Cant get text to download on android

Text message with pictures: "Download" button does nothing Ask Question. Asked 7 years, 8 months ago. Active 5 years, 11 months ago. Viewed k times. When people send me text messages with a picture attached, I receive the message but it says something like this, with a "download" button: Message size: 1KB Expires: AM, Mar 12 [Download] When I press the download button, it changes to the text "Downloading" for a moment, and then it changes back to the download button and nothing else happens.

I'm pretty stumped. Update 2: Suggestion to check APN settings. Improve this question. JohnD JohnD 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 6 6 bronze badges. Try opening the "Downloads" app, or use a file explorer to look at various folders on the phone. It may be that the message app you use simply stores it in a folder and expects you to handle it afterwards. StephenSchrauger - thanks, I went to the downloads app. There are 2 tabs: "internet downloads" and "other downloads" but there is nothing under either of them.

Is this where SMS downloads are stored? No, that's just where downloads go to. Do you have a data plan at all? Can you e. Messages with pictures attached are MMS, and require an Internet connection, and often a specifically configured APN provider specific, so you might need to contact your carrier. Yes I have a data plan, I can browse the web, do Google hangouts, and so forth.

Everything else seems to work except this. I will have to read about APN, not sure what that is. Izzy is mostly right. Then go to Messages and disable iMessage by greying out the slider and do the same to disable the FaceTime slider as well. Now simply return you SIM to your current phone and everything should work perfectly.

Android not Receiving Texts from iPhone? How to Solve this Problem? Disable iMessage on iPhone to Fix text message problems Then go to Messages and disable iMessage by greying out the slider and do the same to disable the FaceTime slider as well. Top This Week on UnlockBoot. Bypass iOS 7. Step 2: After enabling USB debugging on your Android phone, this software will detect your Android phone and show you the below main interface where different file folders are arranged on the left panel. Step 3: Click on the option "SMS" on the computer screen present on the left side.

The screen now shows the list of all the text messages available on your Android phone. You can also view the content of text messages by clicking on the contact name. Select the messages that you want to download by clicking on the checkbox adjacent to the message list. A blue check ensures that messages have been selected.

Step 4: Finally, click on the "Export" option present above the message list to download the messages to computer. A new window pops up asking for the location to save the downloaded text messages. Now, you can browse and select the desired location and click on the "OK" button to complete the downloading process.