Emoji turns sms to mms

[emad1995]

Something that is really bothering me about the note 3 is that when I'm using the default text messaging app and I insert an emoji it changes from sms to mms. This is a big problem for me because most of the people I text always have their mobile data off and when it's off they don't receive my mms messages until they turn it back on. I tried to Google this but none of the threads had any solutions. I also prefer NOT to use a 3rd party texting app like hangouts. Any solutions?
Thanks.

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[Crxssroad]

I think the issue is that those emojis only work as multimedia messages.

If you press the menu button, you'll be greeted by a couple of options, one of them being "Insert Smiley". Those work as sms. I know it's not a solution to your problem or the best explanation, but that's what I know right now.

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[emad1995]

It's so weird, using the exact same emojis in other texting apps (hangouts, hello, gosms) send as sms but in the stock messaging app it sends as mms

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[Crxssroad]

Ah, I wouldn't have much knowledge of that. I only use the stock app. Are you sure the third party apps don't use data to send texts?

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[emad1995]

I'm actually not sure, but I do know that my friends receive my texts as sms when I text them emojis with 3rd party sms apps

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[FBA]

I think they all use data for Emoji. Swiftkey does as well from what I can see...and people I know with iPhone without data tell me they don't get the Emoji's when I send them

 

[Crxssroad]

I think the issue is centralized to the app sending it rather than the keyboard input you're using. I find it peculiar that the third party apps send it as sms though. Might have to do with their servers, but then again, I'm not completely sure.

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[emad1995]

I find this issue so frustrating, it's the only thing that I dislike about my note 3. Other than that this phone is perfect.

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[JellyBeanGurl]

I find this issue so frustrating, it's the only thing that I dislike about my note 3. Other than that this phone is perfect.

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Same. Drives me batty especially when I'm on WiFi and don't want to turn off data too.

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[Heidi Berg]

I have the same problem with my Note 2. I had an system upgrade today, and after that it started to turn sms into mms.. Before the upgrade I could use a few emo's in a text before it became a mms. Now it turns into mms if I use one .. This is frustrating, and I might stop using the emoji keyboard :-\ Let me know if someone know a way around it!