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How to: Get Threaded Text Messaging on your Windows Mobile Device

Posted on Monday, Aug 20, 2007 by Dieter Bohn
 
Filed Under: How To, Featured; Tags: treo 700wx, threaded sms, hacks

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Here's another sweet hack from the forums. Palm inexplicably hasn't put threaded messaging on the CDMA versions Windows Mobile Treo (i.e the 700w and 700wx), but it's available on the GSM only Treo 750. So - hackers to the rescue! I've done this successfully on both an HTC Touch and a Mogul - as promised by the thread's title, the instructions really are dead-simple.

A couple of caveats:

  1. You'll want to use Resco Explorer or some other file browser that can get to hidden files.
  2. You'll lose MMS. Yeah - there are ways around it, but basically you're making a decision between threaded SMS and MMS. The only time I use MMS is when I'm testing it on a new phone, so no big loss for me.
  3. Windows Mobile 6 Pro or Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC edition only (i.e. touchscreen), sorry kids.

So head on into the forums and get your thread on. Big ups to codyppc for writing up the instructions and to hannip for figuring it all out.

Ok, due to the large number of people still having trouble installing the sms app, I have decided to write another tutorial for nOObs. With pictures. Many said the old threads were outdated.

Read: WM6 Threaded SMS Install Instructions for nOObs. w/pictures - WM Experts

 
 

Comments

I'd be careful with this app...I installed it on a previous TyTn with unpleasant side effects and also on an XDA Orbit. It stopped the phone working on the latter device which is probably an undesirable outcome and a trade off not worth accepting. Most people seem okay with it, which is great, but I'm just saying be careful boys'n'girls....make a back up first. ;)
Submitted by murrayalex (not verified) on Mon, 08/20/2007 - 14:46.
good call. Like some other users, I'm detecting just a little stability issues here and there - specifically autocomplete in outlook decides to go away sometimes.
Submitted by Dieter Bohn on Mon, 08/20/2007 - 14:58.
It works pretty well on the 700wx, with Sprint I don't have MMS so it's win/win.
Submitted by D-Bo (not verified) on Mon, 08/20/2007 - 20:53.
It's a lot easier than that and it doesn't require Resco Explorer or the loss of MMS. Also it's free.

The latest version of PocketCM has threaded SMS built in. Check it out at:
http://pocketcm.com/
Submitted by melvynadam (not verified) on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 02:44.
Another option is to trial SMS Client from Empirical Solutions. It is a very simple and intuitive threaded SMS solution. If you buy a license it is $7.50. It's simple to install - either via your Desktop and Activesync or direct to the device.
Submitted by howard_wilton (not verified) on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 19:18.
SMS Client is at http://www.pocket-sms.com
Submitted by howard_wilton (not verified) on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 19:19.

I used this web page to put threaded texting on my old phone. Recently my phone took a little spill and I got a new but can't figure out how to put it on again. Can anyone help me please?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 04/28/2009 - 16:29.

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