Set Default SMS App - Already Did!

Ever since updating to kitkat, I keep getting asked to "Set Default SMS App." I have - to Messages. I don't want to use Hangouts or Message - how do I get it to stop asking me after I receive every text?

If I understand correctly you're saying you're getting prompted about setting the (default HTC) message app as the default app, but your using the Verizon Messages+ app, and want to keep it as default?
Is it occurring only when you launch messages from Extreme Power Saving mode, or from the standard phone mode too?
When you're referring to kitkat are you talking about the 4.4.3 operating system or the 4.4.2 operating system?

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Default sms app lauch by default

Hi all, in kit kat network setting it has a setting to choose a default sms app, but is there any way for it not to launch by default?
Whne i go sms app and and clear default, it will revert back to sms app after a while. Please advise
Thanks

Hi JT0099,
You could try disabling the original App, this way when you clear any defaults the original app will not show up.
Menu > Settings > Apps > All > Messaging > Disabled.
let me know if this helps.
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Messaging not default SMS app

Every few days I get a notification:
"Messaging not default sms app. Tap to make Messaging your default SMS.."
(that's what it says; it actually stops mid sentence). I click on it and there's a dialog box:
"Change SMS app?
Use messaging instead of Hangouts as your SMS app?
No Yes"
Now obviously I don't want to do this (why would anyone), but I click on No and the box goes away but it'll come back again later. I can't uninstall messaging, and when I load it to see if it has options to never do anything again ever the first thing it does is pop up the "Change sms app" box again, and when I press No it quits.
Hangouts is indeed my default SMS app; it's enabled (you can see it in the settings), it works (i receive SMS and hangout messages through it).
Do I have to start disabling apps, or is there a way of getting this to stop? I'm on 5.0.2 on a 6603 (uk unbranded) and this problem is new to lollipop.

Could you test if the same thing happens in safe mode? It could perhaps be another app that's triggering our messaging app which will then give this question.
But as you say, one solution is to disable "Messaging" under Settings -> Apps -> All.
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Setting default Office apps won't stick

I'm trying to make MS Office X the default for my appilcations, but it keeps reverting to MS Office 2004. (I'm running 10.8.6 on a Mac Pro.)
I've had "2004" on my drive for many years and "X" for 2-3 years. I've pretty much continued to use 2004 because it's working okay and I haven't had time for something to go wrong. Now I'm trying to make X the default for Word and Excel (I never use Power Point, and I don't want to mess with Entourage right now), but I can't get it to "stick."
I tried all the usual things, and then started digging around. I realized that my System Preferences showed a plugin called "RCDefaultAPP" that I must have installed at some point. I did a search ofmy drive but couldn't find anything by that name. At this site: http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/ I found this about removing the plugin: "Drag RCDefaultApp.prefPane to the trash. Any changed LaunchServices settings remain changed, though "disabled" settings will no longer be disabled." I understand the first sentence, but I have no idea what the second sentence means. So I trashed the icon from my Preferencs Pane, ran "Repair Disk Permissions" just to play it safe, and rebooted. I'm still not getting any further.
I begin by quitting any version of Word that's open. When I open the "Get Info" windwo from a Word document (or right click on a document and choose "Open With"), it shows the icon for 2004 and says "Microsoft Word (default) (090513)." Under that, as always, it says "Use this application to open all documents like this one." From there I choose "Microsoft Word (10.0.0)" and it shows the new icon. If I close the window and launch the document, it launches "X" as expected. However, if I open another document--whether or not "X" is already open--it launches "2004." I can do this manually with any document and that document will launch "X."
So, I go back into the "Get info" window and choose "Microsoft Word (10.0.0)" again. This time, however, I click the "Change All" button. As soon as I do this, the icon reverts from "X" to "2004." It just won't stick. The same is true of Excel.
I haven't messed with any other documents or apps because I'm afraid I'll just mess something up. I've looked up "discussions" in both the Apple community and MS community....I've Googled. I don't see any other discussions about this other than the steps I've just described. I don't know what else to try.
Thoughts? Help?

Launch Services can get "temperamental" at times. For a case like you describe, if it insists of defaulting to app A when you want app B, compress app A (say as a zip file). This basically tells Launch Services "screw you - now try to find A".
So compress your Word 2004 app. The tell LS to use the newer Word. Even if it doesn't stick I think LS wil find the newer Word since none other can be found for word documents.
To compress a file, right (control) click on the file in the finder to being up its contextual menu and select Compress. A .zip file will be created. You can then trash the uncompressed original. But before you empty the trash double click the zip to recreate the expanded file and run it just to make sure the zip file was valid (this is a paranoid step). If it launches ok trash the expanded file and now you can empty the trash.

Constantly being asked to set default home app

I had downloaded a third party launcher and selected Always as the default, but every time I exit an app, it constantly posters me to select the default home app. I've tried deleting the cache and force quitting Xperia Home, but that didn't solve the problem. I then deleted the third party launcher, but am still getting asked to choose the default between Xperia Home and Xperia Simple Home. Even when I select Always for the Xperia Home launcher, I still get asked each and every time I exit an app.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

what if you try something simple as to restart your phone and check again.
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Set default email app

Newbie question here-want to set a default email program other than mail program. I use entourage and when i click on an email link, mail program always opens. I want entourage to open when click on email link. Can i do this?
Found it but will this also work if i delete the mail app?
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Hi,
Go here and read the post by "barhar" ...
http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/275147-how-set-entourage-d efault-email.html
See if that works.
Carolyn

How to set default media app

Hi all,
How do I set the defaut media application for viewing video clips in Safari, i.e. RealPlayer, Windows Media Player or Quicktime?
I can't find anything in Safari preferences.
Thanks

I see. Thanks for your reply.
I find that recently I'm having a lot of problems viewing media in certain sites where there were no problems before. It seemed to me that in some of the earlier browser versions you could set "helper apps"... I guess that's no longer the case.

How do you set default programs for all users when deploying Windows 8.1?

I have my Windows 8.1 image set up the way I want including the start screen, theme, etc. But how can I set the default programs for all users. Most of out computers are non-touch and I want the desktop apps (e.g. Windows Photo Viewer), not the store apps
to be the default for opening pictures, videos, etc. Can that be done?

Great question, this has been bugging me too!
So, I did some research by using "Set Default Programs" app in Windows 8. Then I ran the super ProcMon.exe tool from Sysinternals.com <Thanks Mark!>
After filtering out the junk, I could see some *interesting* writes to the registry:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.jpg\UserChoice]
"Hash"="57y87/ogggU="
"ProgId"="PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Jpeg"
But the "Hash" part had me concerned. I did some internet searching for the hash, and came across a post and a pointer to a blog with some answers. This is both good news and bad.
Background:
One of the problems with Windows XP is that any program can come in and party on the entire system. No, I don't want you to put a shortcut on the desktop, install a crappy IE Toolbar, and change the default file association for *.jpg files to your app, I
just wanted to play a stupid game. Since Windows 7, Microsoft has been attempting to block that functionality from the stupid applications, and give them back to the user. Take note of the last line in the ITaskbarList3 interface:
Applications cannot programmatically pin themselves to the taskbar. That functionality is reserved strictly for the user.
Of course that sucks for us IT Pros who may wish to create *default* working environments for corporate images, but there are some tricks we can do.
Solution:
This blog appears to have the answer:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mrmlcgn/archive/2013/02/26/windows-8-associate-a-file-type-or-protocol-with-a-specific-app-using-a-gpo-e-g-default-mail-client-for-mailto-protocol.aspx
New for Windows 8 is a dism command: /Get-DefaultAppAssociations that allows you to export a control case from a known good computer. Microsoft the supports importing the exported xml file via GPO. For example, before I changed the file association, .AVI
was pointing to the Modern App, after the change the /export-DefaultAppAssociations shows change to the new app:
From:
<Association Identifier=".avi" ProgId="AppXhjhjmgrfm2d7rd026az898dy2p1pcsyt" ApplicationName="Video" />
To:
<Association Identifier=".avi" ProgId="VLC.avi" ApplicationName="VLC media player" />
I am still doing some investigation to see if a GPO is required, or if you can inject the association into a local user account. Also, if you do have some Modern Windows 8 Touch Tablets, it would recomend keeping most of the Modern App defaults in place,
perhaps seperate GPO's for Desktops/Laptops vs Tablets?
-k
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TS2755 My SMS app isn't working, help!

My SMS app isn't working, I have the iPhone 5. Every time I go to open the app, it appears that it's going to open, but closes seconds later. I've restarted it a few times, nothing has worked. Help?

Since you've said SMS app, now we known it's Messages app since there's no stock SMS app (it did with the iPhone 3G).
BTW, SMS is a carrier service. Have you contacted them?
If you did try 1 step at a time
1. Try in Settings > iTunes & App Stores > Apple ID > Sign out and sign back in.
2. Did you tried Restore from backup using iTunes.
3. If no joy, restore as new

Sms app timestamp and user image

Since latest lollipop update 5.1.1 the default sms app won't show sent sms timestamp. Also the txt bubble is translucent. The received txt is all still identical as before. And I don't know how to change my user image in the app either.

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Can I set Google Maps to be the default map app?

OK, I've had enough. I thought I could live with the quirks of Apple Maps, but the other day, I was trying to get directions from Reagan airport to my hotel in DC. Although the app correcty located me at the airport, it insisted on starting the directions from *a golf course on the other side of the Potomac*. Seriously? This wasn't a tiny mistake. It couldn't figure out a major airport in a major US city. That was the last straw.
I downloaded the Google Map app, and it was wonderful. Not only did it (of course) give me the correct directions, but it even talked to me (I have an iPhone 4, which Apple has deemed unworthy of turn by turn directions).
Is there a way to make Google Maps my default Map app? so that when the OS recognizes something as an address it opens that instead of Apple Maps?

What on earth is wrong with Apple?? The ENTIRE REASON I MADE MY ORIGINAL PURCHASE WAS GOOGLE MAPS. The arrogance of they know better than the folks using their product is astonishing. I don't care what the articles say, this map debacle is killing potential iPhone sales. If they will not support MY NEEDS, I'll abandon my investment in applications as the important ones use Google maps and will be worthless anyhow. Already applications I want demand iOS 6 which I refuse to download. This phone will become an iPod and I will never again trust apple with my future. This is not the first time apple has decided for me. It's going to be the last decision you make for me. Trust.

I didn't set up my outlook on my ipad mail app; how did it know/input my e-mail account?

I didn't set up my outlook e-mail account on my ipad mail app; how did it know/input my e-mail account?
I went to my mail app today, with the intention of setting it up with my e-mail account for the first time. All of the e-mail associated with my outlook account was already there. There does not appear to be a sign in or out for the app and I never set it up. No one that uses my Ipad set it up. My Itunes account, etc. is associated with that e-mail, but how did the information get synced there?

Follow up: Is it somehow associated with my wireless network at home? Am I only able to access the e-mail account on my mail app while I am sharing the server that my outlook account is associated with?

How do I change my default messaging app to be Go SMS Pro?

Does Verizon disable the clear default button so that you cannot change your default messging app?

The link on your home page is just a shortcut, all you have to do is remove it and add the link to Go SMS... Open app tray and press and hold on GoSMS and the link will be added to home page and then go to the stock app icon and press and hold and then drag to the recycle bin..
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Why would it state under the "more about this mac" that i already have10.8.3 and then in the app store say i need to "resume" do you know what i mean? is it possible i already did download mountain lion entirely once? I am confused and don't want it twice

why would it state under the "more about this mac" that i already have10.8.3 and then in the app store say i need to "resume" do you know what i mean? is it possible i already did download mountain lion entirely once? I am confused and don't want it twice

This is cause by the way the App Store checks to see if an application is installed on your system.
Basically when an app is installed it is in the Applications folder and this is where the MAS looks for them. So it looks at your purchase history for the apps you bought and looks in the Applications folder to see if they are installed. If an app is in your purchase history but not in the Applications folder the MAS says you need to install it.
For normal apps this works fine but the OS doesn;t install into the Applications folder. So the MAS sees you have Mountain Lion in your purchase history but it's not in the Applications folder and so it says you need to download it.
Hopefully one of these days Apple wil fix this.
regards

Is there a setting or an app that shows e-mail notifications without having to unlock the screen...like SMS and missed calls?

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