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[Android Apps and Games] hallstevenson:
I just started seeing similar behavior, but slightly different. It's only occurring with my son too. What happens is, I send him a text and when he responds, it creates a new conversation, i.e. as if he's a different person. Oddly, the name matches properly as does the phone # (in his contact info, I have his number entered 3x: 781-xxxx, 937-781-xxxx, and 1-937-781-xxxx).

So far, it's not happening with anyone else. He did just get a new phone, ironically (a standard VZW feature phone). My wife doesn't use GO SMS so I can't see if it's happened with her.
[Android Apps and Games] briko78:
Hey there,

For all who'd like to use the local backup and hate the cloud backup: simply block Internet Connection of GoSMS via firewall and the cloud is history :D Found this hint in the PlayStore feedback.

Just tried it and it really works. It's soooo simple. Put it on the blacklist and backupped the normal way. Can't believe it.

Maybe I can make some of you happy right now ;)

Bye, briko
[Android Apps and Games] toxicpaulution:
We shouldn't have to go through so much to just enjoy an app.
[Android Apps and Games] briko78:
Of course it would be better without. BUT it's no big effort and quickly solved...
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
In doing so you may break mms as it uses data.

sent from the Batcave
[Android Apps and Games] briko78:
Well, no problem for me. You can easily allow network for some time...
[Android Apps and Games] chrcol:
Actually no as mms uses stock messaging app.

I solved my own mms issue now which was my APN settings, with droidwall still running and blocking itnernet for gosms I can use mms.

So the 2 tips are droidwall to block internet access for gosms and disable auto update of the app. Ideally also make a titanium backup of the app at lower version so if it does somehow update you then restore the backup.
[Android Apps and Games] Hippie459MN:
And by using Titanium Backup you must have root access and not everyone has root.

Also, save yourself a ton of steps and just use something like sms backup from the market. Every morning at 3am my texts back up automaticly and then saves them to my SD card and then sends a copy to my dropbox. and its all free and no need to block apps from the net and change a ton of settings.

Here is the one I use and it works awesome - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=backup.email.inapp

I also use this one as well for saving to my phone locally and uploading to my DP - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestore
[Android Apps and Games] timmyjoe42:
Whew. I found it. It took me about 4 days to navigate in and out of the setting tabs maze to find it.

It's under:

Settings --> Appearance Settings --> Conversation other settings --> Hide the bottom tabs
[Android Apps and Games] hallstevenson:
Regarding the issue above that I listed, this is specific to Go SMS. The default text app groups things properly.
[Android Apps and Games] Marcink00:
I've noticed that I don't have the option "show unread count". I use Android 4.0.3 Sense 3.6 do you have such option or it only appears on gb?
[Android Apps and Games] lolphirae:
This once-upon-a-time great app has been completely ruined by the developers lately. Very buggy, extremely slow and bloated, spamming via their intrusive greedy GoChat nonsense and the "premium" local backup subscription has been the last straw. Switched to Pansi. Good riddance!

:eek::rolleyes:
[Android Apps and Games] imail724:
Simply toggling off data will allow you to use local backup as well.
[Android Apps and Games] Ozgurce:
Is there anyone can help me to contact gosms developer team ?

I need to contact for turkish characters. ışğüöçÖÇŞİĞÜ drop 91 chracter of 160 and there is no workaround for the fix it.

And I'm agree with everyone about premium backup feature. They ruined their software.

Only feature that I can't give up is sms privacy mode.
[Android Apps and Games] R4e:
FYI: Developer needs to improve restore feature.....it's hella slow
[Android Apps and Games] BigBearEvo:
After numerous emails over the months and the app getting worse every update....this was the final straw!

it had features i loved in an sms app, inc paid themes...now they have destroyed it by forcing the consumer to pay for what they already had for free.

Bloatware, ads....very sluggish response time opening app, resetting of themes and settings in app frequently, loss of local backup, and data lost in cloud backup.

GO Chat constantly kept connecting so i blocked internet usage from app.

Why did u add premium features from which we already had for free? kinda makes it look like your getting greedy and want more money....

Come on play fair with your customers!
[Android Apps and Games] shaun0207:
I tired Pansi the last couple days. It works very similar to GO SMS but not as much customization. Kept freeezing up on me when trying to send MMS. So I deleted it
[Android Apps and Games] itsLYNDZ:
Cant even login to backup sms. Just spins for a good 5 mins until I get annoyed.. Piece of crap!!!!!
[Android Apps and Games] No.12:
Cloud backup is stupid feature, we all are aware of that. When I want to do local backup, I turn on airplane mod, do the backup, and then turn it off again. Hope they will soon return local backup as a standard option.

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[Android Apps and Games] hallstevenson:
Check out Pansi. It kinda looks like a "fork" of GoSMS (down to the icons in the settings menus!). No crashes for me (knock on wood).
[Android Apps and Games] imail724:
It's a minor annoyance but toggling data off makes local backup run perfect. No big deal
[Android Apps and Games] mikeandjaimie:
Just started trying this now that they fixed jb.. But looks alot like gosms used to be before all the crap they added
[Android Apps and Games] poczynek:
Anyone know if in Pansi you can get the virtual keyboard pop up like in Go SMS?
[Android Apps and Games] NguyenHuu:
For the recent update, does anyone else have the same problem as me with the popup window, it doesn't show 2 lines even though that option is checked in the settings? It just shows one line and it's hard to type.
[Android Apps and Games] t-minik:
Go SMS became a big bunch of crap :crying:

Pansi looks really good and simple as Go SMS was in the past, thanks for your comments
[Android Apps and Games] genoboy:
Is there somehow a chance for the go sms to have the number of unread messages be in the icon?
[Android Apps and Games] Ok_Kaleidoscope5109:
Happylij: You say you listen to users but you've royally SCREWED the backup feature.

First we got to backup whenever we want with the scheduler.

Then we got the scheduler removed so it was just once a day.

Now backup is cloud and we have to pay to have a reasonable backup.

Are you even listening to us? Why is this app so bloated?

It's funny because many of us flocked here when Handcent got too bloated. Now GoSMS is going down that same slippery slope.
[Android Apps and Games] whiskerp:
Think it does show the unread count if you use the widget in the home screen rather than the launcher icon.

Peter
[Android Apps and Games] dacbeth:
It may be set under Settings Notifications Settings Default notification settings.
[Android Apps and Games] TracerBullitt:
Just wondering, is there any chance that GoSMS Pro could show contacts' pictures in the notification bar rather than the defaulted symbols? I really miss that feature with the regular MMS app.
[Android Apps and Games] marhensa:
oh great, now sms backup is in the cloud..

something fishy is going on here..

just saying..

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[Android Apps and Games] healed:
Man, this sucks. I swore by this app and couldn't stand using anything else for SMS. Then they started the GoChat compulsory signup nonsense. Nobody wanted to use GoChat, so they forced us to signup for an effin chat service so we could install themes. Now they are trying to charge not just a one time fee, but a recurring fee for something so basic as local backups? Are you kidding? The logical choice is to charge for cloud backup since that actually costs them money to store on a server. But since they knew very few people would be willing to pay for that, they take local backups away and try to charge for those instead. Good way to insult the intelligence of your users. This app just got run into the ground by its devs. I'm out.
[Android Apps and Games] marhensa:
exactly my thought..

ONLINE BACKUP = FREE

LOCAL BACKUP = PAID

i dont see any sense in here..

does Go team would like to gather all sms from the user all over the world? for free..?

which server is having a cost by the way.

and simple local backup is a paid feature?

does Go forced us to cloud backup our sms?

something fishy in here.

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[Android Apps and Games] kwankl:
Please remove the "We are always listening to the users ,working for the users!" message in the first post. Its misleading...
[Android Apps and Games] lolphirae:
+1. This app has turned into bloated, buggy, slow and intrusive junk. The amount of spam is ridiculous as well. Both the notification bar one and the useless GoChat junk. And no way I would store anything on their cloud who knows where. Greed.

Go Launcher is heading the same way, apparently. Last update brought 2 additional, totally useless stores to the phone Go App and GameCenter in addition to Go Store. WTH. Clearly the next thing I will get rid of soonish.
[Android Apps and Games] zkibz:
Im having problem on sms backup.

I backupped my sms on local and now I have a file on folder named "localbr" which is 2012-8_12_10_31_29.zip

Now im trying to restore my sms but my backupped file cant found on go sms app.

I already pasted the file on SmsRestore folder but still the same.

How can I restore my backupped sms? :(
[Android Apps and Games] Nightshadow931:
Guys, just use sms backup & restore app for sms backup, it's much better and faster than go sms's backup.Plus, more reliable.
[Android Apps and Games] rexboy:
true gosms is crap now with its cloud but sms backup and restore doesn't do mms as far as I know. I use titanium backup and never checked to be sure but it does state to restore mms as well

Sent from my SG2 on steroids
[Android Apps and Games] hallstevenson:
Correct, SMS Backup and Restore only does SMS.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
This is how they get people to pay for pointless stuff. They make you depend on it and then charge for it. The whole Go set of apps have gone to hell.
[Android Apps and Games] No.12:
I had to update to the latest version, since in v4.50 using JB , I couldn't enter private box.

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[Android Apps and Games] BigBearEvo:
They still need to amend the OP, no way have they listened to anyone on this thread lately, there still adding premium features. Why can't u give us back what you already gave us for free! Stop robbing people of the features that made gosms what it was...

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[Android Apps and Games] iamnotkurtcobain:
Can't believe that people are using this bloated, bloated app. Standard jelly bean sms app is the best. Simple, not bloated and slim!!

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[Android Apps and Games] mbutandola:
True. Moving away from go apps. Have stopped using go launcher. Using apex pro now and still using 4.51 with no intention to update it. When I find a good alternative I'll uninstall it.

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[Android Apps and Games] lohtse:
could you pm me 4.51 or any one have 4.53 as sick of versions after that...
[Android Apps and Games] No.12:
I thought the same as you. But, I had problem entering password for private box in JB, so I had to update.

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[Android Apps and Games] lolphirae:
http://dl.apktops.com/app/201205/GO_SMS_Pro_4.51.apk
[Android Apps and Games] mbutandola:
F*** ! Just realised it ! Haven't been to my private inbox since upgrading to JB. Well no worries. Will keep the older version to recover my sms whenever I need to. But will definitely be looking for an alternative.

Thanks. Was trying to find a way to send it to him. Won't be home for a while and attaching files from my mobile isn't easy.

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[Android Apps and Games] itsLYNDZ:
Nevermind
[Android Apps and Games] iluvamk:
is there a way to do a fully transparent theme? cant seem to be able to choose transparent as a theme?
[Android Apps and Games] InfantryMarc:
i keep getting a message that go sms is sending alot of text messages and asks if i would like to allow or deny it to continue to send messages. any idea how to fix that? i have tried searching and have found nothing bout this. ive deleted the stock sms app and everything i know to make go sms the only one. ive deleted the defaults and reset them.anyone else having this issue?
[Android Apps and Games] Lord Darth Vader:
Dammit! What the f--- is going on with this app? Every time I reply to a message, after the message is sent, in the conversation list it shows that I sent to someone ELSE and not the original sender! A friend of mine has been texting me some funny but lewd stuff, and I reply in turn, but instead of the contact showing my friend Eric, it shows my MOM--with her picture there! Embarrassing is an understatement!

This schit has been going on for months. Enough of this crappy app!
[Android Apps and Games] sponkemonke:
From the start, I found GO software to be a bit annoying.

New update notifications that don't really make the App smoother.

And now they're taking away features and started robbing us.

Uninstalled.

Now in search of a new and smooth SMS app.
[Android Apps and Games] Haphim:
If you find one with a similar level of customizability and control (before Go SMS turned into crap), please let us know!
[Android Apps and Games] sponkemonke:
Alas, I've resorted to using the stock JB messaging app, or Tablet Talk on the N7.
[Android Apps and Games] Rozza C:
I can honestly say....that this has never happened to me...

And I hope it never does...

Apart from the decrease in responsiveness...this app is still pretty great...
[Android Apps and Games] ayaznoor:
anybody knows what the yellow exclamation mark next to contact thread (not individual message) represents? my network has temporarily disabled delivery reports, and I just installed go sms pro a few mins back, I've sent many messages since morning, none thru go sms as yet, and this mark is not present on every thread.

could it denote failed delivery for any older messages in the same thread? or the last message was actually not delivered? (ps. I haven't received a reply for the text I sent from contact, which would have cleared the reason)

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] mbutandola:
Means the message wasn't sent

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[Android Apps and Games] ayaznoor:
interestingly, when i long tap the most recent sent bubble and see details, it says message received! now any clues? or is it the same>
[Android Apps and Games] mbutandola:
The triangle doesn't say what or how many messages were not sent. Usually, when you browse the thread you'd notice the same triangle next to message(s) that was/were not sent.

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[Android Apps and Games] XTRoRDiNAiRE:
I love this app so much but they need to fix the issue with the Samsung galaxy s 3 where the led notifications don't blink
[Android Apps and Games] NunoPitbull:
Please tell me when Go SMS comes back to its old times, as I read on previous posts. Indeed this amount of bloatware is just sh1t.

Any good SMS apps?
[Android Apps and Games] skanndelus:
they updated again

i make most of my cash on go themes

this time they made the header text white no matter what the theme says it should be

it's transparent on most of my themes... not anymore

i need to go to china and slap them around
[Android Apps and Games] bataya:
Just install some older version of go sms. I'm using v3.77 for some time, and no problem.

Sent By tT.
[Android Apps and Games] R4e:
Private box problem???? My private box keep looping back to password after input correct password, does anyone have fix?

I've tried numerous time to contact developer but I keep getting their automated response.
[Android Apps and Games] belly1026:
I'm unable to move messages out of private box.The process will start, but then it will just stop at about 10%.

Is there any way I could just save the private messages as regular text and then reload it in the regular folder?
[Android Apps and Games] Chezta Sage:
I'm not sure mate, but I don't think so. And did u updated the app? Because it works fine with my phone :o
[Android Apps and Games] wierdo124:
Someone needs to make a good looking, fast SMS app.

Always used GO before but slowly became crappy to the point where I never installed it on my S3.

Make a clean, Holo themed, simple, but FAST (stock app is great except 5k messages in a thread makes it slow to load) SMS app, i'm not the only one looking for one!
[Android Apps and Games] mikeandjaimie:
Pansi sms.. I know horrible name but I like it
[Android Apps and Games] jmejiaa:
There is an ics app on the market but it has ads, it's just a port from ics iirc.

I'm not having ads on my sms app, I'll pay for it if he had a paid version.

I'm on CM mow so I get the AOSP mms, which is awesome.. I wish they just left them alone or Google included a way to prefer the stock apps.
[Android Apps and Games] belly1026:
I had the latest version of the app and I had over 2500+ messages in private box.

When I first tried it, It went all the way up to almost 100% (with 3 or 4 messages left) then the process just stopped (the pop-up box showing the progress bar just stuck on the screen) for almost an hour. I then restarted the process and the process would just stop (the pop-up box showing the progress bar would just disappear) after 10 - 13%. I've tried this almost 10 times now. Also every time I try to move the private messages to regular inbox, ALL THE MESSAGES IN THE REGULAR INBOX WILL GET DELETED!

This is really frustrating to me. If I had known that this would be the case, I wouldn't have used the private box in the first place.
[Android Apps and Games] vbaros:
They really messed up with the latest releases. I'm also trying to find other sms application. It would be great if guys making Apex launcher would make an sms app based on official ICS or JB sms app. I would buy it in a second.
[Android Apps and Games] 3xpaul:
White headers

With the application version 4.62 headers of message interface now are white. No matter what theme, headers are always white. Please help, how to fix it in thememaker?
[Android Apps and Games] R4e:
Has anyone got response from GOsms developer?
[Android Apps and Games] lohtse:
Try handcent folks.. much better... used to use goscrewyousms as was excellent now move from gocraponyousms to handcent and now happy I did!
[Android Apps and Games] mikeandjaimie:
Still find handcent slows down a lot if you have tons of messages.. Was using Pansi but noticed an irritating TimeService wake lock so I'm on the search again
[Android Apps and Games] Hippie459MN:
I have been using Handcent for ages and right now I have like 4700+ messages between like 6 contacts and moves right along here.
[Android Apps and Games] mikeandjaimie:
Yeah I have 10k+ in a couple threads heh i haven't used it in a while, maybe ill give it another go. Doesn't look like they have an ics type theme though :(
[Android Apps and Games] BRSG:
You have an ICS type theme here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1437078 ;)
[Android Apps and Games] rogier666:
I don't like where GO SMS is heading (same goes for their launcher), but so far I haven't found a suitable alternative.

I often SMS across time zones. Pansi messes up the order of messages when they come from different time zones, so that replies appear before the question. Handcent, chompSMS, and the stock SMS app don't show MMSs in sync with SMSs after restoring a backup. They put all my MMSs on top of my SMSs.

Only GO SMS gets the order of my SMSs and MMSs right.

Is there a GO SMS alternative that doesn't mess up the order of my messages?
[Android Apps and Games] Hippie459MN:
Holy! Thats a lot. I back mine up then delete just cause all them messages take up space on the phone so I just back up every so often then delete.
[Android Apps and Games] R4e:
Does any other sms program have private box with password?
[Android Apps and Games] gcogger:
Why not just stick to the last version of Go SMS that you were happy with, and don't update it?
[Android Apps and Games] rogier666:
Sticking with the last not-too-bloated version is a usable workaround, but why should that stop me from looking for a better app?
[Android Apps and Games] Listy2021:
Speaking of which; what version of Go Sms was the last non bloated "good" version?

EDIT: Downloaded v4.50
[Android Apps and Games] itsLYNDZ:
I have 4.51 and will never update it
[Android Apps and Games] whiskerp:
4.51 was the last version with local backup and restore. I will never update until this comes back. I am not about to backup my texts to some random server in China. Just who do they think they are!
[Android Apps and Games] the_hustleman:
Has the conflict with solitaire phone app been resolved?

Handcent won't work with it either
[Android Apps and Games] wierdo124:
yeah removal of offline backup really turned me off too. though i always hated how the app devs didn't speak any english.
[Android Apps and Games] ll8689:
I still prefer the older version of Go Sms Pro! And I like the Go SMS sticker! Super cute !
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
Its a china based company what did you expect?
[Android Apps and Games] Shaib Lftg:
You can use the Go Backup App... it backup SMS...

In Play store are 2 versions... Go Backup and Go Backup Pro version (New UI and needs to be paid to backup apps+data i think. the "normal" does that...
[Android Apps and Games] HeadShotz:
How dare a foreign country not speak your mandatory English....

You suppose the Go app devs hate that you don't speak Chinese?
[Android Apps and Games] LaP0573:
I have a problem with Go SMS Pro... Each time I try to send a SMS, my phone gets half rebooted, getting back to the MIUI booting screen, and once it's back on, my sms hasn't been sent, there's an error. I can send sms with the stock app though. Any idea ?
[Android Apps and Games] toxicpaulution:
I'm pretty sure we all have a problem with this app.
[Android Apps and Games] No.12:
I would like to know that either.

I had to update, because I could not enter password on JB with older version, it just would not work.

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[Android Apps and Games] toxicpaulution:
Well if you didn't have stuff to hide you wouldn't have to worry about it ;) jkjk
[Android Apps and Games] Product F(RED):
Just came here to say that I uninstalled GoSMS from my phone completely because of the stupid add-ons they throw in with every update. It used to be lightweight and unobtrusive, but now you have GoChat, GoStore, GoApps or whatever, etc. It's way too much crap. Not to mention that every time I'd open it, I'd get some kind of "update" from the Go Team telling me about new themes or new add-ons or something, which means my phone is always polling their servers, using battery, and potentially invading my privacy. So thanks but no thanks Go Team; you really ruined something good.
[Android Apps and Games] lohtse:
Agree with you totally!
[Android Apps and Games] HeadShotz:
I did the same as Product F.....uninstalled Go SMS after being a looooong time user of it....for all the same reasons he posted above. The constant notifications of new themes, etc was the final straw. GOod Bye Go SMS...You ruined a good thing.

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[Android Apps and Games] Projectile:
Thanks for the info... I was just about to give the software a go. But I came here to see what people were posting. Unfortunately this is the way it goes with developers these days, they forget there roots and go down this new road. Streamlining, performance and features gets lost in the new development world.
[Android Apps and Games] Ok_Kaleidoscope5109:
Is there a way to disable the SPAM messages that come in with Go SMS all the time?