Installing Message Plus on Kyocera DuraXV Extreme

rabbims

Hello! Can anyone advise on how to install Message plus on the Extreme? Ive heard that it can be done. I downloaded the apk and installed it, but it now says that I have to click for permissions and doesn't allow me to do so.
I'm not that tech savvy so please help. Thanks

rabbims

Ok so I figured how to allow all the permissions and Message Plus is working.
However, I'm having 2 issues.

The messages arent showing up on the extrenal screen. There seem to be different versions of message plus. not sure if i should have installed a different one.
also, to make message plus work, I had to make it that default SMS app and disable the regular message app. Now the button that usually is assigned to messages doesn't work. Any way to map it to message plus?

SruliB

rabbims Now Im having the same issue, did you figure it out already?

rabbims

I apologize if this question has been asked before. I searched the forums for a long time and can't find a comprehensible answer.

rabbims

this is the version of the apk i installed and it works far better than many others i tried.
It is version 6.4.5 I found it in a Veriozn forum addressing this Kyocera model
but i had to set all the permissions manually in developer menu. don't know if that the right way to do it. im not so savvy

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THE_SOMEONE

rabbims is that the exalt Version of the 6.4.5?

rabbims

im not sure.
It's version 6.4.5 which is the same version number as the one on the cadence and the duraxv.
It was posted on a Verizon forum where people were complaining about the lack of message plus on the Extreme. Its the only version i tried which seems to be optimized for a flip, and works well, except for this detail. Also its not displaying to the external screen.

I wanted to try to pull the Cadence version off of my friend's phone to see if it's exactly the same.
I can't seem to be able to do it properly.
I used Wedadb and used pm list packages and path and "pull" but it didnt work. If someone could instruct me on the proper commands to pull and extract using webadb i'd really apprciate.

If you have the exalt version of messaenger plus or a different one for he kyocera phones I would appreciate

Jumptoheaven

rabbims You may want to back up your phone and then reset it. That should solve all of your issues, and save you a lot of time.

rabbims

Not sure what you mean. For some reason, the Extreme comes without message+ installed, just with a lousy SMS app that is extremely limited. That's not enough for my needs.
So far I've managed to download the proper version of message plus (v6.4.5, which is for flips), install it, and set all the proper permissions. It's working fine, except for the external screen and the soft key set for messages. its also only syncing one way (syncs to my iphone which i prefer not to use, but not back from iphone to the flip). I was asking for help with fixing those issues, but they are minor compared to not having a decent messaging app.

If you have any idea how to get the external screen to work id appreciate, can't find any setting for it in any developer menu or app Ive seen so far.

Flippy

Have you ever seen it working? Is it known to be possible?

rabbims

I dont know that it is possible.
It SHOULD be possible - the native messaging app displays to external screen, and this exact version of message+ displays to external screen on the Cadence and the Kyocera DuraXV, so why should the Extreme be different? But I havent found anyone who knows how...

I managed to find a different version of message+ that is supposed to be for Kyocera and it so far seems to work slightly more smootly . v6.4.4
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Flippy

rabbims Nice. Can you explain what is smoother about it?

rabbims

when I open the messaging app, it sometimes takes a moment to refresh. For those seconds the image is unclear and contact names have to refresh, etc. (i think its because for some reason the app doesn't constantly run in the background like it should). Theres a bit of a lag. This "refresh" seems to happen less often and happens more quickly withthis version. It's a hairsbreath of a difference

THE_SOMEONE

rabbims in my phone it looks like its the exalt Version, (i have exalt) plz send me a screenshot how the message+ apk looks in file manager on your phone thanks!

Flippy

THE_SOMEONE Why the filename? is that enough info to know the version?

rabbims

I am gaving difficulty uploading the screenshots.

If I have thr right location in file manager, the apk reads
com.verizon.mdm.xvlte
im pretty sure that's the one.

there's also
com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs
but I think thats the native message app that's not message+

THE_SOMEONE

Flippy No just the icon is a way to know it, it could be incorrect sometimes so idk

Flippy

I just tried your version, and faced the same issues. Worked fine except for left soft key and outer screen. Then i tried the app version pulled from the kyocera cadence, and I had an issue setting it as default app, as any choice in devloper options of the new app would bring me to its notification setting instead of the default app setting. Is there a different way to set default app, or via adb?

rabbims

There are 2 ways.

The way Ive been setting the default app is by scrilloing to the end of the developer menu (takes a while) and click on "advanced options". There's a way to set the default apps there. I needed to first disable the native messaging app. That has worked for me, but maybe it's not working with your app.

There's a way to use ADB. I think the command is
settings put secure sms_default_application com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs
(or whatever the package name is)

please let me know if it works.

Im curious if the Cadence version will work on exterior screen

Flippy

rabbims That worked to set as default, but still have the same issues as before, message button, and exterior screen dont work

THE_SOMEONE

rabbims Well When you can plz send the screenshot, if you have Computer i can tell you how to send it

Flippy

THE_SOMEONE Screenshot from the kyocera file manager
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