What will happen to my phone calls & text messages when I temporarily move the ATT SIM card from my iPhone to a Pixel/Android phone?

I'm sending my iphone to Apple for repair and expect to get it back in a week or so. Until I get my iPhone back from Apple, I'm moving my ATT SIM card from it to a Pixel/Android phone. (1) What will happen to my phone calls & text messages during that time? (2) what will happen to my phone calls & text messages when I return my ATT SIM card back to the iPhone when I get it back from Apple? (3) will my iPad still receive text messages sent to the phone number that corresponds to my ATT SIM card?

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Posted on Sep 21, 2020 10:41 PM

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Posted on Sep 28, 2020 7:44 AM

Hello rin.aus.


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you would like to know if you will continue to have service for calls and messages when switching your SIM card from an iPhone to an Android device. We will be glad to assist. Calls should continue on your Android device once it is activated with your SIM card inserted. Please see the following resource below for help with deregistering your iPhone so messages are sent to your Android:


Deregister iMessage on your iPhone or online


Additionally, your iPad should continue to receive any iMessages, as shown below also from the resource:


"If someone sends an iMessage to your Apple ID, you'll get it on your other Apple devices. If someone sends a text to your phone number, you'll get the message as an SMS/MMS only on your phone."


Cheers.

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Sep 28, 2020 7:44 AM in response to rin.aus

Hello rin.aus.


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you would like to know if you will continue to have service for calls and messages when switching your SIM card from an iPhone to an Android device. We will be glad to assist. Calls should continue on your Android device once it is activated with your SIM card inserted. Please see the following resource below for help with deregistering your iPhone so messages are sent to your Android:


Deregister iMessage on your iPhone or online


Additionally, your iPad should continue to receive any iMessages, as shown below also from the resource:


"If someone sends an iMessage to your Apple ID, you'll get it on your other Apple devices. If someone sends a text to your phone number, you'll get the message as an SMS/MMS only on your phone."


Cheers.

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