Android SMS Bug Still Bugging Users
According to ZD Net, some Android users are becoming frustrated with the lack of progress on a particularly annoying bug. Many users have reported that an SMS bug in the mobile OS can cause messages to be sent to the wrong number in some instances. A search of the Google Code site indicates this has been an issues ever since the first Froyo builds rolled out back in June. It is currently listed as 'Medium' priority.
The degree to which this bug crops up seems to vary wildly. Some users report being able to reproduce it upon request with a series of somewhat complicated steps. Another piece of the puzzle is more common, and involves simply being routed to the wrong place. Tapping on the Messaging icon, or a message notification can sometimes route the user to the wrong Messaging thread. It could be easy to fire off a text here without noticing.
We've never experienced the first bug on our Android phones. The second, and less severe SMS bug has come up occasionally, but not often. Have any of you Android users noticed any SMS being sent to the wrong person?

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EchoFive
January 03, 2011 at 3:07pm
Never ran into this on my D2 but at hey, at least our alarms never fail...
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cj100570
January 01, 2011 at 6:58pm
You sir are correct. The reason why it's hard to track down is because it's an issue with how the messaging app refreshes conversations. A message may appear at one position in the timeline but the app refreshes and it moves while you're attempting to open it and you open another by accident. If you're not paying attention you can end up opening the wrong message and responding to it before you realize it. Very few of the complaints about this indicate that it was a new message that they started and it went to the wrong person.
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nsvander
January 01, 2011 at 12:01pm
I have a G2 and it does it on a regular basis, I can replicate and have shown the store staff in hopes it was just my phone but the replacement does the same thing. I think it has more to do with the touch screen on the G2's then a software issue. Seems when you touch the screen toward the top it will shoot to the very bottom of ths screen and if you are not paying attention presto wrong person gets a text.
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TheElite1x721987
January 01, 2011 at 9:08am
me and my wife both have EVO's. I send about a couple hundred sms messages a month, but my wife sends well over a thousand. We have had our phones since august and neither of us have ever experienced these issues. I'm guessing its more common on certain phones/carriers? I would like more data on this really.
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AndyYankee17
January 01, 2011 at 1:19am
Jeez, I'd better delete either my drug dealer or head of the drug division in the local police department. Could lead to awkward circumstances either way
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emtownsend
December 31, 2010 at 10:09pm
I am using a rooted EVO based on the Calkulin EViO 2 ROM 1.7.1
I sent a text to my wife just a couple days ago. It ended up going to a friend of mine instead. I thought it was kind of odd. Good thing it wasn't a personal text... LOL
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B1Gx5MurF
December 31, 2010 at 6:19pm
I haven't experienced these particular sms bugs, but I've experienced quite a few others that are difficult to replicate. Alot of recieved sms messages come up double for me, this happens at least 2x a day. If I'm using a blackberry, and someone w/ android sends me an sms, sometimes I can't open it, this happens randomly, and a hard reset doesn't fix the problem. This problems isn't limited to my particular phone either, its happened when I send sms to friends and family with blackberries using my android, and its very difficult to duplicate. But also extremely annoying those rare times it happens, the only way to open the sms msg is to just spam the open button alot
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TechJunkie
December 31, 2010 at 2:31pm
I have an EVO and have never had this problem. The question should be asked as to which carrier this "bug" is most prevelant on, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, or T-Mobile? My guess it's not Sprint....but I could be wrong....
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Fontboy
January 01, 2011 at 4:14pm
I have an EVO on Sprint and have this happen at least once a week if not more. Which isn't too bad considering I send thousands of texts a month. I've just become accustomed and deal with it.
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