Issue: MMS photo is seen as video

[snlu178]

So my issue is when my wife's iPhone sends me a MMS photo the Atrix thinks its a video. It won't open it up full screen and actually has a play button and runs it as if it is playing a video.

Any ideas why? Anyone else notice this?

 

[ronj1986]

This is with ALL Android phone I have had to date. It shows as if a slideshow. You have 5 secs to view a picture, if more are attached it 5 secs per photo. So if someone send you 3 pictures in 1 mms then you have to watch for @ least 11 seconds to see all 3 pics. Thats just Android in general.

 

[newter55]

Third party messaging apps such as handcent do not behave this way so I don't understand why stock mms apps insist on doing so.

 

[link12245]

So my issue is when my wife's iPhone sends me a MMS photo the Atrix thinks its a video. It won't open it up full screen and actually has a play button and runs it as if it is playing a video.

Any ideas why? Anyone else notice this?

Long press on the message, and press View Image.

 

[Pirateghost]

for this reason alone is why i use GO SMS instead of stock messaging app. it is the same way on my captivate and my G2

 

[snlu178]

Why I find this so funny is it did not happen on my N1

 

[live4nyy]

Why I find this so funny is it did not happen on my N1

I think it only happens when a manufacturer overlays their own UI like HTC Sense or MotoBlur. Nevertheless, it is an Android thing.

 

[holtenc]

the bone stock mms apps don't do the slide show, and I dont mean bone stock as the ones that came with your phone that have HTC sense, motoblur, etc. etc

I mean the ones that came with pure android. N1, NS.

If you install the latest Gingerblur you get this functionality. No more slideshows.

Alternatively, ive attached the mms.apk that gingerblur installs. You gotta have root + sideloading capabilities.

rename /system/app/conversations.apk to conversations.apk.bak
copy mms.apk to /system/app

then just fire up your mms app as normal. It looks totally different. if you had the mms app on your homescreen it's now gone. you have to put it there again

I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WILL WORK WITHOUT THE COMPLETE GINGERBLUR PACKAGE INSTALLED. ATTEMPT AT OWN RISK. although i don't really see the harm in it. if it doesn't work i would imagine just rename mms.apk to mms.apk.bak, and revert conversations.apk.bak back to converstaions.apk

 

[drock212]

the bone stock mms apps don't do the slide show, and I dont mean bone stock as the ones that came with your phone that have HTC sense, motoblur, etc. etc

I mean the ones that came with pure android. N1, NS.

If you install the latest Gingerblur you get this functionality. No more slideshows.

Alternatively, ive attached the mms.apk that gingerblur installs. You gotta have root + sideloading capabilities.

rename /system/app/conversations.apk to conversations.apk.bak
copy mms.apk to /system/app

then just fire up your mms app as normal. It looks totally different. if you had the mms app on your homescreen it's now gone. you have to put it there again

I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WILL WORK WITHOUT THE COMPLETE GINGERBLUR PACKAGE INSTALLED. ATTEMPT AT OWN RISK. although i don't really see the harm in it. if it doesn't work i would imagine just rename mms.apk to mms.apk.bak, and revert conversations.apk.bak back to converstaions.apk

Unfortunately a no go... this would be nice to have... think we can get this repackaged as a stand alone apk that we can install?

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[holtenc]

You would have to ask a dev to get that done, such as kenneth, who made gingerblur. I don't have a clue how to do it other than what I outlined above, and from what you say it sounds like whatever other changes gingerblur makes are a prerequisite. Maybe suggest it in the dev forum?