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I cannot text my friend with a sms. She is entered in my contacts but we cannot text each other? I went into my settings and followed directions in messages now what?

I cannot text my friend who has sms phone. I have gone to settings >messages and followed directions. Still get return message that is about message blocking. Followed those instructions re blocking. Now what?

Posted on Jun 29, 2022 2:51 PM

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Posted on Jun 29, 2022 3:40 PM

Dooley01 wrote:

I cannot text my friend who has sms phone. I have gone to settings >messages and followed directions. Still get return message that is about message blocking. Followed those instructions re blocking. Now what?

If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

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Jun 29, 2022 3:40 PM in response to Dooley01

Dooley01 wrote:

I cannot text my friend who has sms phone. I have gone to settings >messages and followed directions. Still get return message that is about message blocking. Followed those instructions re blocking. Now what?

If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

I cannot text my friend with a sms. She is entered in my contacts but we cannot text each other? I went into my settings and followed directions in messages now what?

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