Android cant download picture messages

I then turned off my phone, took out the SIM, re-inserted it and turned the phone back on. I was then able to receive text messages. I'm not sure which of those steps actually solved it, but together they worked. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. 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? On your Android device, open your browser and go to www. For select Samsung devices, the Link to Windows app is already installed and will open from the link. Sign in to the app with your Microsoft account. You'll need to sign in with the same account later in the Your Phone app on your Surface. On your Surface, select the checkmark for having the companion app on your Android device, and select Continue.

Sign in with the same Microsoft account as before and follow the instructions to scan the QR code on your Android device. You'll receive several notifications on your Android device requesting permission to access things like your photos, messages, and call history. Allowing access to this information lets us display it in the Your Phone app. Review the requests to finish linking your Surface to your Android. For more info about linking your Android device and Surface—including system requirements and using the Your Phone app, see the Your Phone app page.

After you link your Surface and Android, get to your most recent 2, photos right away on your Surface by using the Your Phone app. You can even drag a photo from the Your Phone app into your documents, presentations, email, and more. No more need to send photos separately from your phone to your PC. On your Surface, open the Your Phone app, then select Photos.

Optional You can save a picture to your Surface, open it, or share it in other ways if you like. With the Microsoft OneDrive app, you can automatically upload backup copies of all your pictures. This lets you store your pictures on OneDrive, so you can get to them from wherever you can get to OneDrive. If this is your first time signing in, select Start Camera Upload when asked if you'd like to automatically upload photos you take on your phone or mobile device. Now every photo you take on your phone or mobile device will be saved to OneDrive.

If you want videos to be saved to OneDrive too, make sure Include videos is turned on. OneDrive is built into Windows 11 on your Surface, so you can get to your photos and other files you have on OneDrive right in File Explorer.

On your Surface, select File Explorer on the taskbar. Sign in with the same Microsoft account that you used to sign in to the OneDrive app on your phone. Your pictures will appear, and you can open them from there. Play music from your favorite music services on your Surface and Android so you never miss a beat. On your Surface, download the music app you want to use from the Microsoft Store.

Here are a few more popular music services you can use on both devices:. Note that Surface Duo comes with Spotify already installed on unlocked devices.

Note: You'll need to have the app for the music service on your Surface and your Android phone or mobile device, as well as an account and subscription for each. Here's how:. Find the MP3s or other personal music files on your PC. Music files can't be protected using digital rights management DRM. Select Paste to upload them to your Music folder on OneDrive. Open the OneDrive app on your phone or mobile device and sign in with the same Microsoft account you used on your Surface.

Sometimes you just have way too many messages saved on your Android device. Oct 07, Android wont download picture messages. Advanced Search; Show Printable Version; 3. It's cuz i had my Sprint phone flashed over to Cricket and when they do that they download an android messenger that you have to send and recieve pictures through.

I accidently deleted mine and yeah you have to go back into the.