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Text messages to old phone

I just upgraded from 5S to Xr. I kept the the 5S to get text messages. 5S will not get text messages even though it i still connected to my iCloud account. Why?

iPhone 5s, iOS 12

Posted on Jul 17, 2019 8:24 AM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2019 8:32 AM

Because your are probably set to receive them at your telephone number which is now activated on the new iPhone.

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Text messages to old phone

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