HT204686: How to erase your iOS device and then set it up as a new device or restore it from backups
Learn about How to erase your iOS device and then set it up as a new device or restore it from backupsQ: i have an iPhone 4s that i am giving to mysomoenved th, i resim card and put it in an android phone but all text messages i am rec ... i have an iPhone 4s that i am giving to mysomoenved th, i resim card and put it in an android phone but all text messages i am receiving from iPhones are going to my 4s . what should i do to transfer it to android? more
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Dec 28, 2012 8:11 PM in response to micho66by FelipeV,He needs to get his own Apple ID. The 4S is getting your imessages because the phone is still logged in to your Apple ID. It has nothing to do with the SIM.
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Dec 28, 2012 8:15 PM in response to FelipeVby micho66,i have to keep my apple id but i need to receive my messages on my new android phone is there anything in the settings that i can do?
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Dec 28, 2012 8:17 PM in response to micho66by FelipeV,iMessages cannot be received on an Android phone. You SMS messages should arrive fine as those are managed by your cel carrier and not the iOS.
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Dec 28, 2012 8:23 PM in response to FelipeVby micho66,how can we send a message from an iphone to an android phone ? how can we choose a message rather then an imessage from an iphone?
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Dec 28, 2012 8:27 PM in response to micho66by sberman,On the iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Send as SMS and make sure it's on.
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Dec 28, 2012 8:30 PM in response to micho66by FelipeV,★HelpfulUse SMS. You send it to the Android phone number. In the message App in the TO field type the phone number.
Also in SETTINGS>>>MESSAGES>>SEND&RECEIVE make sure your Apple ID is not selected and that the phone selected is NOT your phone number, which you have transfered to your Android (as you said you took the SIM out of the iPhone and put it in your Android).
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Dec 28, 2012 8:31 PM in response to micho66by FelipeV,PS. The iPhone MUST have an active SIM/cel phone service in order to send SMSes