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TEXTING A PHOTO

I keep getting the message :, CAN NOT SEND MESSAGE,

imessage needs to be enabled to send this message. I am trying to send from my I phone to a Gallaxy phone, text and attached pic. my Imessage is enabled in settings, I have tried powering off and on. turning imessage off and on still cant send the picture


iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 16, 2022 3:28 PM

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Posted on Aug 16, 2022 3:44 PM

Dogday68 wrote:

I keep getting the message :, CAN NOT SEND MESSAGE,
imessage needs to be enabled to send this message. I am trying to send from my I phone to a Gallaxy phone, text and attached pic. my Imessage is enabled in settings, I have tried powering off and on. turning imessage off and on still cant send the picture

That would be MMS, which is your phone carrier feature, contact them to resolve the issue.

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Aug 16, 2022 3:44 PM in response to Dogday68

Dogday68 wrote:

I keep getting the message :, CAN NOT SEND MESSAGE,
imessage needs to be enabled to send this message. I am trying to send from my I phone to a Gallaxy phone, text and attached pic. my Imessage is enabled in settings, I have tried powering off and on. turning imessage off and on still cant send the picture

That would be MMS, which is your phone carrier feature, contact them to resolve the issue.

TEXTING A PHOTO

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