Sending special sms during bank app setup fails with code 1 (or code 124 if VoLTE disabled)

[Szwendacz99]

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Affected app version

1.1.4

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

Android 14

Affected device model

MyPhone N23 Plus

How did you install the app?

F-Droid / IzzyOnDroid

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Open bank app
2. Follow first login setup
3. On login step, when bank require me to send sms with specific content, the Messages app opens properly, with input filled with the required contents, but on send it fails

Expected behavior

the sms is sent correctly

Actual behavior

the message fails to send, allowing me to retry. 2 Toast mesages are shown - one that there is some problem with carrier, and other tells about error code 124. When I enable VoLTE in settings, I am gettind just one Toast with error code 1.

Screenshots/Screen recordings

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Additional information

• Other than that, messaging generally works with other numbers, also when trying to send the same message to other numbers. MMS also works.
• I used adb to clean a lot of system apps tho, that could potentially be related, but then I don't understand why sending stuff to other numbers work OK.
• The number from bank app seem like normal phone number, not any special shorter one.
• I installed some app from Google play store (using Aurora), and that app succeeded, additionally proving that it is rather not related to the installed android and system apps state.

[naveensingh]

Error code 1 is just a generic error but code 124 is a radio interface error (somehow caused by disabling VoLTE):

 
/** Generic failure cause */
public static final int RESULT_ERROR_GENERIC_FAILURE    = 1;

/**
 * A RIL error occurred during the SMS send.
 */
public static final int RESULT_RIL_GENERIC_ERROR = 124;

I installed some app from Google play store (using Aurora), and that app succeeded, additionally proving that it is rather not related to the installed android and system apps state.

Just to clarify, do you mean you installed another messaging app and you were able to send your message using that app?

If not:

• Could you double check and confirm if this isn't another case of Send message from call log/history removes the + from the front of the number => sms ca'n be sent #294?
• Maybe try re-enabling all those system services and see if it works? Tools like universal-android-debloater provide more info into what is safe to remove and what is not.

[Szwendacz99]

I just tested on different phone, and there it seem to work. Weird, considering that different app for messages from Gplay seem to work on the phone where problem occurs. On the other phone, where it work, I have different carrer (another sim card), maybe it is related. I might try later to restore some apps via adb, to see if that helps, but I think I would rather not delete something related to gsm.

[naveensingh]

On the other phone, where it work, I have different carrer (another sim card), maybe it is related.

You can try swapping out the SIM card, that will help confirm if it's a carrier issue.

I might try later to restore some apps via adb, to see if that helps

Let us know how it goes.

[Aga-C]

 I just tested on different phone, and there it seem to work.

Have you downloaded the same Fossify Messages version? Because today has been released 1.1.5 that fixes #294. Try updating the app on your main phone and check again.

[Szwendacz99]

On Fdroid there is still 1.1.4, so definitely I used 1.1.4 on both phones. But then I restored all deleted apps via adb and tested stuff (problem still occured). I also updated the app to 1.1.5 using apk from github tag and I think it worked, but then my small mobile plan run out (I basically had it just for few sms, like this for bank app). At the same time I found out how broken is the mobile-related policy of my bank. So I might return later with conclusion if the newer version really helped, but I need to contact bank, so they fix their stuff lol.

Edit: Fixed my english a bit

[JimmyS83]

1.1.5 tested by one SMS and sending through google contact app seems to work fine now. Thanks!