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Delayed incoming iMessage messages

I have an iPhone XS and for the past year there have been occasions, maybe about 2-3 times a month, that I don't receive messages from people until hours later, or even days later, OR they won't come in until I restart my phone, even then sometimes they still won't appear until later.

My messages to others say delivered but it's just weird that they'll reply and I won't even know because the messages themselves won't pop up in our conversation, or I'll get no notifications/app badges whatsoever until way later.

I'm tired of having to restart my phone because I'm worried I might've missed someone's message. Help!

iPhone XS, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 10, 2021 6:39 PM

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Posted on Mar 10, 2021 6:44 PM

First thing I would try are the steps in the 'Turn off and restart iMessage and FaceTime' section of:

If you encounter an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime – Apple Support


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Delayed incoming iMessage messages

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