Help Messaging 4.04

[jimmywalt]

Today I tried to send a picture text and it just hangs and says Sending.... I'm using the stock messaging app (Messaging 4.04

 

[jimmywalt]

Googled the program name and get "Program was removed from the Google Play Store".

Messaging 4.0.4-S738CWYAMJ1 Download

What is this about??????????????

 

[JooseyJay]

I don't think it matters if it was removed from the play store.
Have you tried hangouts for text and picture messaging?

 

[jimmywalt]

Last night I ended up going to ST's Facebook page and doing an online chat with tech support. First they wanted me to do a factory reset......... No chance I was going to do that.

Then they had me dial *22890. They said that reset my phone to the network towers. That still didn't work to help me send MMS messages.

Well this morning I decided to try again to send a picture message and it worked!!!!!!! So why did it work? I don't know. Was it the *22890 reset, or was it because the towers/network in my area was having issues. Guess I won't know. I just hope that it still works! I sure don't want to have to do a factory reset. I have wayyyyy too much on my phone to backup and re-do it.