Double Text Messages Received

la sal · February 22nd, 2011, 10:27 AM

Has anyone been getting a lot of double texts messages from your contacts? It doesn't really matter because Cricket has unlimited text messages but it is a tad annoying.

Jazziette · February 22nd, 2011, 12:01 PM

Hi La Sal! This is a known problem that has to do with the carrier. They have acknowledge it and that they are working on the problem.

Hasn't happened to me yet (cross my fingers). You might want to try the Handcent or GO SMS app and see it that helps.

Also, clear your call log and cache.

Good luck!

la sal · February 22nd, 2011, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jazziette

Hi La Sal! This is a known problem that has to do with the carrier. They have acknowledge it and that they are working on the problem.

Hasn't happened to me yet (cross my fingers). You might want to try the Handcent or GO SMS app and see it that helps.

Also, clear your call log and cache.

Good luck!

I always clear my cache and call log. I'll have to take a look at the two apps you recommended. Thanks.

la sal · February 22nd, 2011, 12:58 PM

Just downloaded the Handcent app. I'll have to recommend this free app for my wife's Samsung Epic. I think she will like the format they use.

Jazziette · February 22nd, 2011, 01:03 PM

Great! Let us know how you like it!

la sal · February 22nd, 2011, 01:50 PM

Just got a double message.

la sal · February 23rd, 2011, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Jazziette

Great! Let us know how you like it!

My wife likes the Handcent program but she can't get her picture next to her messages on her Samsung Epic. Everyone else's pictures show up next their messages but not her's.

Jazziette · February 24th, 2011, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by la sal

My wife likes the Handcent program but she can't get her picture next to her messages on her Samsung Epic. Everyone else's pictures show up next their messages but not her's.

I'm not using handcent anymore since it was creating some probs for me so I can't help much there but I'm sure it is in the settings somewhere. Sorry for such a lame answer.

Tell her to try GO SMS.

la sal · February 24th, 2011, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jazziette

I'm not using handcent anymore since it was creating some probs for me so I can't help much there but I'm sure it is in the settings somewhere. Sorry for such a lame answer.

Tell her to try GO SMS.

I did the Sprint 2.2 Froyo manual update for her Samsung Epic last night. Text messsaging was part of the upgrade so she is set.

Jazziette · February 24th, 2011, 09:47 PM

Glad to hear it's okay! Sounds great!

Clay353 · February 25th, 2011, 05:25 PM

Pro launcher EX works well for me.

la sal · March 1st, 2011, 09:54 AM

Trying Go SMS to see if it helps with the double messages.

Jazziette · March 1st, 2011, 10:21 AM

I never get double text messages here in my home area, but last weekend out of town I got several. Now things are back to normal. Maybe it could have something to do with the towers where you get your signals. Just a thought.

r0ckstarr · March 2nd, 2011, 07:41 PM

I get two of each message, for every message I get.

la sal · March 2nd, 2011, 09:04 PM

Go SMS seems to have solved this problem for me.

unvme · March 7th, 2011, 08:46 PM

I have been having problems with multiple texts since I bought my Ascend with Cricket. It is extremely annoying!
I don't get just double but sometimes 3 or 4 repeats. Most of the time they come within in 2 seconds of each other. Sometimes they are a few minuets apart. It doesn't mater were I'm at, home, work, 50 miles away. I would like to use the pop-up feature of Handcent but the double sms screws it up...

Does anyone have a solution?

I am using Handcent and love it, but will switch if another sms app fixes it.

la sal · March 7th, 2011, 09:15 PM

Go SMS has eliminated all double text messages for me except when Cricket sends their spam texts.

brandonpants · March 9th, 2011, 02:13 PM

La Sal, I've been trying to fix this problem on my Cricket Ascend for quite a while now, and it's gotten to be extremely annoying.

I just got Go SMS and have been playing around with the settings but still can't figure out a way to stop the double messages.

Do you need to uninstall the stock messaging app? Is there a setting somewhere that I'm missing in goSMS that fixes this?

la sal · March 9th, 2011, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by brandonpants

La Sal, I've been trying to fix this problem on my Cricket Ascend for quite a while now, and it's gotten to be extremely annoying.

I just got Go SMS and have been playing around with the settings but still can't figure out a way to stop the double messages.

Do you need to uninstall the stock messaging app? Is there a setting somewhere that I'm missing in goSMS that fixes this?

All I had to do was install goSMS and the double text messages stopped. I didn't need to adjust the settings or uninstall the stock messaging.

I am sorry that it hasn't worked for you.

Propagandroid · April 26th, 2011, 11:46 AM

I too experienced the double texts on my Cricket Phone (Ascend). it happened with me on both the stock messaging platform, as well as when i use handcent. i recently flashed Icarus 1.1 and this eliminated the problem thus far

IDontWearPink · April 28th, 2011, 12:24 PM

That's a known problem with the service. It's never happened to me but once and I dialed *228 and it hasn't happened since then. I think that could be the only chance you have.

Ashleyh06 · May 7th, 2011, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by IDontWearPink

That's a known problem with the service. It's never happened to me but once and I dialed *228 and it hasn't happened since then. I think that could be the only chance you have.

I have tried *228 and usin go sma but still receive double and even 3 n 4 of same txts .. its starting to irritate me now.. n kinda freezes my phn whn so many come in at the same time

reggjoo · May 21st, 2011, 09:57 AM

This has been a problem ever since I tried third party apps, I installed cm6, and kept the stock app as default. I still receive double messages, but my phone doesn't send them anymore( boy was my girlfriend annoyed!) . I can still get mms in all it's glory, but wish I could delete the stock app, but it's part of android. The other apps work off of the stock app, and that's part of the reason I don't use them, it makes the situation worse.

frogginwld · May 22nd, 2011, 02:14 PM

Im sorry EXTREMELY STUPID with the talk (language) on how to do things with this phone (ascend). What does FLASH mean? I feel so stupid when it comes to my phone n doing things with it. Please educate me lol

Taterhater88er · May 24th, 2011, 04:38 PM

I've been having the same problem.. I have GO and and it still continues. It's particularly annoying with facebook mobile on. ><

Taterhater88er · May 24th, 2011, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by reggjoo

This has been a problem ever since I tried third party apps, I installed cm6, and kept the stock app as default. I still receive double messages, but my phone doesn't send them anymore( boy was my girlfriend annoyed!) . I can still get mms in all it's glory, but wish I could delete the stock app, but it's part of android. The other apps work off of the stock app, and that's part of the reason I don't use them, it makes the situation worse.

You CAN delete stock apps.. but it requires rooting.

Taterhater88er · May 24th, 2011, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by frogginwld

Im sorry EXTREMELY STUPID with the talk (language) on how to do things with this phone (ascend). What does FLASH mean? I feel so stupid when it comes to my phone n doing things with it. Please educate me lol

"Flashing" is kind of a hacker term for Android users that refers to installing things on the phone that you aren't technically supposed to have. If you aren't wanting to hack your phone, don't worry about flashing. You'll never encounter it running stock stuff.

Ashleyh06 · May 30th, 2011, 08:48 PM

I just rooted n it seems to have helped the doubles /multiples... So far...

reggjoo · June 10th, 2011, 10:54 AM

No ,you should not delete stock apps, bloatware, yes, stock apps, no. Anything google, or with the extension .com, plus some others, are android system files. If you do that, you will screw your system. Most apps that you download, work off of those files, messaging is one of them, tried to see for myself, by freezing it, then used a diffrent messaging app, that app didn't work until I unfroze messaging again. I've been rooted, and have been using cm6, for over 3 months, look at forums, there are many examples of people deleting stock apps, then running into trouble when they do.

reggjoo · June 10th, 2011, 11:21 AM

The developers of these messaging apps, use the stock app to work, without it, they can't. A lot of problems arise from both apps, working at same time. I also hear about problems with cricket, they don't have their act together either, didn't do enough homework on smartphone operations

Ashleyh06 · June 10th, 2011, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by reggjoo

The developers of these messaging apps, use the stock app to work, without it, they can't. A lot of problems arise from both apps, working at same time. I also hear about problems with cricket, they don't have their act together either, didn't do enough homework on smartphone operations

I stopped receiving double + messages once I factory reset my phone so least I got summthb gud outta it lol (and Im on cricket)

ndancosse · June 20th, 2012, 11:29 AM

i was having double text messages and noticed i had 2 GO SMS apps running same time ...
i went into running apps ,saw 2 ,shut down 1 and now only 1 message

jimmy513 · June 30th, 2012, 04:21 PM

Here's how I solved it. It'll still happen occasionally but you need to download go SMS, go to ur old messaging app n go to settings n turn off notifications an turn on notifications in go SMS. Problem solved