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Help Handcent SMS app won't download pics

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mamak59

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I love my Handcent SMS app, but I've been having problems downloading pics sent to me. I cleared the thread, but it still won't download directly. I have to go to stock messenger to do that, than thru Handcent. The funny thing is, once I got the pic via stock messenger, it shows up in the Handcent.

Is this a bug or is the workaround above is something I'm stuck with?
 
It may be a bug. I've seen a lot of others with this same issue, but I've never had it myself. I get a lot of pictures from my kids lately since I'm on an extended vacation, and not once have I had any issues downloading and saving the pictures I get in text messages from within Handcent.

The only thing I may do differently from others is I immediately move my pictures from within the subdirectory of the Handcent directory to another location on my SD card, and then later move them to my PC hard drive for safe keeping. I'm also pretty diligent in deleting text messages after I read them.
 
I seem to remember a few weeks ago Handcent wasn't available on the Market. It's back now. Maybe they fixed this issue now? FWIW, I had Handcent before and seem to recall it had ads at the bottom. No good. Switched to GoSms at that's been reliable and no ads.
 
hiwatt said:
I had Handcent before and seem to recall it had ads at the bottom. No good.
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Aren't the ads just in the settings area? I'm rooted and have AdFree installed, so I can't recall exactly. If I was not rooted and saw ads in the text messaging area, Handcent would be history on my phone right quick like.
 
NoNameFace said:
Aren't the ads just in the settings area? I'm rooted and have AdFree installed, so I can't recall exactly. If I was not rooted and saw ads in the text messaging area, Handcent would be history on my phone right quick like.
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I can't remember if it was in settings or in general. It was enough to make me ditch it though. Looking at Handcent's site today, they announced that Google has them back on the Market and there was an update a few weeks ago. I remember having HC a while back and liking it, then using gosms and liking that. Then, for some reason, I switched back to HC and saw ads. I may download it again and see what's up.
 
Ads in Handcent are only in the settings area, but I haven't updated it in forever, so... perhaps that is no longer the case.
 
I just downloaded go SMS pro. Everything works as it should. I'll never use handcent again
 
melim said:
Ads in Handcent are only in the settings area, but I haven't updated it in forever, so... perhaps that is no longer the case.
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I think ads are the reason we get a free app from Handcent...but what I don't get is why does Handcent ask for donations..?
 
oooops.... can't get out of "night mode" in the Go SMS app...it would disappear and my home screen would black. a bug perhaps?? I couldn't access the app, so I deleted it and then re-installed it and will avoid putting it in "night mode" for now..

BTW...what exactly is night mode for this app?
 
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