Fritzerellie
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1 month ago Hi.
I just saw that the Google address that I sent in the last message with the extra dots added still shows as a valid link. I can't remember exactly what I used in the text message but it was probably something like this which doesn't show as a valid link: https:.//www/.google./com/maps/search/?api
Thanks, fritzerellie.
Hi.
I downloaded the apk from the original author anevero and I had it working perfectly a couple of days ago but the replying text messages have not been received yesterday or today.
The text messages are showing as being sent from the phone running the app but they are not being delivered. I can send another text straight away from the same phone and it is delivered.
I copied and pasted the text that the app creates and send it from the phones text message app but it is not delivered either.
After playing around with the content of the app created text message I have found that if a valid link to Google maps is in the text it will not be delivered. By changing it to "https://www..google..com/maps/search/?api" I was able to send it several times without any problems.
The only conclusion that I can think of is that the carrier is blocking the text because it contains a valid link. Maybe this is an automated spam filter. When I add the extra dots to the https address it is not picked up as a valid link and sends every time.
I know that this is not a problem with the sms my gps app that you and anevero have been developing but a problem with how the carrier treats the message being sent.
My question is, would it be possible to give an option in the app to only send the coordinates without a Google maps link in the text or alternatively send 2 texts, one with the link and another containing just the coordinates? (I could just copy and paste the coordinates into Google maps to find the location of the phone.)
It is an excellent app, especially for my 2nd phone which has call and text only plan without data. I left this phone on a job last week and couldn't use Googles find my device without being connected to a data network.
I was going to ask anevero about this but I saw your messages and his response that he isn't in a position to develop the app at the moment.
I have done a small bit of programming over the years using basic, pascal, a little bit of Linux and created some website pages, but I wouldn't know where to start with this app.
If you think this type of modification is possible but haven't got the time to do it at the moment, maybe you could point me in the right direction and I could try and see if I could do it.
Thanks for your and aneveros development so far. It worked really well before my carrier intervened and blocked the replies.
Thanks, fritzerellie.