Texting not working

[natevines]

So I just did the update and it seemed to go pretty smoothly. I retained all my data, so my txts should still be on the phone. When I clicked the text button the home screen, it brings me to the texting interface, but the little rotating circle (indicating 'loading') runs in perpetuity. I figured I'd try to compose a new text. I select a contact and write a message. I click send and the phone simply freezes up. After a bit it says that text messaging isn't responding. This is so frustrating as it's one of the primary functions i use the phone for. I tried calling and that seems to be okay, and everything else (with a few little hitches) seems perfect.

Anyone else having this issue?

 

[natevines]

Downloaded handcent and that's not working either! Wth?

 

[94lt1]

Go into manage apps, all, and clear data and force close the text app.

DROID RAZR MAXXIMIZED!!!! PREPARE TO BE VANQUISHED!!!

 

[natevines]

Thank you sir!

 

[the_krusatyr]

I'm assuming clearing the data on, for example Handcent, is going to delete all conversations? That's the one thing I'm trying to avoid, I know I have multiple conversations up that I stupidly did not save the numbers for...

 

[djembeman]

Allow the ICS install to complete?

There was a place during the ICS install that took a reaaaallly long time to complete. It was right after "optimizing apps" (I think). I think it said "loading apps"? I heard that if you force shutdown your phone you would end up with problems and might have to do a factory reset.

Like we were supposed to be patient and wait for the phone to completely finish all by itself.

 

[the_krusatyr]

Not sure if this will be a fix-it for everyone encountering this texting problem... But I managed to get mine working somehow by unmounting the SD card, then powering down my phone. Once the phone rebooted and mounted the SD card, I got a notification that I had like 6752 new text messages haha.
Came across this because I thought I was going to do a FDR, so I was transferring all of my pics/files to my SD card. I unmounted it, removed it, then noticed that I missed a few things yet... Plugged the SD card back in, rebooted, and voila, works like a charm now... Well, the texting does at least. Lol

 

[MattyP]

If you want to keep text messages just in case of problems, use "SMS Backup and Restore" from the Play Store ... it makes backups of all your texts. And it's a free app.

 

[Darson]

I just discovered that my texting capabilities has crapped out exactly like the OP and the_krusatyr. Handcent crashes and the stock app just keeps loading. I read elsewhere that for some it takes an hour of loading (just once) for the messages to come back. My phone has "loading" for a while now to no avail.

I would use SMS Backup & Restore like I have in the past but since the messages don't load the progress bar just says "NaN 0/0" and does nothing. This is the only thing preventing me from resetting since I have well over 10,000 messages on this baby.

 

[the_krusatyr]

I just discovered that my texting capabilities has crapped out exactly like the OP and the_krusatyr. Handcent crashes and the stock app just keeps loading. I read elsewhere that for some it takes an hour of loading (just once) for the messages to come back. My phone has "loading" for a while now to no avail.

I would use SMS Backup & Restore like I have in the past but since the messages don't load the progress bar just says "NaN 0/0" and does nothing. This is the only thing preventing me from resetting since I have well over 10,000 messages on this baby.

Try the SD card thing... I'm curious to know if it was just a random chance that mine ended up finally loading the texts or if it was the actual trick lol

 

[Darson]

I'll try that.

 

[Darson]

Unfortunately that method did not work

 

[the_krusatyr]

Unfortunately that method did not work

Bummer... Guess it was just coincidence on my end. Haven't heard anything else about it...