Why has my Stock text messaging app slow to a crawl?

[sitlet]

Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

Hey all, the past month or so, my stock text messaging app has been super sluggish. The app itself takes about 5 seconds to load, clicking on a conversation takes up to 10 seconds, typing is super delayed (i can type a word and it takes 10 seconds for the whole word to show up), when I click send it takes 10 seconds. Anyone seen this or have a fix? I don't think I have that many texts in my phone, maybe 2,000. My 3 year old android phone got to about 15,000 before it started to slow down. I'd rather not to a clean wipe of my texts, as many of them are important for my work.

 

[esuser1]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

I was just about to make a thread for this as i'm having the exact same issue. Unfortunately I haven't figured out how to fix it. So far I've done a force stop and cache clearing of the messaging app, and used clean master to free up memory, but none of these steps have helped. Hopefully someone else here has a solution for this

 

[mchockeyvette27]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

Hey all, the past month or so, my stock text messaging app has been super sluggish. The app itself takes about 5 seconds to load, clicking on a conversation takes up to 10 seconds, typing is super delayed (i can type a word and it takes 10 seconds for the whole word to show up), when I click send it takes 10 seconds. Anyone seen this or have a fix? I don't think I have that many texts in my phone, maybe 2,000. My 3 year old android phone got to about 15,000 before it started to slow down. I'd rather not to a clean wipe of my texts, as many of them are important for my work.

Use another messaging app. Problem solved. I recommend textra. No slow downs what so ever.
And I too have experienced the super sluggish stock app. Its horrible.

Seriously, the only way it'll become fast again is if you wipe the data. Try out another SMS app, there's plenty on the play store, and see how you like them.

 

[johnmcc0710]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

Are either of you using swift key? Alot of us have seen major lag with that app.

 

[sitlet]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

Yes, I am using SwiftKey. However, I did switch back to the stock keyboard for a few hours and that didn't help at all. I will try using another app today and see if it helps.

 

[esuser1]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

I'm currently using the google keyboard since i prefer it to HTC's keyboard, but it works perfectly in gmail, BBM, and any other app that requires typing. I've taken mchockeyvette27's advice and switched to textra, and so far its working well.

 

[dty06]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

I noticed the same thing, but it didn't appear to be related to the keyboard as SwiftKey works perfectly everywhere else.

I installed the messaging app hello and it's been working perfectly. It took a minute to get used to the layout but I like it.

 

[Stanley Kubrick]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

Get SMS backup and backup all your texts. Then wipe the data clean for SMS stock. See if that speeds things up. If it does then you know what the problem is...too many for the stock app to handle. You can then restore all your texts. See if it's still slow...if it is then either delete the texts you don't need, or get another SMS app and see if you can sync the old ones into the new app.

 

[mchockeyvette27]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

I noticed the same thing, but it didn't appear to be related to the keyboard as SwiftKey works perfectly everywhere else.

I installed the messaging app hello and it's been working perfectly. It took a minute to get used to the layout but I like it.

Hello is a nice one too. Its got a unique design.

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[mchockeyvette27]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

I'm currently using the google keyboard since i prefer it to HTC's keyboard, but it works perfectly in gmail, BBM, and any other app that requires typing. I've taken mchockeyvette27's advice and switched to textra, and so far its working well.

I've been using textra since it first came out on the play store. I install it straight away on all of my phones. No complaints here, very simple and fast with a decent amount of customizations if that's what you like. Hope you like it.

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[neonworm]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

Try Textra and Google Keyboard.

 

[sitlet]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

Update, I tried Handcent and it really didn't help at all. I then tried GoSMS and it still takes about 10 seconds for a thread to open. But once it does, at least I can text without waiting. Seems the stock messaging app just can't handle too many texts.

 

[esuser1]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

I've been using textra since it first came out on the play store. I install it straight away on all of my phones. No complaints here, very simple and fast with a decent amount of customizations if that's what you like. Hope you like it.

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Thank you for the Textra suggestion, I'm using that as my main messaging app and it works perfectly!

 

[mchockeyvette27]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

Thank you for the Textra suggestion, I'm using that as my main messaging app and it works perfectly!

Good to hear

 

[mchockeyvette27]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

Update, I tried Handcent and it really didn't help at all. I then tried GoSMS and it still takes about 10 seconds for a thread to open. But once it does, at least I can text without waiting. Seems the stock messaging app just can't handle too many texts.

Have you tried textra?

 

[jakuum]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

Have you tried textra?

I 2nd this. Great and extremely fast SMS app. I think my text message count is around 6k and no lag at all.

 

[dty06]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

Hello is a nice one too. Its got a unique design.

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Yeah, the design takes a bit to get used to but I like it and it hasn't been giving me the same kind of issues that the stock messaging app (not the VZW app or Hangouts) started giving me.

 

[sitlet]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

WOW, Textra is fast! Way faster than Handcent and GoSMS. While I kind of like the minimalist design, I also kind of wish there were more customization. My main gripe is it (and all other non-stock sms apps) don't sync Facebook profile pictures. But I'll give that up for the speed of the app.

 

[mchockeyvette27]

Re: Stock text messaging app slows to a crawl

Speed and fluidity are my main wants from a phone. That's why I always use textra and never buy Samsung.

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[Spottedmodel]

My gripe is that I purchased a Samsung Gear S and it will only allow me to use the stock messaging app to send texts from the phone. And the stock mail app for sending emails. I get notifications of my texts from textra but can not respond as it says I must default the stock app. The stock app is tremendously slow as you have mentioned. I do wish textra would get to work on a tizen fix.