Recent content by jmeander

Going from S22u to S24u, both unlocked. Ran SmartSwitch but there's been some weirdness so I think it's time for a factory reset. I'd SmartSwitched from an S10 to S22 and I think it's time to start fresh; too many legacy issues. Since I've used the S24 for more than a week, I want to make sure...

While I'm sorry this happened to someone else, I'm cheered to know it wasn't just me. I agree about the SIM and switch timing. Did you have Google Backup set to back up your SMS on the old device? Before doing anything on my S22 I ran a Google backup but didn't realize my Drive didn't have...

Just discovered another chat chain that was split. It's with an Android user who was texting me with RCS enabled last week on my S22. I remember this very distinctly because green bubble folk are few and far between in my world and the typing indicator jumped out at me. On my S24 he also was...

I had both set to auto backup but my Drive was too full so Google hadn't backed up any SMS. Added storage, ran it and shows 611MB of SMS. No change in Google Messaging, still stuck at the last one on Saturday. Does it need time?

Thanks. Zero interest in Messages+. Very understandable why it's being killed. It had been on my S22 and came over with Smart Switch so I used it for troubleshooting.

Wasn't documenting every step as this happened so it's from memory and what I can see on both devices. Coming from S22u and Google Messages as default with RCS. Powered up new S24u. Did not load SIM yet. Used Smart Switch to transfer everything. My WiFi connected and almost immediately I get...

Verizon S4. I'm slowly getting past the orange but the overall lack of contrast and the decreased font size, especially on notifications, is killing my old eyes. Even my teen daughter (who hasn't updated yet) said, "Ooohh..." when I showed her how small the font is on the notification preview -...