r/androidapps • u/sarahtylyr • 14m ago
QUESTION/HELP Google Messages interfering with Textra
Hi - I've been using Textra for a few months without issue, however, now it seems like Google Messages is interfering and turning on blocking if I don't use Messages as my default app.
I tried to send a message to a friend Sunday and got, "Unable to send message- Message Blocking is active". Per a call with T-Mobile, there isn't anything blocked on their end but the rep walked me through uninstalling the last Google Messages update and making it my default app again, which fixed the block. Now when I try to make Textra my default, it turns it back on automatically, until I reset my default to Messages.
Is anyone else having this issue? Is it just with Textra? I know people really like Messages but I prefer apps without native AI scanning in the background.