Real fix for Galaxy A90 SMS not sending | won’t send texts

Texting issues is one of the common problems a lot of people encounter everyday. If your Galaxy A90 won’t send texts and you can’t figure out a way to fix it, then one of our suggestions below might help.

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Real fix for Galaxy A90 SMS not sending | won’t send texts

Are you having a problem with your Galaxy A90 not sending texts? This troubleshooting guide will help you fix if your Galaxy A90 won’t send texts.

Galaxy A90 won’t send texts fix #1: Check network signal

The first troubleshooting step that you want to do is to ensure that it’s not a signal problem. If your Galaxy A90 keeps losing signal or if they’re non-existent at all, that can be the reason for the problem. If you have intermittent signal issue, try to relocate, preferably in an open area to see if the signal issue disappears. If you’re inside a building, try to move outside or go to a place where there’s no known signal issue. If your Galaxy A90 still won’t send texts, continue with the troubleshooting steps below.

Galaxy A90 won’t send texts fix #2: Restart messaging app

If the network appears to be working, continue your troubleshooting by dealing with the messaging app itself. It may have encountered a bug that Android can’t fix by itself. Temporary glitches may develop over time, especially when the system is left running for a long time. Such bugs may go away when an app is refreshed though. To check if the problem is temporary, follow these steps to restart the messaging app.

1. On your screen, tap the Recent Apps soft key (the one with three vertical lines on the left of the Home button).
2. Once the Recent Apps screen is shown, swipe left or right to look for the Instagram app. It should be here if you managed to run it previously. Then, swipe up on the app to close it. This should force close it. If it’s not there, simply tap the Close All app to also restart all apps.

Another way to force close an app is this:

1. Open Settings app.
2. Tap Apps.
3. Tap the More settings icon (three-dot icon, upper right).
4. Tap Show system apps.
5. Find and tap the appropriate app.
6. Tap Force Stop.

Galaxy A90 won’t send texts fix #3: Clear old messages

If you are fond of texting a lot of people everyday, it’s possible that the messaging app may have simply become filled up. Both incoming and outgoing texts use the same inbox. If this inbox is full, no new messages can come in or go out. Try deleting some messages, especially those that have lots of attachments, and see if that will allow your phone to send texts at this time.

Galaxy A90 won’t send texts fix #4: Clear app cache

At times, an app’s cache may affect performance and cause problems. To ensure that the cache of the messaging app is in top shape, try clearing it and see what happens.

1. Open Settings app.
2. Tap Apps.
3. Tap the More settings icon (three-dot icon, upper right).
4. Tap Show system apps.
5. Find and tap the appropriate app.
6. Tap Storage.
7. Tap Clear cache button.
8. Restart the device and check for the problem.

Galaxy A90 won’t send texts fix #5: Delete app data or reinstall

A follow up to the previous step is clearing an app’s data. If nothing happens after clearing the temporary cache of the messaging app, make sure to follow it up by clearing its data.

1. Open Settings app.
2. Tap Apps.
3. Tap the More settings icon (three-dot icon, upper right).
4. Tap Show system apps.
5. Find and tap the appropriate app.
6. Tap Storage.
7. Tap Clear data button.
8. Restart the device and check for the problem.

Galaxy A90 won’t send texts fix #6: Install updates

If your Galaxy A90 still won’t send texts at this time, your next move is to ensure that your Android OS and all apps are updated. Updates not only bring cosmetic changes but also fixes to known bugs. Keeping the software environment of your Galaxy A90 up-to-date is important. Not only do updates bring cosmetic changes but they also fix known bugs. Although not generally known by many Android users, installing updates sometimes also bring needed fixes for known bugs. Make sure that you don’t delay the installation of any system or app updates. By default, your tablet should notify you of any available updates but in case you turn this mechanism off, it’s high time that you manually check for them.

To check for Android or system update:

1. Open Settings app.
2. Tap Software update.
3. Tap Download and install.
4. Wait for the device to check for updates.
5. Install the update. If there’s no new update, your phone should tell you so.

For carrier-branded Galaxy A90 devices, or those that were provided by your carrier, there may not be an option to manually check for updates. All you have to do is to simply confirm if there’s a notification for an update and allow update installation.

To check for app updates:

1. Open Play Store app.
2. Tap More settings icon (at the upper left).
3. Tap My apps & games.
4. Tap Update all button.

Galaxy A90 won’t send texts fix #7: Restart device

If you haven’t tried it yet, be sure to restart the system. This is one of the basic troubleshooting steps for any app issue. It’s simple and often effective in dealing with minor bugs and fixes. In most instances, wifi troubles are temporary and caused by an app or software bug. Make sure to perform this troubleshooting step in this case. Here’s how: press and hold the Volume Down button and the Power key at the same time for 10 seconds or until the device’s screen turns on.

If doing the regular restart won’t help, then try this:

1. Press and hold the Volume Down button first and don’t release it.
2. While holding it down, press and hold the Power key.
3. Keep both keys held down for 10 seconds or more.
4. The second restart procedure tries to simulate the effects of removing the battery pack. On older devices, disconnecting the battery is often an effective way in fixing unresponsive devices. Hopefully, your wifi troubles will get fixed by this procedure. If nothing changed though, proceed to the next suggestions.

Galaxy A90 won’t send texts fix #8: Reset network settings

When it comes to fixing network problems like the one you have, resetting network settings sometimes work. That’s because an incorrect network configuration can affect default network functions. To ensure that your Galaxy A90 has all the correct network configuration, follow these steps:

1. Open Settings app.
2. Tap General management.
3. Tap Reset.
4. Tap Reset Network settings.
5. Tap RESET SETTINGS button to confirm.
6. Restart your S10 and check for the problem.

Galaxy A90 won’t send texts fix #9: Check on Safe Mode

Did your Galaxy A90 texting issue happen after installing an app? If yes, try to uninstall that app and see what happens. 

If you can’t recall which of the apps might be the cause of the problem, you can boot the device to safe mode. While Safe Mode is active, only preinstalled apps will run. This means that if texting works normally on this mode but not while on normal mode, a bad third party must be causing the trouble. These are the steps to restart to safe mode:

1. Turn the device off.
2. Press and hold the Power key past the model name screen appearing on the screen.
3. When SAMSUNG appears on the screen, release the Power key.
4. Immediately after releasing the Power key, press and hold the Volume down key.
5. Continue to hold the Volume down key until the device finishes restarting.
6. When Safe mode appears in the bottom left corner of the screen, release the Volume down key.
7. While in Safe mode, use wifi again and see if the problem returns.

To identify which of your apps is the source of trouble, you must use elimination method. Here’s what you can do:

1. Boot to safe mode.
2. Check for the problem.
3. Once you’ve confirmed that a third party app is to blame, you can start uninstalling apps individually. We suggest that you begin with the most recent ones you added.
4. After you uninstall an app, restart the phone to normal mode and check for the problem.
5. If your A90 is still problematic, repeat steps 1-4.

Galaxy A90 won’t send texts fix #10: Refresh system cache

Another reason why your Galaxy A90 won’t send texts might be bad system cache. This is a set of temporary files that Android uses to load apps quickly. Sometimes, this cache may become corrupted. To ensure that there’s no system cache issue:

1. Turn off the device.
2. Press and hold the Volume Up key and the Bixby key, then press and hold the Power key.
3. When the green Android logo displays, release all keys (‘Installing system update’ will show for about 30 – 60 seconds before showing the Android system recovery menu options).
4. Press the Volume down key several times to highlight ‘wipe cache partition’.
5. Press Power button to select.
6. Press the Volume down key until ‘yes’ is highlighted and press the Power button.
7. When the wipe cache partition is complete, “Reboot system now” is highlighted.
8. Press the Power key to restart the device.

Galaxy A90 won’t send texts fix #11: Factory reset

If nothing has worked so far, the final troubleshooting step that you can do is factory reset. This will return all software settings to their defaults. If the cause of the problem is software-related, factory reset might help. Below are the two ways to factory reset your Galaxy A90.

Method 1: How to hard reset on Samsung Galaxy A80 via Settings Menu

This is the easiest way to wipe your Galaxy A90. all you have to do is to go under Settings menu and follow the steps below. We recommend this method if you have no trouble going under Settings.

1. Create a backup of your personal data and remove your Google account.
2. Open Settings app.
3. Scroll to and tap General management.
4. Tap Reset.
5. Select Factory data reset from the given options.
6. Read the information then tap Reset to continue.
7. Tap Delete All to confirm action.

Method 2: How to hard reset on Samsung Galaxy A90 using hardware buttons

If your case is that the phone is not booting up, or it boots but Settings menu is inaccessible, this method can be helpful. First, you need to boot the device to Recovery Mode. Once you successfully access Recovery, that’s the time that you begin proper master reset procedure. It may take some tries for you before you can access Recovery so be patient and simply try again.

1. If possible, create a backup of your personal data ahead of time. If your problem prevents you from doing that, then simply skip this step.
2. Also, you want to make sure that you remove your Google account. If your problem prevents you from doing that, then simply skip this step.
3. Turn off the device. This is important. If you can’t turn it off, you’ll never be able to boot to Recovery Mode. If you are not able to shut the device off regularly via the Power button, wait until the phone’s battery is drained. Then, charge the phone for 30 minutes before booting to Recovery Mode.
4. Press and hold the Volume Up button and the Bixby button at the same time.
5. While still holding the Volume Up and Bixby keys, press and hold the Power button.
6. The Recovery screen menu will now appear. When you see this, release the buttons.
7. Use the Volume Down button until you are highlighting ‘Wipe data/factory reset.’
8. Press the Power button to select ‘Wipe data/factory reset.’
9. Use Volume Down to highlight Yes.
10. Press the Power button to confirm factory reset.

Galaxy A90 won’t send texts fix #12: Get help from network operator

If none of the suggestions above help, the cause of the problem must be outside the device. Contact your carrier and see if they can help. 

 

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