Incoming SMS not being routed to default SMS app

strict-marsh

One thing I'll throw out there: I am sorely tempted to experiment with deleting the built-in Messages app entirely, but I have no idea if that would address the issue, and I'm also unsure of how I might reinstall it in some future scenario if I wanted to go back to it.

treequell

Are you experiencing this issue in the owner profile or a secondary user profile?

strict-marsh

I am seeing this in both primary and secondary profiles.

treequell

Have you tried another third party SMS app? Is the issue specific to QUIK or does it apply with any third party SMS app you install on your device?

strict-marsh

Yes, I've tried Fossify messages and I see the exact same behavior. It's not specific to QUIK.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fossify.messages/

treequell

To be honest, I don't know what's causing this issue but I do have some ideas of things you could check.

I do know that in secondary user profiles you might need to use the default Messaging app or the Google Messages app. In the owner user profile, a third party SMS app should be fine.

I would try either temporarily disabling your secondary user profiles, or setting your SMS app to the default one in your secondary user profiles, and then seeing whether you receive SMS messages correctly in the owner profile.

strict-marsh

Well.... disabling (deleting?) all my secondary profiles would be a drastic measure, and not really something I'm going to do lightly. I've deliberately configured things so that I only need to duck in to the owner profile for admin-related work. So that's not really an option. All my meaningful data is in secondary profiles. What the owner profile does with SMS is really only of indirect concern for me.

And I'm reluctant to install Google Messages, for the usual privacy/security reasons. So I guess I'm stuck. This is really frustrating. If this discussion is correct, secondary profiles should really come a big warning that one can only use the stock Messaging app.

Retribution

strict-marsh I admit I'm a little late to the party here but I started using GrapheneOS this week and I'm having the same issue, and I'm in a secondary profile. I don't suppose you ever found a solution to this?

KingOfTheHood

Retribution Im having the same issue now, did you figure it out?

daryl

I'm having the same issue. Anyone find a solution?

userofgos

daryl can you be more specific? Which SMS app is not receiving your messages? Does your SMS app have the appropriate permissions? Are you using a Secondary User Profile?

Iirc, using alternative SMS apps in Secondary User Profiles as the default SMS app is not functional

wanderinggander88

Hello, i came across this and believe I am having the same issue.

Setup: Using Fossify messages on secondary profile. In the secondary profile I won't get SMS alerts on Fossify messages, the message will only load if the Fossify app is opened. However i DO get an alert on the OWNER profile, but ONLY if default is GOS SMS app. If i happen to set Default SMS app to Fossfy, then even alerts will not come through.