come up with a way on how this was done. So I went about looking at different ways this could be done. The only way that I came across was to link the accounts by device ID or by phone number. The first was tossed when we found that they were still linked after swapping phones and not installing it on the new phone. That left phone number storing.

I have emailed, PM, and posted along with another mod asking for them to come clean. Best answer we got was "Its complicated".

Now I am not trying to come across like a hate monger but I have alot of numbers in my phone that are not public numbers and can get me into alot of legal trouble if they get out into the open. So being able to trust a developer is a big deal.

Now I know is some countries this type of data collection is completely ok and legal but its not everywhere. I will wait for a few days for a reply.
[Android Apps and Games] dmarden:
Sadly, they're all horrible in some fashion. Below is my impression of the ones I played with. By all means, NOT a full pro/con list... just the major thing causing me concern.

Go SMS: Community recluse / Possible info-thief

Handcent: Huge partial wakelock issue / less theme-capable

ChompSMS: Very "cludgy", slow.

Pansi SMS: A bit light feature wise, mediocre performance.

They all have an "issue" (not really their fault) where they don't rotate vertical pictures taken with Samsung cameras for MMS, this is because Samsung chooses to use the orientation property instead of saving the picture in a vertical resolution. Only the Samsung stock "Touchwiz" SMS app handles this properly.

Aaaaanyway, to answer your question... I'm not leaving any 3rd party SMS app installed on my phone right now. Just using the stock one. It works (despite being feature-deprived), is safe, and it flips my pictures.

I still install pretty much every SMS app each time they update to see if anything has improved.

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No argument from me... it's a major concern and I really don't understand why they won't communicate on the topic. This is different than not responding to a feature request or some obscure (not to be read as unimportant) bug report.

As unfortunate as it is, the only conclusion that I can draw is that they have something to hide. It's a problem.
[Android Apps and Games] chrcol:
To add to my previous post I agree with the concerns and I think the first warning light is the fact the app is free when its good enough that people would pay for it.

As a user tho I am stuck in a hard place. As for a start BLN fucntionality for SMS to me is essential, big enough that if it doesnt work I ditch my smartphone and go back to my old nokia. There is alternative sms apps but they dont exactly have a glowing reference so I expect I wouldnt be pleased although I am probably willing to test handcent, however if that has a wakelock issue on my phone then it wont stay.

Now to the privacy concerns, I am annoyed but not that bothered if my number is stored somewhere, to me the much bigger concern is if they then spam people from my number (is that possible?) or harvest my contact list and spam them because they have got their details of my phone. So far I havent seen reports of these 2 things but I guess its a risk. Of course uninstalling the app with these concerns is already too late they have likely already harvested what they need although it depends how they get the information. As to my next point about me getting no ads.

I have background data disabled 24/7 unless using the market and then it goes off again right after, the wifi is only on when needed, same with bluetooth, 3g, data mode and gps.

I thank the person on this thread that raised awareness of droidwall which I plan to install to lockdown apps that I know shouldnt need data access.

Another example been that I had uno free on my phone, 3 days ago I woke up my phone and had a notification telling me to buy the game, so it either had something running in the background or its waking up on a schedule to do this sort of thing, that to me freaked me out and I uninstalled the game. I am actually considering now going back to my nokia for sms/calls and just carrying this in my pocket as an extra should I need to use mobile internet for some reason.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
Droid wall would be an option but MMS uses data and IF you block the data you cant DL mms pics.
[Android Apps and Games] mbutandola:
@zelendel Could you get some good devs to break the apk down and see what they actually collect and where they send it to?

I'm pretty sure it could be done.

Isn't that the way carrier IQ got caught?

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[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
In the end that is what I am gonna have to do but I am trying to give them a chance to Man-up and not have to do this. The easy part is where it is being sent to. They would have to store the info on their private servers.
[Android Apps and Games] KennyLegend:
This is a real pity as its the best SMS app out there. I went back to stock SMS a few weeks ago and im not keen on it. I like to use smilies and unobtrusive delivery reports etc and the stock app is cack for this. OK , it works fine and it'll do fine for now but u guys know what i mean ;)

I like the idea of breaking down the app. Some nice info to be found i would reckon.
[Android Apps and Games] happyllj:
Please be noted that GO SMS never transfer or store personal data, as an experienced DEV team, we follow Google policy, and know which cant do.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] mbutandola:
How did you manage to get to know about people even after they had changed phones?

This is a recipe for controversy. There are people on here who have long arms and that will only lead to bad publicity. Please come clean on this.

Cheers.

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[Android Apps and Games] KennyLegend:
If the above is true...do we really have a cause for concern?
[Android Apps and Games] angel123:
Connection error on GoChat

Anybody have connection errors on GoChat since the last update V4.32?
[Android Apps and Games] ecwpa:
I think this app is going to be dissected anyway. They still can give a good answer to this concern but sounds hard to do without storing phone contacts elsewhere.

This is a big concer for me. I'm trying to make themes for this app and I've also recommended the app to a lot of friends already :/
[Android Apps and Games] AfzalivE:
decompile and look at the source, that's the only way to make sure.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
Well then please enlighten us on how this can be done without storing the data somewhere. As far as I can tell this is not possible without storing something somewhere. As for Google policy I will be talking with them about it and having them check it out.

Decompiling it won't let you see the source code.
[Android Apps and Games] magnetz:
disregard, mistake
[Android Apps and Games] mbutandola:
Wish I had read this? Would have never subscribed to go chat. No liking the idea of my phone number being stored somewhere. And what garanties do we have that they delete all how contacts? A cunning mind could use that for the wrong reasons.

Anyway, this clears up a few things. At least they didn't hide it.

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[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
OK that's for go chat not the main app. I saw that when it was put in and the reason I never used it. Storing this type of info can get alot of people in trouble. Storing anyone's phone number is not cool not even sure if it is legal without the numbers owners OK. Ill be checking on this later today.
[Android Apps and Games] ecwpa:
But GO Chat is a plugin for the main app. The GO chat team can say they didn't collect users data with GO SMS but they just can't do it without it.

You can label this as fishy but not ilegal.