ll text messages to people who have Android phones. What is up?

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mliravenice Author

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ll text messages to people who have Android phones. What is up?

I can’t text messages to people who have Android phones after updating to iOS 16.2. What is up?

Posted on Feb 15, 2023 11:30 PM

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Wightrabbit

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Feb 16, 2023 12:39 AM in response to mliravenice

You imply that you were able to send texts to Android devices before updating to 16.2. If this is the case, just check in Settings > Messages and ensure that 'Send as SMS’ is still switched on. This will ensure that when iMessage is not available on your recipient's phone, your message will be received as an SMS. Please note that your mobile data provider may make a charge for SMS messages.

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mliravenice Author

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Feb 22, 2023 2:33 AM in response to Wightrabbit

Thanks for the advice. I did check the settings mentioned. Did not fix problem.

Then ran the iOS 16.3 update and problem gone. I can’t yet find any info about what explicitly the update did to address the issue. ML

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Feb 15, 2023 11:49 PM in response to mliravenice

You may not have an SMS plan enabled by your carrier for the SIM/eSIM that you use on your device. Apple Inc does not provide SMS services.

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ll text messages to people who have Android phones. What is up?

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