Hello :slight_smile: I’ve uninstalled most of the google apps/packages on my FP4, but I found out that I ran into a problem: I can’t send SMS anymore. No matter what app I use (I’ve tried QKSMS and Simple SMS, but I don’t think that another app will solve the underlying problem), every message gets…

Its for the FP3 but probably you will find a hint [image] [Debloater + Google reducer] Unofficial Fairphone 3 debloat script Development Introduction I’ve just put together a nice little debloater for the Fairphone 3. The script can be ran on Linux, Windows, MacOS and bas…

[image] Stanzi: I can’t send SMS anymore. Can you still receive SMS? [image] Stanzi: So, does anyone perhaps know how the package that is used by Android to send out SMS messages is called, so I can reinstall it? Just for testing purposes you could try com.google.android.gms and com.g…

[image] AnotherElk: Can you still receive SMS? Yes I can. [image] AnotherElk: Just for testing purposes you could try com.google.android.gms and com.google.android.gsf. That didn’t help unfortunately Edit: It has to be one (or more) of these apps since they are all the ones I uninst…

[image] Stanzi: com.google.android.apps.messaging I had a similar problem but can’t quite remember*. I didn’t want to use the google msg app but had to have it enabled to use another app*. I also had to have google play enabled to get a message on WhatsApp [image] Raspberry …

[image] Stanzi: It has to be one (or more) of these apps since they are all the ones I uninstalled Some hints on what some of these packages are or do can be found here … Google Apps keep reinstalling/ reactivating - #34 by AnotherElk

Have you check through the topic by @JBNCK [image] [Debloater + Google reducer] Unofficial Fairphone 3 debloat script Development Introduction I’ve just put together a nice little debloater for the Fairphone 3. The script can be ran on Linux, Windows, MacOS and basically …

Moin IMHO kann man jeden Messenger für den “Standard-SMS-Versand” verwenden. Wenn ich z.B. jemanden über Signal oder Threema anschreiben möchte, der aber den Meessenger nicht benutzt, werde ich gefragt ob die App als SMS Standard verwendet werden soll. :wink: PS: Was der Bauer nicht kennt, . . . …

[image] Josh_FP3: IMHO kann man jeden Messenger für den “Standard-SMS-Versand” verwenden. That’s not what I was asking about. I have of course tried multiple SMS apps, but if I tap on “send” it just doesn’t actually send the message. [image] Josh_FP3: PS: Was der Bauer nicht kennt, . . .…

[image] Stanzi: I’ve uninstalled most of the google apps/packages on my FP4, … [image] Stanzi: Btw I would say the complete opposite: If you don’t know what an app or a service does in the background and what it does with your data, you should absolutely avoid it. Naja, das würde ich d…

I prefer not being able to send SMS for a month over sending my data to Google for a month. If you don’t, then that’s your choice.

Which package is responsible for sending SMS messages?

Help Fairphone 4

anon9989719 October 29, 2021, 3:32pm 12

Have you check through the topic by @JBNCK