Just wanted to throw this question out to you Sprint Hero and maybe the android community in general. I wanted to know if anyone else is having the same problem I am with pictures in text messages. The issues I'm experiencing are two-fold:
1. All pictures are displayed as "Slideshow (1 slide)" Which means that when I click on it I can view the picture for 5 seconds before it goes back to the text message thread. This happens for ALL pictures I receive on every carrier. Well, I don't know anyone else on Sprint so I haven't verified that the same thing happens with Sprint. Is this the "expected" behavior? If it is, it's pretty damn annoying.
2. So, if I have the problem I listed in #1 I'm actually pretty lucky. Because usually I can't see the pictures at all. Not at least without rebooting my phone. You see, when I receive a picture in a text and I touch it to open it, the phone actually redirects me to another text message thread. Yeah, you read that right. Clicking on a picture (or, rather, the "slideshow" button) doesn't open the picture, it sends me to the text message thread of someone else. And if I hit the "back" hard button it takes me to the text message thread of someone else. The it takes me back to the home screen. So then I have to drill back into the HTC Text Message widget and try to open the picture again. But that never works, it just redirects me back to another person's text message thread. Repeat until I finally get fed up and reboot the phone. THEN I can click on the picture and open it.
So, anyone else? Or is it just me? Bueller? Bueller?
1.) Model Number ? HTC Hero (on Sprint)
2.) Firmware Version ? 1.5
3.) Baseband Version ? 1.04.01.09.21
4.) Kernel Version ? 2.6.27-533ce29d
5.) Build Number ? 1.56.651.2
As far as what's installed I can't think of anything in particular. I don't have any 3rd party messaging apps. I do have some third party image manipulation programs I can uninstall to see if that helps. I'll strip out those image programs first. Then maybe try Handcent.
I posted this the other day, as I've been having the same problems, and this is where I am right now:
Okay, so I've spent two days fiddling with uninstalling/installing different programs and trying to solve my picture issues without resetting my phone.
I've uninstalled ATK and Handcent. I reinstalled Handcent, but had the same problem, so I uninstalled it.
Then I installed Chomp and I randomly received some pics, but not others. Then I uninstalled Chomp, and used just the stock messaging app (which I hate...so boring!!). The stock program, again, showed some pics as well, but more than Chomp. So, I installed SMS Popup and used the stock messaging app to open my msgs. Seems to work a little better.
Now, it seems that I receive most of the pics that have been taken by other cameras, but not forwarded texts/pics. If I receive a pic from another Sprint user, the photo comes up pretty quickly. If one of my Verizon friends send me a pic, it can take up to several HOURS to receive the pic, if at all.
If the pic is a forwarded text, like a joke or something, with a pic or video, or has sound, it doesn't seem to come up at all.
Kelmar, what app did you have that was giving you a problem?
What's not loading, the picturemail website? Is that why it says "downloading"?
Just wanted to throw this question out to you Sprint Hero and maybe the android community in general. I wanted to know if anyone else is having the same problem I am with pictures in text messages. The issues I'm experiencing are two-fold:
1. All pictures are displayed as "Slideshow (1 slide)" Which means that when I click on it I can view the picture for 5 seconds before it goes back to the text message thread. This happens for ALL pictures I receive on every carrier. Well, I don't know anyone else on Sprint so I haven't verified that the same thing happens with Sprint. Is this the "expected" behavior? If it is, it's pretty damn annoying.
2. So, if I have the problem I listed in #1 I'm actually pretty lucky. Because usually I can't see the pictures at all. Not at least without rebooting my phone. You see, when I receive a picture in a text and I touch it to open it, the phone actually redirects me to another text message thread. Yeah, you read that right. Clicking on a picture (or, rather, the "slideshow" button) doesn't open the picture, it sends me to the text message thread of someone else. And if I hit the "back" hard button it takes me to the text message thread of someone else. The it takes me back to the home screen. So then I have to drill back into the HTC Text Message widget and try to open the picture again. But that never works, it just redirects me back to another person's text message thread. Repeat until I finally get fed up and reboot the phone. THEN I can click on the picture and open it.
So, anyone else? Or is it just me? Bueller? Bueller?
1.) Model Number ? HTC Hero (on Sprint)
2.) Firmware Version ? 1.5
3.) Baseband Version ? 1.04.01.09.21
4.) Kernel Version ? 2.6.27-533ce29d
5.) Build Number ? 1.56.651.2
MMS Issue - Anyone else have it?
