The article will tell you how to set up MMS on Android.
In order to send or receive various media files, for example, photographs, users most often use the Internet (file transfer via email, social networks, etc.). But nevertheless, the practice of using such technology as MMS has not yet exhausted itself.
MMS is also necessary for users for various reasons. Firstly, you don’t have to connect to the Internet to send an image, especially if you don’t have one. Secondly, not everyone wants to go into email or social networks again just because of one photo.
Many users ask how to download, open and configure MMS on Android ? We'll talk about this in today's review.
View on the portal
The second way to view MMS on MTS via the Internet on a computer is to visit the portal at the address - mms. mts. ru. By logging into your profile, you can view and send multimedia SMS directly from the site.
All MMS include a special link, by clicking on which you will download the sent image. Remember that the shelf life on the site is three days. After 3 days, messages will be deleted. Thus, the user can easily access the content without the help of a smartphone.
In the gallery
Messages that arrive at the subscriber’s number are automatically saved in his personal account, but the attachment is not stored for long, a maximum of 2-3 days.
Attention! After the allotted time has passed, the files are deleted regardless of whether the subscriber viewed them or not.
Therefore, as soon as a multimedia letter has arrived, and there is no way to open it on the device, you need to follow the specified link and enter the sent password.
After logging into the site, the “MMS Gallery” section will open, which stores notifications received over the last three days.
To access attachments, you need to enter your phone number, enter the code and select the “View” button.
The link opens in a new window, where the content is displayed - not only files, but also text. This way you will view all incoming attachments.
Where are the MMS settings?
To open MMS settings, you must perform the following steps:
Step 1 . Launch the Settings and select the “SIM cards and mobile networks” section.
Step 2 . Select the SIM card for which you want to set up MMS.
Step 3 . Click the "Access Points" button.
Step 4 . Select an access point for MMS and in the next window, set the parameters necessary for correctly receiving and sending multimedia messages.
Step 5 . Click the "Save" button.
MMS hotspot settings vary among different mobile operators. To save your time, we have collected links to the appropriate MMS settings for gadgets running Android from the largest providers in Russia and neighboring countries:
How to set up MMS reception and downloading on your phone yourself - algorithm:
- connect a Wi-Fi system or mobile Internet. If you use the latter, make sure that you have connected the Internet for a specific SIM card if your smartphone belongs to the duo category and you use two SIM cards;
- go to the general settings menu and start “calibration”;
- select the “wireless networks” sub-item, go to the “data transfer” tab and check the box to activate;
- after that, return to the “wireless networks” section and go to the “mobile networks” menu, selecting an access point;
- here we select the SIM card to which MMS will be received and from which you will send media files;
- Click on the selected card, after which two new access points should appear on the phone (for mobile Internet and for activating MMS). If this does not happen, then you will have to fill in the access point manually, based on the instructions of the cellular operator. There is no universal activation model, so in each specific case the conditions for filling out the parameters will be personal.
How to send MMS from Android
Previously (on push-button phones), in order to send an MMS, you had to select the appropriate option in the message menu. In modern smartphones, everything is much simpler: you just need to attach, for example, a photo to a text message so that it is automatically converted into a multimedia message. This also works in the opposite direction - by removing all multimedia files from the created MMS, you will turn it into an SMS message.
In addition, each operator has a personal subscriber account on the official website, through which you can manage services, including ordering Internet and MMS settings. Authorization in your personal account takes place using the phone number and password received via SMS.
Possible problems
- What to do if MMS does not load?
Check your phone settings. Go to the “Messages” section, then settings – MMS settings. Here you need to check all the data to ensure it is filled out correctly. The settings are set automatically, but sometimes when you change the SIM card, they get lost. To get the required parameters for a specific phone model, go to the official website and request them. Or call 697.
- Why are emails not being opened?
The reason may be that the phone has low memory. To fix the problem, delete some unnecessary files.
- What to do if the following message appears on the screen: “This format is not supported.”
This means that the device model used is not adapted for receiving and sending MMS, and the device does not support Internet access.
On the phone
The company offers several ways to open sent files:
- through a gadget;
- on your computer by following the link.
Any of the above methods is available to every subscriber.
Viewing an attachment using the first option is unofficially considered the traditional method of reading a multimedia message. For this it is enough:
- Enter the menu.
- Select the “Messages” section.
- If the system separates regular messages and multimedia messages, then select the latter.
- Open unread email.
It is possible that the process will take some time - you need to wait until the file contained in the letter is loaded into the device’s memory. As a rule, this takes no more than 5 minutes.
The speed of opening a message depends not only on the device model, but also on the speed of traffic, because MMS is transmitted over the network, so you can view it on Tele2 when connected to the Internet.
You will not always find the resulting picture or audio file in the gallery. The attachment remains in the message itself and can only be viewed by opening the message again. Therefore, it is worth saving mms in the device’s memory by clicking on the picture itself or another file and selecting “Save” in the menu that opens. This function may differ on different models.
To open a message from your Android phone, you need to go to the SMS section and select the letter marked in bold or with a dot. On Android smartphones, files from mms are not saved in the gallery; they remain in the letter, which is not very convenient.
Automatic MMS setup
This method is very convenient because the technology will do everything itself instead of the user. The likelihood of making a mistake or damaging your mobile device is close to zero. The only negative: you can use the automatic configuration only once (when registering for the first time in the mobile operator’s network). How to set up MMS automatically:
- Install a SIM card.
- Launch your mobile device and enter your PIN if prompted.
- Receive settings in the form of SMS messages from your mobile operator.
- Run the configuration and wait for the installation to complete.
- You can now read sent messages.
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Sending MMS messages
How to send MMS? Another question that is of great interest to many mobile subscribers. In fact, sending MMS messages is a very simple procedure that does not take much time. A mobile phone user just needs to go to the “Messages” item on his gadget, select the MMS section, write a text (if necessary), attach a picture/song/video, select the person to whom he wants to send it, and then click “ Send".
It is worth saying that to use this function, your mobile device must support it and be configured correctly.
Via computer using a link
The mobile operator offers its subscribers an alternative way to watch received mms on the Tele2 network via a computer using a link. In order to find out which file has arrived, you need to:
- go online;
- enter the link from the message in the address bar;
- Enter the required password, it comes along with the link.
After entering the data, an image will open on the screen, which can be saved to your computer if necessary. View received mms on Tele2 quickly and easily.
How to manually set up MMS on a smartphone or tablet?
Setting up MMS on your device will go like clockwork if you follow the following rules:
- IPhone OS: Settings - Cellular - Cellular data network.
- Android: Settings - Wireless networks - Mobile network - Access points (APN).
- WP: Settings - Data transfer - Add Internet access point.
Print the following information:
- Standard APN settings: mms Username/Username/Login:gdata or leave the field empty.
- Password/Password/Pass:gdata or leave the field blank.
- APN Type: mmsMMSC (Homepage Address): https://mmsc:8002.
- Proxy server MMS (IP address): 10.10.10.10.
- Port proxy: 8080.
- MCC: 250.
- MNC: 0.
To access the Internet, enable data transfer:
- iOS: Settings - Cellular - Voice and data - 2G/3G/LTE.
- Android: Settings - Wireless networks - Mobile network.
- WP: Settings - Data transfer.
As you can see, there is nothing supernatural in setting up MMS. Follow the tips above and you will succeed!
Advantages of MMS
- Compatible with all devices. Even older phone models will open a multimedia message without losing its quality. The risk of receiving a distorted image or audio file is extremely low.
- Ability to send MMS to email, and vice versa.
- Entertainment with MMS games, MMS chat and MMS dating.
- Fast sending of graphic information. People from the business world will especially appreciate this advantage. You can send an important diagram to your colleagues in a couple of seconds. At the same time, there is no doubt that they will receive it.
Are MMS relevant in 2021?
Users still actively send MMS messages to each other. The presence of messengers has only slightly reduced the number of pictures sent via cellular communications. After all, not everyone has a mobile Internet connection or good cellular reception. At times like these, MMS is ideal for exchanging information.