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iznorth Author

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What does the dash/dotted empty speech bubble mean in iMessage? IOS 15.5

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Posted on Jul 21, 2022 10:49 AM

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Grace2211

Community Specialist

Posted on Jul 22, 2022 1:37 PM

Hello Iznorth,

Thanks for reaching out in Apple Support Communities. We see exactly what you mean and we'll need ask a few questions to get a better understanding of the issue:

• Does this issue occur with several messages or just this particular one?

• Was an attachment being sent when this occurred?

• Do you have multiple devices signed in with the same Apple ID? If so, does the same issue occur?

Having this information will allow us to further isolate this behavior. Also, check out this resource for some basic troubleshooting steps that may help resolve the issue:

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

We look forward to your reply.

Take care!

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