Messages in android say download but dont

The text will fall under the person who sent it and it will have the following:. At this point, I am ready to give up on Samsung. The service location could not resolve the issue and told me that I would have to send the phone into the service center without a temp being provided. Obviously, sending my phone in without a back up is not an option. I have been having this issue for about two months now. It happens when I am on my mobile data only and wifi only. If anyone has any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.

This is my last ditch effort before I move unhappily away from Samsung and to an iPhone. Go to Solution. View solution in context.

Namaste Asteroid. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Accepted Solutions. BertnTX Constellation. This-is-me Comet. Open samsung members app. Look at bottom of page, select get help. Now go perform your procedure to get your complaint.

Soon as it malfunction, go to get help, send log with your concern. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Text message with pictures: "Download" button does nothing Ask Question. Asked 7 years, 8 months ago. Active 5 years, 11 months ago. Viewed k times. When people send me text messages with a picture attached, I receive the message but it says something like this, with a "download" button: Message size: 1KB Expires: AM, Mar 12 [Download] When I press the download button, it changes to the text "Downloading" for a moment, and then it changes back to the download button and nothing else happens.

I'm pretty stumped. Update 2: Suggestion to check APN settings. Improve this question. JohnD JohnD 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 6 6 bronze badges. Try opening the "Downloads" app, or use a file explorer to look at various folders on the phone.

It may be that the message app you use simply stores it in a folder and expects you to handle it afterwards. StephenSchrauger - thanks, I went to the downloads app. There are 2 tabs: "internet downloads" and "other downloads" but there is nothing under either of them.

Is this where SMS downloads are stored? No, that's just where downloads go to. Do you have a data plan at all? Can you e. Messages with pictures attached are MMS, and require an Internet connection, and often a specifically configured APN provider specific, so you might need to contact your carrier. Yes I have a data plan, I can browse the web, do Google hangouts, and so forth. Everything else seems to work except this. I will have to read about APN, not sure what that is.

Izzy is mostly right. This is largely a case of incorrect APN settings. But using custom ROMs with modified-who-knows-what , I usually have problems, and am not able to download them. I can modify the APN somewhat, but it still has quirks. In the end, I just give up on MMS downloads. Show 4 more comments. Active Oldest Votes.

Improve this answer. Dave Dave 66 1 1 silver badge 2 2 bronze badges. Wow, thanks Dave, that did the trick on my phone too! Hard to believe.