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iMessage not sending only to certain contacts?

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I have seen quite a few questions regarding iMessage and why it won’t work on only one contact or only works for a few and not others. I struggled with this for quite a while and regardless of the help and advice online, I could not restore it for certain contacts using those methods. Instead I did the following steps (please also see pictures attached) and it worked!


Settings—> Messages—> Send & Receive. Make sure that your mobile number is ticked under the section that says “you can receive iMessages to and reply from”


I realised that my mobile number was not ticked, so only people who had my iCloud email could iMessage me and Vise Versa.


I hope this helps!

iPhone 13

Posted on Jun 28, 2022 4:54 AM

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Posted on Jun 28, 2022 6:27 AM

Correct. Standard practice. Glad you got it sorted.

You also need SMS turned on in Settings, Messages

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iMessage not sending only to certain contacts?

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