SMS splitting

[g1tcs]

I pre-ordered my Galaxy Nexus and I love the phone except for one thing, no SMS splitting. Once you reach the 160 character limit that's it, no more typing. This is extremely frustrating! My last android phone allowed for SMS splitting. I have searched every settings menu I can find on my Nexus, and I cannot find any option to allow SMS splitting. Does anyone know of a work around besides using a third party app like Handcent?

 

[gabbott]

Apart from a custom ROM like cyanogenmod or a third-party app... there isn't a way.

 

[thoughthalo]

I pre-ordered my Galaxy Nexus and I love the phone except for one thing, no SMS splitting. Once you reach the 160 character limit that's it, no more typing. This is extremely frustrating! My last android phone allowed for SMS splitting. I have searched every settings menu I can find on my Nexus, and I cannot find any option to allow SMS splitting. Does anyone know of a work around besides using a third party app like Handcent?

I think it is a CDMA network limitation too. Though I thought they would have overcome this limitation by now. I am willing to bet that on the gsm galaxy nexus this limitation isn't there.

 

[soonerfreak]

I think it is a CDMA network limitation too. Though I thought they would have overcome this limitation by now. I am willing to bet that on the gsm galaxy nexus this limitation isn't there.

Nope, I can keep typing through 160 characters on my EVO OG no problem. It just tells me how many messages it will contain.

 

[MrRedJoker93]

Nope, I can keep typing through 160 characters on my EVO OG no problem. It just tells me how many messages it will contain.

That's a feature of the Sense SMS app. The stock android app doesn't do SMS splitting.

 

[whymista]

You'll have to use something like gosms. They have that option.

 

[soonerfreak]

That's a feature of the Sense SMS app. The stock android app doesn't do SMS splitting.

Wow really? O well it is not like the stock thing is anything that special that I would miss it.

 

[Seryozha]

I have the maguro nexus on T-Mobile. I have an issue where my messages are split after 160 characters. is this normal? i thought on GSM it didnt split...

 

[ratsttam]

I have the maguro nexus on T-Mobile. I have an issue where my messages are split after 160 characters. is this normal? i thought on GSM it didnt split...

ALL sms splits at 160. Some carriers will detect the overrun, and are able to break it apart, and reassemble it at the other end (cingular used to do this between cingular customers). MOST sms apps will let you keep typing, but will send it as 2 or more sms's. Google has to work with all sorts of different carriers, so they simply stop you at 160. 3rd party or OEM modified ones, will simply break it down when you've gone too far with a text.

Besides, this is Android. If you don't like how something works/doesn't work, just change it