Help How do you resend a text message?

darkcyber · Aug 31, 2010

How do I resend the exact same text message that I have already sent? I have 'long pressed' on the old message and here are the options that are available, but I do not see resend:

Open Message
Forward Message
Copy Message Text
View Message details
Delete Message

It looks like Forward will resend it but it puts 'Fwd:' at the beginning of the message. So, I didn't know if there was another way that would just resend the exact same typed message without adding anything to it.

Thanks!

sund0wn · Aug 31, 2010

i think you can only resend if it failed the first time. just long press, copy, paste in the text field, and send.

Aggie12 · Aug 31, 2010

I'm using handcent and when you long press on a message in the message thread one of the options is resend. This is really handy for me as this is the fastest way for me to get my account balance.

darkcyber · Aug 31, 2010

Thanks for the information. I may have to try out that handcent as I have just been using the default text messaging on my Droid X.

Aggie12 · Aug 31, 2010

yeah I never used the stock messaging app. The X is my first android phone but i've been lurking for quite some time and handcent seems to be the best txt messaging app. IMO

sparky07 · Aug 31, 2010

Handcent works great and is sooooo much more customizable than stock

bcurtiss433 · Sep 1, 2010

When using Handcent, how do you disable the stock text message app so I dont receive duplicate messages in 2 different apps?

darkcyber · Sep 1, 2010

bcurtiss433 said:
When using Handcent, how do you disable the stock text message app so I dont receive duplicate messages in 2 different apps?

Oh, I am so glad you asked this question, because I was about to ask the same thing

Since I installed handcent (luv it) I too have noticed I am getting duplicate messages. I get one notice on the status bar from handcent and one from the default text app.

dayton2200 · May 25, 2011

open your stock mssnger click on menu and then settings youll see it says notifications in there and below that it says display message notifications in status bar uncheck that box and youll no longer have the dbl text issue

pdqwick · Jun 29, 2014

Long press on the failed text message and a menu comes up with "Resend" at the top of the menu.

wrkeen · Dec 10, 2017

The copy and paste method described by sund0wn works perfectly on a DROID turbo.

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