Can't enable/disable SMS status report

[Thierry Roussel]

GSM specification of SMS-PP allows to enable/disable SMS status reports in order to get a notification whether outgoing SMS have been received by the contact or is pending.

So far, there is no way to configure this in my Ubuntu phone (BQ Aquaris E4.5) and it seems that within message details, there is no information about the status report (sent, received, pending, etc)

Seen on:
Aquaris E4.5
Ubuntu 15.04
OTA 11

[M.K. (kkmichi)]

Same on BQ Aquaris E5.

Workaround: Add some code in the beginning of the sms and you will receive status report by sms; the code will appear in the conversation window, the recipient won’t see it.

e.G. in Germany put *N# in the beginning (see http://www.sms-guide.de/sms-sendebericht-jedes-handy-kann-ihn-auch-das-iphone-662.html) - it works on my phone.

in Ireland it should be *R* (see http://cgarvey.ie/archive/2009/09/22/getting-sms-delivery-reports-on-your-o2-ireland-iphone/)

It is not an evereyday solution, but sometimes it helps. A "normal" status report would be much better of course...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.