SMS / MMS on Japanese Android Phones

SMS / MMS on Japanese Android Phones

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OS: Android

The SMS centre number and the MMS settings on DoCoMo and SoftBank Android phones as used by the built-in SMS application cannot be changed, which means that you cannot send or receive SMS / MMS if you have bought a cool Japanese phone to use outside of Japan. In order to be able to text, you need to install an external application.

The recommended application is Go SMS Pro. It is available for free from the Android Market.

Please follow the link below (opens in a new window) to read the setup instructions Tokyo_dom has kindly provided:

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1724703-Using-another-SMS-MMS-app-on-Sharp-Android-phones-with-Softbank-(Go-SMS-Pro)

The screenshot is from the Go SMS Pro Settings screen on my 005SH. Tick the "Enable customized SMSC" option and enter your carrier's SMS centre number below. The number you can see is my carrier's (M-Tel Bulgaria).

I have not enabled locale support because Bulgarian (Cyrillic) is not an available option but nevertheless SMS sent in Cyrillic are displayed without any problems.

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