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Group texts won't send
I'm having an intermittent problem where I can't send some group texts, even in an already-existing string. It just spins and never sends. It seems to be more of an issue with longer (but not exorbitantly long) messages. For example, today it wouldn't send a two-paragraph message, but then it successfully sent the shorter one I created in the same text string immediately afterward. Similarly, it wouldn't send a several-paragraph message to three people, but it would let me send the same message to them individually.
When this happens, it’s affects the same messages both in the Samsung messages app on my phone and in the Windows Phone Link app--and it used to happen when I also tried Google Messages--so it’s not an app issue; it’s likely something with T-Mobile.
I was having the same problem about a month ago, then it improved. Now it's begun again. Help! I need to send group texts for a variety of reasons, and this is a real problem.
Hey fireguy_6364
Just MMS texts (group texts and texts with attachments). Individual texts without attachments seem to be coming thru fine. The phone is a Samsung Galaxy S21, purchased outside of T-mobile but has only been used on T-mobile for at least a year.
Appreciate your interest!
any text or just MMS/pic texts/long winded texts?and which phone? purchased from TMO or brought to TMO from elsewhere?
schacko712 wrote:
I started having this problem after an Android update. Couldnt send and receive group texts or attachments. After turning to the messaging app's and my carrier's customer support, even giving remote control to my phone, this is the only advice that fully resolved everything for me: https://www.popsci.com/diy/fix-android-messages-bug/
Nm. Same issues came right back 😭
I started having this problem after an Android update. Couldnt send and receive group texts or attachments. After turning to the messaging app's and my carrier's customer support, even giving remote control to my phone, this is the only advice that fully resolved everything for me: https://www.popsci.com/diy/fix-android-messages-bug/
fireguy_6364 wrote:
group texts need data to send/receive. are you by chance running into data issues or by chance have it turned off?
group texts/pic texts need data.
straight to the person uses the voice side and not data unless its a pic or overly long text
This worked immediately for me!
I DESPISE tmobile. We have had nothing but issues with service, "5g" be damned. As soon as we can we are swapping back to at&t or Verizon. Have had both and none of the issues we've had with tmobile.
Anyway, reading fireguys response, i turned off my wifi and the message that was 3 paragraphs long went thru immediately!!! Thanks fireguy!
however if you choose the Google Messages route just dont opt into the Beta and it’ll work perfectly fine.
i would swap to a different texting app..worst case it doesnt work and you’ll know it isnt texting app related.
LostIn831 wrote:
Hi Everyone. I’m having the exact same issue with group texts and sending receiving images/gifs.
No issues for 2 years and then a few days ago it started happening. I'm using the default Samsung messaging App on my Galaxy A02. I have gone through all the usual restarts and setting changes. Software is up to date, etc.
Did anyone have luck switching to a different messaging app?
Gracias
No issues using Pulse! The current Google Messages beta has an issue sending attachments that exceed 1.05MB, regardless of what you have set in the settings.
Hi Everyone. I’m having the exact same issue with group texts and sending receiving images/gifs.
No issues for 2 years and then a few days ago it started happening. I'm using the default Samsung messaging App on my Galaxy A02. I have gone through all the usual restarts and setting changes. Software is up to date, etc.
Did anyone have luck switching to a different messaging app?
Gracias
I am having the same problems with my S23! I can see messages in the group text, but I can't message! I am beyond frustrated!
