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Still receiving double notifications when using handcent.

I finally tried handcent, and like it very much. One problem, I did everything I supposed to do to disable the stock sms. I still get double notifications. Please help...what did I do wrong?
This is what I did....
Open stock sms, hit menu, hit setting, uncheck auto retrieve, uncheck received notification.
What else do i have to do?
By the way, I'm having the EVO.
Thanks in advance whoever can help me.
P/S. I even tried to go into application manager to force close the stock sms.
 
I finally tried handcent, and like it very much. One problem, I did everything I supposed to do to disable the stock sms. I still get double notifications. Please help...what did I do wrong?
This is what I did....
Open stock sms, hit menu, hit setting, uncheck auto retrieve, uncheck received notification.
What else do i have to do?
By the way, I'm having the EVO.
Thanks in advance whoever can help me.
P/S. I even tried to go into application manager to force close the stock sms.

I have the same issue :(
 
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I finally tried handcent, and like it very much. One problem, I did everything I supposed to do to disable the stock sms. I still get double notifications. Please help...what did I do wrong?
This is what I did....
Open stock sms, hit menu, hit setting, uncheck auto retrieve, uncheck received notification.
What else do i have to do?
By the way, I'm having the EVO.
Thanks in advance whoever can help me.
P/S. I even tried to go into application manager to force close the stock sms.


app tray > stock message client > menu button > settings > scroll down to "received messages" > uncheck "received notification"

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woops didn't see you already did that

FYI I have auto retrieve on. maybe try turning yours back on?

dunno if that will help anything

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now you'll only have handcent tell you there's a new text
 
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when you get a message, drop down the notification menu. you then click the message and it will ask which application do you want to use. there will also be a check box to indicate you always want to use handcent for this action.


I forgot about that screen. I had to reenable the regular messaging app in order to get it. But I set it to handcent and hit the checkbox. Then i disabled the standard messaging app again, but still I get 2 sound notifications. I have attached a screen of my messaging settings from the android messaging app. Does it look correct, is there another setting I missed.
 

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Same problem only after latest 1.47 OTA update. I was on a stock rom, rooted via unrevoked2 and using handcent seamlessly, notifications were perfect. Upgraded to 1.47 and had to wipe my programs after, so I reinstalled everything and handcent now gives double messages. I found the solution!! In an XDA post about the nexus1...if you have beautiful widgets 2 installed go to add the beautiful sms widget and you will get a settings screen, uncheck notifications. That hijacks your SMS notification control. you dont need to use the widget, just uncheck the box.
 
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Guys - I have the SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I had handsent working fine - no dupes - and now since the latest update a few days ago from Sprint, I get DUPE sms messages. I have EVERY NOTIFCATION TURNED OFF on the default message app. I have Handsent set as my default sms app. Perhaps someone earlier is right - that something else linked into the default sms app, but I just can't figure it out. Rebooted many times - nothing I try will stop the DUPE messages.

Thanks for any help.
 
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NOPE - my settings in the default app are ALL disabled, including how the notifications would look and sound, and auto-retrieve OFF. Handsent is the default sms app, too. STILL get dupe messages. I can kill the messaging service, but it manages to start up again by itself, and its not a permanent fix. This worked fine prior to 1.47 update. I think there is some corruption somewhere, and the device probably needs to be wiped. :(
 
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Same problem only after latest 1.47 OTA update. I was on a stock rom, rooted via unrevoked2 and using handcent seamlessly, notifications were perfect. Upgraded to 1.47 and had to wipe my programs after, so I reinstalled everything and handcent now gives double messages. I found the solution!! In an XDA post about the nexus1...if you have beautiful widgets 2 installed go to add the beautiful sms widget and you will get a settings screen, uncheck notifications. That hijacks your SMS notification control. you dont need to use the widget, just uncheck the box.


Thanks man! This fixed my problem.
 
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Just out of curiousity, does this cause you to be charged for 2 texts? I realize you can turn notification off the stock app, but the possibility of 2 notifications makes me worry that 2 texts are being taken out of your plan. Most people have unlimited texting, but I have the 500 texts plan so I watch it closely. Thanks :)
 
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