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'Why won't text messages send on my Android?': 4 ways to troubleshoot your Android device if it won't send texts
'Why won't text messages send on my Android?': 4 ways to troubleshoot your Android device if it won't send texts
Steven JohnApr 21, 2020, 23:20 IST
There are several ways to troubleshoot your Android if text messages won't send.Hollis Johnson/Business Insider
If your Android won't send text messages, the first thing you should do is make sure you have a decent signal — without cell or Wi-Fi connectivity, those texts are going nowhere.
A soft reset of an Android can usually fix an issue with outgoing texts, or you can also force a power cycle reset.
Clearing your text message app's cache is also a good way to refresh it and remove any glitches.
If you are having trouble sending texts from your Android phone, then one of your device's core functions is compromised and you simply must fix the problem ASAP!
Fortunately, fixing the problem is usually pretty easy. In fact, usually the same method that worked for your Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985 will work for your Android in 2020: just turn it off and on again.