A
Android Central Question
Samsung Galaxy 7S Edge (G935A)
Samsung Experience Version 9.0
Android Version 8.0.0
Kernel Version 3.18.71-15151201
Build Number R16NW.G935AUCUBCTB1
Patch Level - 1 December, 2019
On 5 July, 2020 I backed up my phone using the Samsung Coolmuster Android Assistant 4.8.7 so that I could reset my phone back to its factory defaults. It had started running very slow and something was sucking my battery nearly dry each day.
After completing the backup and resetting to factory defaults, I restored my phone using the same software. However, when it restored my text messages, it did something I have never seen it do before. On some of the group texts, it combined all the people on the group text phone numbers into a single number. For example:
Original Text Message members:
Bob 2145559876
Jane 9725551234
**** 4695558765
Spot 2145556548
Jim 9725554698
After phone restore:
Bob 2145559876
Jane 9725551234
**** 4695558765
Spot 2145556548
Jim 9725554698
+12145559876 +19725551234 +14695558765 +12145556548 +19725554698
Obviously, this last phone number isn't valid so every time I send a reply to the group, the message fails. I am using Samsung Messages so I have the ability to 'Add or Remove Recipients' and that works until someone in the group other than myself replies and then I have remove the crazy number from the recipient list. And not only do I have to remove the crazy number each time, I have to also add each person back even though they are already there and correct. It is like I am having to 'confirm' the contact in the recipient in order to send a reply.
I know this sounds crazy but this wasn't an issue until I backed up and restored. Somewhere in the restoration of the text messages, the group message phone numbers got combined on ALL my group texts.
I have stumbled and found a work around but it isn't a pretty one and it is a pain in the a$$ to be blunt. With the phone numbers all combined into a single one, I can't even figure out who all the people are on some of the group texts since I can only see the first 30 or so number in the crazy number.
I am hoping someone has run across this before and has a solution. Or maybe something that might point me in a direction where I can hopefully find a fix.
Sorry for the long post but it is hard to explain what is happening.
Thank you in advance for any help you might provide.
Have a great evening and stay safe...
Regards,
Gilley aka ECHL_Hockey_Girl
Samsung Experience Version 9.0
Android Version 8.0.0
Kernel Version 3.18.71-15151201
Build Number R16NW.G935AUCUBCTB1
Patch Level - 1 December, 2019
On 5 July, 2020 I backed up my phone using the Samsung Coolmuster Android Assistant 4.8.7 so that I could reset my phone back to its factory defaults. It had started running very slow and something was sucking my battery nearly dry each day.
After completing the backup and resetting to factory defaults, I restored my phone using the same software. However, when it restored my text messages, it did something I have never seen it do before. On some of the group texts, it combined all the people on the group text phone numbers into a single number. For example:
Original Text Message members:
Bob 2145559876
Jane 9725551234
**** 4695558765
Spot 2145556548
Jim 9725554698
After phone restore:
Bob 2145559876
Jane 9725551234
**** 4695558765
Spot 2145556548
Jim 9725554698
+12145559876 +19725551234 +14695558765 +12145556548 +19725554698
Obviously, this last phone number isn't valid so every time I send a reply to the group, the message fails. I am using Samsung Messages so I have the ability to 'Add or Remove Recipients' and that works until someone in the group other than myself replies and then I have remove the crazy number from the recipient list. And not only do I have to remove the crazy number each time, I have to also add each person back even though they are already there and correct. It is like I am having to 'confirm' the contact in the recipient in order to send a reply.
I know this sounds crazy but this wasn't an issue until I backed up and restored. Somewhere in the restoration of the text messages, the group message phone numbers got combined on ALL my group texts.
I have stumbled and found a work around but it isn't a pretty one and it is a pain in the a$$ to be blunt. With the phone numbers all combined into a single one, I can't even figure out who all the people are on some of the group texts since I can only see the first 30 or so number in the crazy number.
I am hoping someone has run across this before and has a solution. Or maybe something that might point me in a direction where I can hopefully find a fix.
Sorry for the long post but it is hard to explain what is happening.
Thank you in advance for any help you might provide.
Have a great evening and stay safe...
Regards,
Gilley aka ECHL_Hockey_Girl