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Here is my biggest problem with Hangouts (and the previous Android texting apps I've used): They seem to work pretty well most of the time. But occasionally, e

by nathanb 12y ago

Here is my biggest problem with Hangouts (and the previous Android texting apps I've used): They seem to work pretty well most of the time. But occasionally, especially with low signal, they hit an annoying exception condition where a message will fail to be sent. When this happens, it is never clear to me whether the message actually failed to be sent, or whether the receipt was not acknowledged. I know that sometimes it's the former, and sometimes it's the latter (leading to the sending of duplicate messages). This is probably an artifact of the carrier that the app can do nothing about. True?

givehimagun 12y ago
I think false. I have the same frustrations. When I had Google Voice without Hangouts, it was a buzz after I texted and a clear message that the 'message failed to be sent...retrying'. I was able to use the long press to resend immediately, view the message details or cancel the message. I really enjoyed the feedback I got with them. I've now upgraded to Hangouts and I can't tell in low-connectivity settings whether I need to intervene or not. I'd prefer some easy feedback messages which I can identify action on. I expect network failure...but I'm honestly worried when I see Hangouts/Google Voice/phone failure.