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Today my sister tried to text me but every time she would send me a message it would show her that text blocking is on and she called me and I tried to text her but it shows me the same thing that it’s unable to send message- Message Blocking is active. I’m able to text my niece but not my sister and my sister is able to text anyone else but not me. I want to know how to fix it because I was just able to text my sister yesterday now it’s showing me that message blocking is active, how do I turn it off and how do I fix it? I have very important messages from school and the hospital and I don’t want to not receive any because of the text blocking. Please help me!

iPhone 13, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 5, 2022 12:26 PM

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Eric--F

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Aug 6, 2022 5:18 PM in response to mom229

Hello mom229,

Thanks for asking about SMS Messages. Please check the troubleshooting here: If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

"Try these steps first

Restart your device:

Check your network connection. To send a message as iMessage or MMS, you need a cellular data or Wi-Fi connection. To send an SMS message, you need cellular network connection. If you turn on Wi-Fi Calling, you can send SMS messages over Wi-Fi.
Check with your carrier to see if the type of message you’re trying to send, like MMS or SMS, is supported.
If you’re trying to send group MMS messages on an iPhone, go to Settings > Messages and turn on MMS Messaging. If you don't see an option to turn on MMS Messaging or Group Messaging on your iPhone, then your carrier might not support this feature.
Make sure that your device has enough space to receive images and videos.
Make sure that you entered the correct phone number or email address for the contact.

If you see a Waiting for Activation alert, learn what to do.

If you still need help, find your issue below to learn what to do next."

If those steps do not help and since this is happening with SMS, next, you'll want to reach out to your carrier. They'd be in the best position to help further with not being able to send or receive SMS.

Take care.

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