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#259926 30-Oct-2019 22:41
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Hello! I have a few Android phones that I've recently flashed LineageOS on:

 

  • LOS 14 on a Nexus 4
  • LOS 16 on a OnePlus One

The 1+1 is my daily driver that stopped receiving security updates ages ago, so I finally decided to wipe it and deploy Lineage onto it. It's working really well with this one super-annoying problem: I can't receive SMS messages at all. Which unfortunately means I'm excluded from common services that use SMS for verification (banks, alternate messaging services, non-Authy 2FA, etc).

 

     

  1. I can send SMS, but not receive
  2. I can send and receive voice calls
  3. I can use mobile data (surfing websites, downloads, tethering, etc) normally.

 

Interestingly, I had the same problems on the Nexus 4 with the older LineageOS. When I took it to the 2Degrees shop to replace the SIM, the in-store technician was able to receive text messages on it using an off-the-shelf phone. On that hunch, I flashed the most recent OTA image to the Nexus 4 and it worked as expected. All of the texts I've been expecting for the last few days arrived, as if they were never delivered. That seems to confirm a few things for me:

 

  • there's nothing wrong with the hardware on either phone
  • there's nothing wrong with my SIM card
  • there IS an issue with the LineageOS software
  • My messages are not lost: they are delayed. The phone is effectively offline until the SIM is placed in a different phone, though it will send/receive phone calls and internet service

Has anybody else had this problem with LineageOS, 2Degrees, and/or the OnePlus One?

 

Thanks!

 

 


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  #2355093 17-Nov-2019 13:10
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Update: I kind of fixed my phone by installing a different operating system. I ended up installing an AOSP build of Android, which is as close to the stock project as you can get. All connectivity including text messages worked fine on the new build. Thus, I think the issue lies somewhere in LineageOS. My best guess is that it's using some service to read text messages that no longer works with 2Degrees.

 

Hope this helps someone else in the future!

 

Cheers,
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