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Text messaging

I can’t send a picture through text, and I am not receiving text messages from devices other than an iPhone.


I have MMS and SMS turned on in my settings. Please help.

iPhone 6s, iOS 11

Posted on Nov 24, 2021 10:38 AM

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Posted on Nov 24, 2021 10:58 AM

You need to contact your carrier to ensure that you have an SMS/MMS plan on your account. The SMS setting on your iPhone is just to allow texts to be sent to iOS devices if there is a problem with iMessage. Make sure you have cellular data turned on, as that is a requirement for sending a picture via MMS to a non-iOS device.

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Nov 24, 2021 10:58 AM in response to mollia65

You need to contact your carrier to ensure that you have an SMS/MMS plan on your account. The SMS setting on your iPhone is just to allow texts to be sent to iOS devices if there is a problem with iMessage. Make sure you have cellular data turned on, as that is a requirement for sending a picture via MMS to a non-iOS device.

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