SMS PayLoads have a lot of power on any Mobile Phone, some Pay Loads can program your devices APN for example, Some can configure internet access settings, some can initiate a hidden call to monitor your device, please look into SS7 security protocol to understand more. I did that and then powered down and restarted my phone. Found something on the internet suggesting to go to Settings - Apps - Messaging app - and do a Force Stop. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies.
Sometimes the Flash Zero SMS's PayLoad is not correctly formatted and you'll actually See the message being received. Re: Not receiving text msgs from one person. Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. Ive been having an issue with my S3 and a person Ive been texting. Discussion in Android Devices started by bobblehead21, Sep 3, 2013.
It is also possible that someone is attempting to send you a Hidden SMS called a Flash Zero SMS.įlash Zero SMS Message's can be uses to see if your device is active buy using SMS Received Replys, but not allow you to see the message on your end ( usually ). Home Forums Channels Android Devices Samsung Galaxy S3 samsung galaxy s3 Text message sent but not delivered.
This can still be achieved, however the constant permission acceptance and the new Default SMS App selection in Settings make it a lot harder to perform tasks in the background, hence the visible command message. Malicious applications can receive command messages and do specific actions based on that command, it may be an application that is being controlled via SMS command.īack before Android 5.0 day's, SMS Message's could be easily hidden from the user and malware like this was reasonably hard to identify, as you wouldn't even see the outgoing or incoming message's. Please note that the versions listed here are for Cordovas Android package, cordova-android, and not for the Cordova CLI. It could be related to many things on Android, but most likely it is one of two things based on the nature of it's content.