How do I fix AT&T Samsung S5 suddenly sending texts in Chinese?

[AC Question]

Checked settings in smartphone and all in English. This started yesterday morning.

 

[Happy_rip]

re: How do I fix AT&T Samsung S5 suddenly sending texts in Chinese?

Same problem here man.

 

[Mandy Jolly]

re: How do I fix AT&T Samsung S5 suddenly sending texts in Chinese?

Checked settings in smartphone and all in English. This started yesterday morning.

So this has been going on for me since yesterday and only with longer text messages. Here's what I did that seemed to have solved the problem. Go into settings-messenger- text messages- input mode- GSM alphabet. Hope this helps.

 

[axumchick]

re: How do I fix AT&T Samsung S5 suddenly sending texts in Chinese?

This just happened to me today. Any texts longer than 160 chars are sending in a Chinese text. But when my husband texts me from his S5 it's fine. I think the ones showing up in Chinese are coming from iPhones.

 

[axumchick]

re: How do I fix AT&T Samsung S5 suddenly sending texts in Chinese?

I tried this but it didn't work for me.

 

[axumchick]

re: How do I fix AT&T Samsung S5 suddenly sending texts in Chinese?

I found the cause of my issue!! The texts that I received in Chinese text included emojis - both being sent from 2 different iPhones. Once the emoji was removed and the text was resent, I could read it.

 

[Morty2264]

re: How do I fix AT&T Samsung S5 suddenly sending texts in Chinese?

I found the cause of my issue!! The texts that I received in Chinese text included emojis - both being sent from 2 different iPhones. Once the emoji was removed and the text was resent, I could read it.

Wow! Good for you for figuring that out! A strange issue to have, for sure, especially since your settings were all set to "English"!

 

[Chattybroad]

re: How do I fix AT&T Samsung S5 suddenly sending texts in Chinese?

Wasn't just an iphone issue. S5 was doing it too: sending message in chinese when emoji is attached. I went and made sure to set/reset language and input to english and auto date and time was selected.

 

[mazey7252]

re: How do I fix AT&T Samsung S5 suddenly sending texts in Chinese?

suggestions?? I've tried changing the input texts. It is My Samsung S5, just started today, and it seems to be with longer texts.
Also, when I sent a long text to an iphone user, it broke it into 10 different msgs.
Thanks.

 

[GR8RYD]

re: How do I fix AT&T Samsung S5 suddenly sending texts in Chinese?

I am experiencing the same problem with my Galaxy S5 (AT&T). It does seem to be associated with messages that have some emoji. I'd love to hear when someone has a resolution to the problem. PS: Are any of the rest of you using an application called MightyText? Just wondering if it might be a contributing factor.

 

[GR8RYD]

re: How do I fix AT&T Samsung S5 suddenly sending texts in Chinese?

Problem appears to be acknowledged as an AT&T issue. https://forums.att.com/t5/Windows-Phone/messages-arriving-on-Chinese-characters/m-p/4953709#M29262

 

[pkcable]

Problem appears to be acknowledged as an AT&T issue. https://forums.att.com/t5/Windows-Phone/messages-arriving-on-Chinese-characters/m-p/4953709#M29262

Thanks for digging that up!