Android messages download problem

 · My wife recently encountered a problem with her Galaxy Note 9 Android where text messages were stuck. Some of them said things like: Couldn’t download; Downloading Message expired or not available.  · Switch from SMS to WhatsApp to send and receive messages, calls, photos, videos, and Voice Messages. WhatsApp Messenger is a messaging app available for Android and other smartphones. WhatsApp uses your phone’s Internet connection (4G/3G/2G/EDGE or Wi-Fi, as available) to message and call friends and family.  · Here's how to forward text messages to another phone from Android: Step 1: Connect Android phone to computer. * Download and launch the Coolmuster Android Assistant on your Mac or PC. * Connect your Android phone to the PC/Mac via USB cable or Wi-Fi. Step 2: Choose the SMS you want and start to forward it. * From the left panel, select the 'SMS.

Fix problems sending or receiving messages. Make sure you have the most updated version of Messages. If you have a SIM card, ensure that it is inserted properly. If you're on Fi, sign in to the Project Fi app. Verify that Messages is set as your default texting app. Learn how to change your default texting app. Use Messages for web to send SMS, MMS and chat messages from your computer. Open the Messages app on your Android phone to get started. If I get a pic message while the data is off, obviously the phone can't download the larger pic file. THE PROBLEM comes in when you turn your data back on it will literally take days to download the picture!! It has happened to me on my EVO and now happening on my Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic Touch. It's an Android issue.

On Android device open Settings Apps Messages app Permissions make sure none are Denied. If denied, select the item to change to Allow. If denied, select the item to change to Allow. On. When downloading MMS messages, some errors appear, for instance, “Media file unavailable” or “Couldn’t download”. It may be caused by a slow Internet connection, a setting issue, interfering apps, corrupt cache, etc. Fortunately, it can be solved easily. I will receive all of my texts, however, if I am in a one-to-one text message. I have factory reset my phone, ensured that the MMS auto download is on, the service center flashed the phone, and I have done all the things. When I am in a group text, I will recieve some of the texts but then some of them will not download.