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Help HTC Desire SMS problem

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weyland76

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Am a brand new Android user with a HTC desire, and I love it. Never really used an iPhone so can't compare but I don't see how the experience with an iphone could be any better than Android but anyway.

I have a small but significant issue with my desire and the messaging feature.
It often tells me I have 1 unread message in the little green buble over the widget even when there is only 1 message thread and all the messages have been read. It's driving me insane! How do I stop this happening? The only ways I have found to get rid of it is to delete every message thread i have stored or remove the widget from the home screen and then put it back again and then the bubble disappears. Not a great fix.:(

I also have Phonebook 2 installed but for some reason it doesn't pull everyone's phone numbers from my contact list? It will get their email address for instance but not recognise that they also have a mobile and home number stored too? The only way I have found to get these numbers on there is to input them manually as the copy and paste doesn't seem to work in phonebook 2. :mad:

These issues are driving me bonkers, does anyone know how to resolve them?

Thanks!
 
Have you considered using Handcent. Its certainly better than stock message app. I have pop up set to on and handle received sms from the pop up window. Very changable app which may serve you well. It's free from marketplace.

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I've got handcent, but can i keep my message icon and have it go to hancent when I tap it? Plus whenever I read a message I still have to wipe it from my notification bar also which seems pointless?
 
Have you updated your phone to the latest build? I think the sms bug was fixed by it. Check in the about phone section of settings
 
weyland76 said:
I've got handcent, but can i keep my message icon and have it go to hancent when I tap it? Plus whenever I read a message I still have to wipe it from my notification bar also which seems pointless?
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if you use handcent, turn off the notifications of the default messages app.
 
I have the same problem, i get a message alert on the messages icon, look in the messages and there's no unread messages. Turn the phone off and back on its gone.
On other times i find the unread text which is from "anonymous" I can then delete this.
 
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