Short Messaging Service (SMS) is a system by which users can send a short text message to a phone or online SMS service.
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iPhone loses SMSs after software update
I recently updated my iPhone 4 to iOS 4.3.1. Everything seemed to go fine. However, after I sent my next text message the phone quickly showed the restart screen and then all my old messages were ...
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Is there a way to mass-delete SMS messages that match a pattern?
At work, I have a job that sends me a SMS when a critical job fails. Because of a bug, it ended up sending several hundred SMS messages over the course of a night that I wish to delete.
Is there an ...
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How can I export SMS text messages from my iPhone?
When answering this question, please note if the solution is:
For Windows and/or Mac OS X users
The price of the solution
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What are the reasons that an imessage would send as a text message instead?
I think my girlfriend is using facetime to talk to an ex-boyfriend so that it does not register as a call on our joint phone bill. (Or I'm the one worried about my secret relationships being spied ...
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Can an iPad Mini with cell phone service SMS another phone?
I understand that the iPad mini is Data Only, but does that mean it's impossible to send/receive a SMS from the device?
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How to send text messages to non apple devices from an iPad?
i just bought my iPad mini for 2 weeks or more which has been jail broken. So since I'm using a weekly prepaid data plan, I need to renew the data plan again and again for every week. Hence I wanna ...
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How can I hide my texts when my screen is locked?
I had that option before and the recent update messed all my settings up:( now I can't hide my texts. I don't want people at work seeing my texts. I have my phone locked but everyone still can read ...
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iOS 6 SMS message delivery reports
Is there a way to enable delivery reports on the iPhone on the Vodafone network in Western Europe?
This is a feature I sorely miss on my iPhone, being able to tell whether a message is delivered.
The ...
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Is it possible to retrieve SMS messages that have been deleted from my iPhone?
I have read a lot about this online and would like to confirm once and for all.
Is it possible to retrieve SMS messages that have been deleted from my iPhone?
I know it is possible to get access to ...
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Restoring Missing iPhone Messages
A friend of mine has an iPhone 3G and around September his phone seemed to lose all of his SMS messages, and now only messages received since then are visible. I have found some sources saying that ...
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Recovery of deleted SMS
I have never backed up or sync'd my iPhone 4S and need to recover deleted text messages.
Are these stored until they are overwritten? When would the overwriting occur on a 32GB iPhone?
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Selectively force Siri to send SMS instead of iMessage
I carry an iPhone. On occasion, I will use Siri to send a quick text message to a person, e.g. "Text Alice I'm on my way."
My problem is that Alice has a non-Apple phone and an iPad, and I've used ...
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How do I block SMSs on an iPhone?
A few months ago, I made a deal with the devil the worst and most obnoxious telecommunication company ever to get an iPhone, and I actually would not regret it if they did not bother me sending me ...
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Ensuring replies to group messages go to the whole group rather than just the individual who sent the original
When I send a group text - I get back replies as individual messages all in their individual conversations and no one else can see the reply - this is fine if I want them private.
But I have once ...
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How to save the contact from who I received an SMS?
I received an SMS from a phone nr that I don't have saved in my iPhone. How do I save that number as a new contact?
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How can I tell whether my friend is using iMessage or Message to SMS me?
When I SMS my friend (iPhone 4 to iPhone 3), green messages mean that it's a Message and blue messages mean that it's an iMessage.
However the messages that my friend sends me (iPhone 3 to iPhone 4) ...
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What is this text message, and how worried should I be?
The following text message popped up on my iPhone, and it doesn't seem to be coming from the Message app or any other apps on the phone. Obviously this is a spam. But which app is showing this ...
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What is the iPhone SMS database called in ios6?
I need to migrate SMSs from an iPhone to an android, and I'd like to use solutions suggested here, but I can't find the SMS db file (reportedly named 3d0d7e5fb2ce288813306e4d4636395e047a3d28) in my ...
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What type of database is the iOS 5 SMS db?
I've literally been trying to crack this for an hour. With previous versions of iOS, the db was a simple sqlite file and could be opened with any sqlite utility. I really need access to these messages ...
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How to read sms from a USB modem
Is it possible to read SMS messages from USB modem ? I found a tutorial which is for Linux does exactly what I am hoping for. However it uses gnokii which does not work quite well on OS X. Any help ...
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Google Voice messenger notification problem
I have an iPhone 4 with the Google Voice messenger app. However I don't get notifications at all; I've tried everything! If I want to check if I recieved a text I have to go into the app and press the ...
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App to text for free to Hong Kong
I'm traveling to Hong Kong and I want to install an app on my iPhone which will allow me to text for free to non-smart phones in Hong Kong (specifically, to this provider: +852-90207 XXX). Is there ...
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Are group messages sent over iMessage when possible?
When I select multiple recipients, both iPhones and other phones, they are all marked with the green color, as if the message will be sent as an SMS.
Will the message be sent over iMessage to those ...
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Unable to send text to another iPhone on same account
I'm having issues sending messages/texts to my to wife's iPhone but she can send them to my iPhone and they show up with my ID?
Can anyone tell me why and how I can fix it?
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What iPhone apps are available for sending bulk SMSs?
What iPhone apps can I use for sending bulk SMSs?
Hopefully something very simple to get started with....
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Iphone 3g sms problems
I've been having this problem where I cannot
send text messages
but I can
receive text messages
connect to the internet
make calls.
I've called my network which is 3 and they have ...
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Would an iPhone delete text messages by itself?
Would an iPhone 3G delete text messages by itself? I have lost some text messages and don't know where to find them! Thanks.
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Preventing reply-alls from Group MMS text messages?
I have some family members with iPhones. They have figured out how to send text messages to multiple recipients: start a new Message, and add multiple contacts in the To line. Unfortunately, they ...
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iMessage User “is not registered with iMessage”
Recently bought an iPhone 5 & iPad Mini. Today tried to message a non-iphone user and got a red name icon in the addressee box that came up as "...is not registered with iMessage" that came up" ...
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Problems with Group SMS
I have an iPhone 4S. Whenever I try to send a group message to people who have iMessage and people who don't, I either get replies from 1 person but I recieve it as an individual text message or I ...
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iPhone 4S texting/iMessage conflict
All of my friends have iPhones with iMessage. When I compose an SMS message while they are using iMessage, it opens a new conversation and leaves the old one, also opening iMessage for me.
For my ...
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iOS app store submission - including a screenshot that isn't a screenshot of the app [closed]
Along with the screenshots of my app, I'd like to include a screenshot that shows what my app delivers e.g. an SMS message (picture is just for reference):
One of the features of the app is to send ...
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How could I message a dumb phone and an iPad at the same time
I have an iPhone and my friend has a regular old dumb phone and an iPad. At school, she has no cell service, but she does have wifi on her iPad. Everywhere else she has her phone, but doesn't carry ...
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Schedule text message on iPhone
Is there an iPhone app in the App Store which allows scheduling of text messages? For example, I would like to setup birthday messages, so I don't forget them, or reminder messages. I know of such ...
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Why do I occasionally get the message “could not activate cellular data network” when opening the sms app?
It pops up a message telling me this which means I have to tap 'OK'
This is seriously annoying, does anyone know why this happens and what terrible event it is supposed to help me avoid?
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How can I get Google Voice SMS notifications?
I have an iPhone 4 with the Google Voice app. However I don't get notifications at all, I've tried everything! If I want to check if I received a text I have to go into the app and press the refresh ...
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When is a message charged?
I opened my contacts, clicked my friend's name and using his email, sent him a message. My friend's email is associated with an apple account. Yet when the message was delivered, it turned green. Does ...
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How do I send someone a normal text if they also use iMessage?
My brother has a Windows Phone, and an iPad. Whenever I try to text him, it sends him an iMessage to his iPad, not a text message. Since he does not always have his iPad with him, he doesn't get my ...
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iPhone-Android texting compatibility
Text messages from my iPhone to my friend's Android phone do not stay in the 160 characters as sent. Sometimes they appear as two or three separate texts when they are received.
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Is there a way to “unsubscribe” from group texts in iOS 5?
When you send a group text message, any replies go to everyone. Is there a way to avoid that? Is there a way to stop receiving them?
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SMS Message doesn't state it has been sent
I have an iPhone 4, sometimes I get the green sms bubble and sometimes an iMessage bubble. At times it states sent as text message and sometimes it doesn't. When it doesn't does that mean the ...
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Is there a way to save money by disabling SMS and routing to IM?
I.e., could I configure a client such as AIM, Jabber, Skype, etc. on my phone and completely switch off SMS altogether?
Would the sending party be alerted that their SMS won't go through?
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How do I silence the message ringtone while talking?
During a phone conversation on my iPhone (iOS5) today, I received three text messages. Each one caused my phone to play my message ringtone rather loudly in my ear.
Is this normal behavior? Is there ...
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Is biteSMS or iRealSMS a better all-around iPhone SMS replacement app?
Which one is better in terms of features, ease-of-use, and performance?
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How do I transfer text messages from my old Blackberry to my new iPhone?
I recently bought an iPhone after using the same BlackBerry for 4 years. I have 25,000+ texts on it, that I would like to get on my iPhone. Does anyone know how I could accomplish this?
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Multiple SMS, Marketing campaigns through iOS?
I've got a little business with around 1000 customers and I like to take advantage of a mobile plan that lets me send a lot of SMS messages per month.
I've got my customers' emails and phone numbers ...
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iMessage deleted by the other iphone removes it from my thread on my iPhone?
If someone I am iMessaging with on the iPhone-4S sends me a message and they delete it; will it also delete on my phone??
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Is there an iPhone 3GS app that stores incoming SMSes encrypted?
I'm looking for an app which will store the incoming SMSes encrypted. Is there any?
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simple timestamp for SMS on iPhone
I am thinking this is an easy question, because I know how to do it in iChat for the computer.
But for an iPhone, SMS messages are shown as a speech bubble in a conversation with someone. Aside from ...
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Can I cancel SMS sending on iPhone while it is still in progress?
Is it possible on iPhone to stop sending SMS while it is still in progress?
E.g. Accidentally pressed send. Or spotted a typo just after pressing send.
