Cannot receive messages in group texts

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Hello /e/os community!

I am not sure it’s the proper forum to write this in. Let me knoe if I should crosspost this somewhere else.

I have read several posts on this topic. I tried the suggested solutions in those posts, but nothing does it for me.

On my FP6 using /e/os 3.2 official, I am trying to converse in a group text. Workflow is

  1. I start a group text
  2. Recipients ara a mix of iphone and android users
  3. They all can reply/send and receive messages in the group amongst themselves
  4. But I can’t see any of their replies
  5. When I write in the group chat again they all receive my subsequent messages.
  6. I am the only one who does not get any answer : all I see are my own messages in the group chat. Nothing else. I do not receive any message in the group chat.

One-on-one text messaging works great with each of them.

Not sure what’s going on.

Has anyone experienced this? What was your solution?

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I’m not sure but I think it’s something to do with RCS. The other participants are likely to be using RCS but I don’t think this is supported on custom ROMs. Your phone is probably falling back to SMS.

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Might it help to tell the actual app you are using? I am guessing that this is not the default Message app ??

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I am using the default messages app in /e/os

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Did you ever find a solution to this? I am having the exact same problem, and have been unable to identify a solution as of yet. It caused me to miss a rather important message about a family emergency already. I’ve tried several default sms apps as well with no success.

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This is a major issue for me as well. I am enjoying e/OS otherwise but this may end up pushing me to switch to something else.

I have tried every solution that seemed even remotely related. Tweaking a plethora of APN/DNS/eSIM settings, multiple SMS apps (including Google Messages :nauseated_face:), resyncing message databases, clearing app data and caches, and so many other things that I’ve already forgotten them all. Has anyone found a solution to this problem?

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On my end I had an eSim. What fixed it was to delete the eSim and request a new one from my operator. Clear caches etc… reboot.

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Thanks for confirming your fix. For anyone else reading I’ve tried two different eSIMs and a physical SIM card with no luck. A new SIM is worth trying but didn’t help me.

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