Help Messages app problem

[asgardfleet82]

Every-time I unlock my S3 it auto loads up the messaging app. I don't want it to do this, so how can I rectify this problem? I have tried resetting phone back to factory settings, reinstalled Andoid but to no avail.

 

[wetbiker7]

If your phone is rooted you can use Titanium Backup to freeze the messaging app. That's the easiest IMO. There are actually quite a few ways to remedy this issue (AutoStarts, ROM Toolbox, Greenify, etc.) All the ones I know of require the phone to be rooted though.

 

[asgardfleet82]

My phone is not rooted, I have tried to root the same phone before and it would not boot up. I am reluctant to try and do such a thing on this phone since I paid a lot of money for it.

Surely you must be able to stop it doing it by not rooting it?

 

[wetbiker7]

We shall see. Maybe someone knows a way to do it. Personally, all my devices are rooted. Phones, tablet, etc. This is a prime example of why I root.

 

[dmcjr22]

If auto loads up means starts on boot then yes im 98.625% sure you have to be rooted to do so.I remember looking at that same issue when i got my first droid cuz on my pc thats a must is to control what boots and what not. i never found a non root solution. I rooted and never looked backed, like wetbiker7 i personally root all my devices as soon as i got them home.

If rooting does happen to be the only way then your problem is resolved,then it done by one of two ways either by getting app from play store or the custom rom you choose has it built in to settings.

Wetbiker you are correct this any many other problems ppl have occur can be resolved by a rooted phone

 

[wetbiker7]

If auto loads up means starts on boot then yes im 98.625% sure you have to be rooted to do so.I remember looking at that same issue when i got my first droid cuz on my pc thats a must is to control what boots and what not. i never found a non root solution. I rooted and never looked backed, like wetbiker7 i personally root all my devices as soon as i got them home.

If rooting does happen to be the only way then your problem is resolved,then it done by one of two ways either by getting app from play store or the custom rom you choose has it built in to settings.

Wetbiker you are correct this any many other problems ppl have occur can be resolved by a rooted phone

Thanks and yeah....... The only way he'll be able to remove or disable the stock messaging app is to root his device. The good thing is that the S3 is very easy to flash a recovery like Philz and then root it. One of the HUGE benefits the S3 has going for it is Odin. A Samsung device with Odin is almost unbrickable.

Besides the benefits of Odin, there are also all the custom ROMs out there for the S3 (tons of them). I'm running Liquidsmooth with the Quantum kernel right now and my phone is running unbelievably smooth.

 

[funkylogik]

I wana know what the OP means by "loads up" and why stop it from doing that. Like, does it cause any problems?
The guys are right though, if the messaging app doesnt have a "disable" option then youll need root access to freeze or uninstall it.
I just cant see why you wana do that though :beer:

 

[wetbiker7]

I wana know what the OP means by "loads up" and why stop it from doing that. Like, does it cause any problems?
The guys are right though, if the messaging app doesnt have a "disable" option then youll need root access to freeze or uninstall it.
I just cant see why you wana do that though :beer:

I'm pretty sure he means that the messaging app starts (loads) when the ROM boots up. The only way to stop that is to remove the app, freeze it with Titanium, or use Greenify with Xposed Framework.

 

[funkylogik]

Thanks mate.
It doesnt do any harm by being in RAM anyway so i just wouldnt worry about it.
Also if you do uninstall the stock messaging app, it stops you from receiving texts on a lot of 3rd party sms apps (as i discovered early on)