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Fix for Messenger sending double texts

MsTine

MsTine

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Have GalaxyS8+. Messenger kept sending double texts. Tried all the fixes-cache partition/clear data/update system/ delete& reinstall Msgr App. None worked. Then l opened FB Messenger, opened profile, opened SMS. Disabled Messenger SMS feature & chose another default app for messaging. Sent a couple of messages...no doubling! But found l cdnt get/send photos so l turned Msgr SMS back on. Sent some messages & voilá! No more doubling! Maybe this will help someone else...the double texts drove me nuts!
 
MsTine said:
No. Everytime l sent a text to someone, Messenger doubled it...sent the same text twice. Now it's not doing that since l disabled the SMS feature then enabled it again.
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I'm no expert, not at all. Just know I've been trying to fix this issue for the last two weeks. This method worked...sent a few more msgs a few minutes ago to check...still no doubling. I am happy. What is Dual Messaging?
 
Itallows you to send messages from 2 different accounts without havung ro sign out of your primary account
 
Soooo...now sometimes it doubles, sometimes not. I'm done. Tried everything but a hard reset. l don't really want to do that. Maybe I'll try a different message app.
 
Try looking in the Settings menu of your Messenger app and see if there's any option that might possibly be related to that double text issue. You mentioned disabling it and then later enabling it again but all that does is turn the app off and then on again. If the problem you're experiencing is relative the app, that's actually still to be determined, the problem itself will still be there.
Go into your phone's Settings >> Apps menu, find and open that Messaging app, tap on the 'Force stop' and then open 'Storage' and tap on the 'Clear cache' button. (The app's cache is only for temp files and other incidental files, it does not store any of your saved data nor old text messages.) Something like a corrupt file stuck in the app's cache might be part of the problem so manually clearing its cache could help. Not likely in this instance but it doesn't affect anything to try.

And as you already referred to, you might want to try using a different messaging app. Most third-party apps will have a better feature set and be more configurable than the default, stock apps so you might find it worth switching over anyway.
 
svim said:
Try looking in the Settings menu of your Messenger app and see if there's any option that might possibly be related to that double text issue. You mentioned disabling it and then later enabling it again but all that does is turn the app off and then on again. If the problem you're experiencing is relative the app, that's actually still to be determined, the problem itself will still be there.
Go into your phone's Settings >> Apps menu, find and open that Messaging app, tap on the 'Force stop' and then open 'Storage' and tap on the 'Clear cache' button. (The app's cache is only for temp files and other incidental files, it does not store any of your saved data nor old text messages.) Something like a corrupt file stuck in the app's cache might be part of the problem so manually clearing its cache could help. Not likely in this instance but it doesn't affect anything to try.

And as you already referred to, you might want to try using a different messaging app. Most third-party apps will have a better feature set and be more configurable than the default, stock apps so you might find it worth switching over anyway.
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I am trying Messages app. I like Messenger but the double texts annoy me, not to mention the ppl who get the texts.
 
MsTine said:
T mobile. Thanks everyone for yr advice.
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Please clarify which texting app you are using and which you are having double texting issues.

Are you using Samsung Messages app or Google Messages. It's confusing so it would help to distinguish.
 
The problem is FB Messenger. It tends to take over, ignore settings and generally wreak havoc on mobile devices. :( I don't know if there is a solution other than to completely get rid of FB Messenger (which isn't a bad thing!)
 
Was using FB Messenger app. I tried everything suggested including deleting Messenger a couple of times, waiting a week then reinstalling. Didnt work. Wanted something more than plain Messages (orange icon) so l installed Google Messages and this app works fine-got all my contacts, can send photos, stickers...no problem. Thanks!
 
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