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SMS Messages Coming Through Hangouts

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  • 27-01-2014 7:50pm
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    Technique
    Registered Users Posts: 1,365 ✭✭✭


    I updated Hangouts recently and was prompted as to whether I wanted messages to be delivered through the app. Without thinking too much about it, I agreed.

    Now all of my text messages come through Hangouts. This means that I cant see on my lock screen if I've got new messages. I've tried to change the settings but with no luck.

    Can anyone help?


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    Kavrocks
    Registered Users Posts: 2,345 ✭✭✭Kavrocks


    You really should have provided more information.

    If you are on Kitkat you can change the default SMS app in Settings -> Wireless and Networks (More) -> Default SMS app.


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    White Heart Loon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭White Heart Loon


    Technique wrote: »
    I updated Hangouts recently and was prompted as to whether I wanted messages to be delivered through the app. Without thinking too much about it, I agreed.

    Now all of my text messages come through Hangouts. This means that I cant see on my lock screen if I've got new messages. I've tried to change the settings but with no luck.

    Can anyone help?

    Disable sms in Hangout settings (it's probably best to clear the app defaults and cache), send yourself a text and then set your other sms app to default


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    Technique
    Registered Users Posts: 1,365 ✭✭✭Technique


    Kavrocks wrote: »
    You really should have provided more information.

    If you are on Kitkat you can change the default SMS app in Settings -> Wireless and Networks (More) -> Default SMS app.

    I;m on Android 4.0.3
    White Heart Loon wrote: »
    Disable sms in Hangout settings (it's probably best to clear the app defaults and cache), send yourself a text and then set your other sms app to default

    That seems to have sorted it. I was in settings earlier and couldn't see that option. Thanks.


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    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Technique wrote: »
    Now all of my text messages come through Hangouts. This means that I cant see on my lock screen if I've got new messages. I've tried to change the settings but with no luck.

    Can anyone help?

    If you want to stick with SMS going through Hangouts, you can us dashclock widget and the hangouts dashclock extension to see new/unread SMS count on your lock screen.

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.nurik.roman.dashclock

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robbers.dashclock.hangouts


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