If you swipe left on the failed message you will see an option for "i" for information. Invoking this will show delivery report and Status, but I'm not sure at this point if the Status message gives detailed description of the error failure.
** Changed in: messaging-app (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: messaging-app (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1366367 Title: Doesn't explain why messages failed to be send To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/messaging-app/+bug/1366367/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs