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Default Different SMS Icons

Just an easy question about two different SMS-icons. i don't know what is the difference and i don't know, what they mean?

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Well the first one is the symbol for a message stil being sent, as if you sent it with no reception or very poor reception.

However, the second, i cant see to well becuse of the red arrows, but my guess would be it is the symbol of an unsent message as if you sent it with no signal and if gave up trying to resend because of the lack of signal. Is it the shape of a triangle, because if it is in fact, then it is the symbol of an unsent message.

Anyone correct me if i am wrong, but i dont think there is any change from the g1 symbols
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Thanks for your answer!
...but the crazy thing is, that the icons don't fit with the delivery reports. Because they say, that the SMSs have been deliverd. I also asked the recipent, if the she gets the SMS. Her answer was yes....so all my SMS have been delivered. just the icon don't match up with the status Very strange!....
 
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I could be wrong, but I believe the one with the arrow pointing out means it was sent. Then it disappears after a few seconds?
 
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No...the arrow doesnt disappear.....the SMS, which are shown in the pictures, are sent by yesterday. No disappearing after few seconds....
 
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No...the arrow doesnt disappear.....the SMS, which are shown in the pictures, are sent by yesterday. No disappearing after few seconds....
I've never seen the one with the blue arrow. Did you forward those messages to someone else?
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Noo....no forwarding.
All my SMS have this icon with the blue arrow. I thougt it's normal
Just my last three SMS have the icon with the red clock...so i thougt there is an error...i am confused
 
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Noo....no forwarding.
All my SMS have this icon with the blue arrow. I thougt it's normal
Just my last three SMS have the icon with the red clock...so i thougt there is an error...i am confused
I'm confused as well, but don't worry.. if people are getting your messages, then there's no problem.

In the Messaging options, have you enabled delivery or read reports or anything like that? Maybe the blue arrow is a visual notification that the message was delivered or read by the recipient?
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Yeah....i've enabled "delivery reports". So i can read the status of the messages by holding down on one message. There i get the option of "delivery report" and all my messages show "Delivered".

By holding down on one message with the red icon i get one more option than by holding down on one message with the blue arrow.
I can edit these messages with the red icon....so the N1 "think" that the messages arent delivered ?!


What icon are shown in your message application?
 
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Yeah....i've enabled "delivery reports". So i can read the status of the messages by holding down on one message. There i get the option of "delivery report" and all my messages show "Delivered".

By holding down on one message with the red icon i get one more option than by holding down on one message with the blue arrow.
I can edit these messages with the red icon....so the N1 "think" that the messages arent delivered ?!


What icon are shown in your message application?
The red clock looking icon means the message is still being sent. I do get that, but only very briefly.

The only other icon I ever get is a grey triangle with a red !, which means the message couldn't be sent.

Edit: I have no idea what the blue arrow icon is... I thought it meant that you had forwarded the message or had a delivery report, but after trying myself, neither are the case. Still, if people are getting these, I wouldn't worry.

As for the red clock... if it is stuck on that icon, then the message is still being sent and for some reason it's not sending. This usually has to do with the network, but could be a problem with the APN. You're obviously able to send some messages, so the APN should be fine. That leads me to believe there's a network issue that isn't allowing you to send all your messages.
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