Stock messaging app problem

[Marc Aldrich]

Hi , my Galaxy 8 is having a problem with the stock messaging app. Very unstable. Messages take a long time to send, or they get stuck in sending mode and then fail. It will clear up for a bit, then start again. I've tried rebooting/ powering off. Clearing cache. Nothing seems to work. Accessing the internet is no problem.
I would appreciate any insight into what is causing this.
Thank you,
Marc

 

[James Rogers2]

Who's your carrier? It could be on their end.

 

[vasekvi]

Get Textra

 

[Gdwheel]

I have had the same problem today. Never before today. I am on AT&T. My wife's iPhone texts are going through with no problem.

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

I have had the same problem today. Never before today. I am on AT&T. My wife's iPhone texts are going through with no problem.

You will never have a problem with iMessage.

 

[ScottsoNJ]

You will never have a problem with iMessage.

As long as you never use it lol

 

[Gdwheel]

You will never have a problem with iMessage.

She doesn't use iMessage. The point was that her AT&T device was not having issues.

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

She doesn't use iMessage. The point was that her AT&T device was not having issues.

I understand that, I was just trying to highlight the fact that imessage is completely different than any Android text app so there will never be the same problems.

Apple controls imessage, but the carriers control all Android messaging hence the problems.

Sorry I wasn't clear earlier I was in a hurry.

I know this doesn't exactly help, but it offers a small explanation why his wife's was working and his was not.

 

[Gdwheel]

. . . it offers a small explanation why his wife's was working and his was not.

It really doesn't. She does not use iMessage for texting. iMessage is turned off so she is just straight texting. Her phone relies on AT&T for texting, the same as my S8+. My point was that it did not seem to be an AT&T problem, but something with the S8+. Whether that was the messaging app or something else, I still do not know. Everything seems to be fine now.

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

It really doesn't. She does not use iMessage for texting. iMessage is turned off so she is just straight texting. Her phone relies on AT&T for texting, the same as my S8+. My point was that it did not seem to be an AT&T problem, but something with the S8+. Whether that was the messaging app or something else, I still do not know. Everything seems to be fine now.

Ah ok guess
I misunderstood the issue.

 

[smvim]

You will never have a problem with iMessage.

Troll much?

 

[smvim]

I understand that, I was just trying to highlight the fact that imessage is completely different than any Android text app so there will never be the same problems.

Apple controls imessage, but the carriers control all Android messaging hence the problems.

Sorry I wasn't clear earlier I was in a hurry.

I know this doesn't exactly help, but it offers a small explanation why his wife's was working and his was not.

Actually all iMessages go through Apple's servers, it's a proprietary, closed system that's heavily curated. With SMS/MMS, the texting protocols, text messages are much more ephemeral, they get sent from one carrier to another carrier. There are no 'texting servers' involved that archive your text messages.

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

Troll much?

No. Not trolling. I was in a hurry and didn't have time to elaborate. But basically it is true, you will not see as many or the same problems with iMessage as Android texting.

I'm an Android guy, but I do have a little iOS envy with regards to communications. iOS FaceTime, imessage and sending/receiving videos is head and shoulders above anything on Android unfortunately.

 

[smvim]

No. Not trolling.

Not trolling??? Your comments add nothing to the OP's original query. Your implication being he/she needs to buy an iPhone in order to solve their problem wasn't a practical solution, nor is it even a solid fact. Suggest you go to a local Apple Store, sit there, and just listen to some of the issues the Apple Genius staff are solving for the customers. Here in the real world, there is no service in existence that's fault-free with a 100% record of uptime. Also, there's no iMessage version for Android and despite the often misleading claim that pops up frequently in the rumor mill that one is coming, Apple has made it clear it has no intention to do so. It's business plan is about enforcing its vendor lock-in on a loyal, captive sector of the population, and it's accumulated a huge amount of wealth that way. Opening up its iMessage app to be more seamless with SMS/MMS, or even support RCS, would be a public service but Apple isn't a social services kind of corporation.
Implying iMessage as some sort of solution to a Galaxy S8 texting issue is indeed trolling.

 

[o4liberty]

Going on two weeks with AT&T and no issues at all with the stock app sounds like a connection issue.

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

Not trolling??? Your comments add nothing to the OP's original query. Your implication being he/she needs to buy an iPhone in order to solve their problem wasn't a practical solution, nor is it even a solid fact. Suggest you go to a local Apple Store, sit there, and just listen to some of the issues the Apple Genius staff are solving for the customers. Here in the real world, there is no service in existence that's fault-free with a 100% record of uptime. Also, there's no iMessage version for Android and despite the often misleading claim that pops up frequently in the rumor mill that one is coming, Apple has made it clear it has no intention to do so. It's business plan is about enforcing its vendor lock-in on a loyal, captive sector of the population, and it's accumulated a huge amount of wealth that way. Opening up its iMessage app to be more seamless with SMS/MMS, or even support RCS, would be a public service but Apple isn't a social services kind of corporation.
Implying iMessage as some sort of solution to a Galaxy S8 texting issue is indeed trolling.

Wow... Ok. Look dude I think there's just a misunderstanding here. For that I apologize, if anyone needs that..., but I sincerely was not trolling.

My observation was actually intended for the guy below the OP who commented that his wife's iPhone was working fine. Which I think is fairly obvious as I included that post in my comment.

My experience has been that imessage is simply a superior text application. That's all I was saying. My bad if it was misconstrued otherwise.

I was most definitely NOT telling the OP to buy an iPhone and I do not have a resolution to the OP'S issue.