Message App Lag

Matt D Cooper

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Hi all,

Got my note 3 last week, I transferred all my texts across from my iPhone using the Easy Sync Tool,

I have thousands of messages, going back to 2010 which I wanted to keep. however I think its making the whole app slow and laggy, if I open a thread, or go back to the main messages screen, or a send a message there is at least a 5 second lag between each command.

Im a bit surprised considering the specifications, and that I didn't have any lag at all with the iPhone with messages. Can the messages App not handle this many messages?

Thanks
Matt
 

crxx

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I too came from apple to android and noticed how the Iphone can store text from waaayy back and still run smoothly and my note 2 gets starts lagging with a lot of messages

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Matt D Cooper

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Oh dear, bit of an epic fail from Android on this one.

I too came from apple to android and noticed how the Iphone can store text from waaayy back and still run smoothly and my note 2 gets starts lagging with a lot of messages

from my GALAXY NOTE II
 

kj11

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Just curious...why would you want to save thousands of messages that are 3 years old?

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Almeuit

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Try a 3rd party messenger from the play store and see if it can handle it.

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Matt D Cooper

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To be honest, im not 100% sure myself, I just like to keep things like that, in case you ever want to refer back to old friends messages, or family. I suppose its sentimental.

I read an article last year about a women that had kept all her texts for something like 10 or 15 years, and she went back and could refer to loads of things that had happened through her life. Since then made me think actually id quite like to keep them :)

I understand that not everyone will keep messages, but I think a good deal of people do keep old messages, so the fact there is a lag when there really shouldn't be is a bit frustrating. Simple thing for todays technology I would think :).

Just curious...why would you want to save thousands of messages that are 3 years old?

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DalTXJim

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@Matt I like to save texts & attachments (photos) also, so I use SMS Backup & Restore and Save MMS Apps. I think you'll find these to be great Apps and will help you archive those texts AND attachments (photos). (Then I move them to my desktop computer for safe keeping, but there's nothing stopping you from keeping them on your SD card, and being able to access them at will.
 

Matt D Cooper

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Thanks a lot ! I have downloaded that App and done a backup, 53 thousand messages it has backed up?!.

Will it let me backup / restore certain conversations? so if I want to backup and delete just the oldest ones then want to just restore those ones at a later date, will it let me do that?

Thanks :)

@Matt I like to save texts & attachments (photos) also, so I use SMS Backup & Restore and Save MMS Apps. I think you'll find these to be great Apps and will help you archive those texts AND attachments (photos). (Then I move them to my desktop computer for safe keeping, but there's nothing stopping you from keeping them on your SD card, and being able to access them at will.
 

DalTXJim

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I haven't messed with the App that much, but I don't see why you can't "organize" the 53k of messages that you have by restoring some by date (or other criteria), then save them again. You can access these messages whenever you want by going to the App and clicking on "view". That shows the files, then you open a file and your messages are there. Hope it works out for you, and don't forget the other App to save your photos that were attached to text messages. It works beautifully.

Thanks a lot ! I have downloaded that App and done a backup, 53 thousand messages it has backed up?!.

Will it let me backup / restore certain conversations? so if I want to backup and delete just the oldest ones then want to just restore those ones at a later date, will it let me do that?

Thanks :)
 

Weaser999

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To be honest, im not 100% sure myself, I just like to keep things like that, in case you ever want to refer back to old friends messages, or family. I suppose its sentimental.

I read an article last year about a women that had kept all her texts for something like 10 or 15 years, and she went back and could refer to loads of things that had happened through her life. Since then made me think actually id quite like to keep them :)

I understand that not everyone will keep messages, but I think a good deal of people do keep old messages, so the fact there is a lag when there really shouldn't be is a bit frustrating. Simple thing for todays technology I would think :).

It's safer to backup your texts onto a computer. You never know if your phone will crap out, etc. It only takes a few minutes.
 

andy roddy

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I use a Google Voice number, so all my texts are backed up to my Google account. I set up Google Voice to forward my texts to my TMo number, so I can still get them and reply via the messaging app.
 

karsdroid

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wow....53000....im feeling claustrophobic just thinking of having all that on my phone. i use setting up a new phone as a good time to tidy up and organize my info, back it up to computer, and delete what i dont need.
 

Sooks

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Most likely this is cause by how the data was imported. We have a few who switched from iPhone to Note 2s when they came out and brought with them ton of messages and lag. They decided to delete all the messages and the lag went away (go figure) however now they are back up to around 30k text messages in the inbox and the app runs smooth as butter still (on the Note 2). It has to be how the format is coming over from iOS or how the Note is handling that format.. not sure. But i know if you start with the device there is no lag even after 30k+ messages.
 

sqa4life

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AT&T message app is always lag on my S4, regardless the number of saved messages.

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dontlookatme

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Many texts on a phone always cause lag in any phone I am using. Whether it was an old Nokia or new android phone.

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titaniumSS

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Holy crap, lol. Like already stated, 3rd party messaging apps will run smoother. The Samsung messaging app ran slow on my S3 as well.
 

Sooks

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Holy crap, lol. Like already stated, 3rd party messaging apps will run smoother. The Samsung messaging app ran slow on my S3 as well.

But my Galaxy Gear will only work with the stock messaging app :(
 

Sooks

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I really hope a third party picks up on that soon. It pains me each time I mistakenly open the stock messenger lol.

yeah I am hoping the gear will have some solid support by devs and 3rd parties... I think it will being the first of its kind, much like the Google Nexus phone (at least my fingers are crossed)