Sending & receiving gibberish or unreadable texts

DaringDame wrote:

I have an iPhone 14 with the updated iOS version of 17.4.1. Since the update I am receiving texts that are gibberish from both contacts (two contacts are from Android phones) & non contacts (verification numbers). Texts I'm sending to Android phones are not being received & I am not receiving texts from Android phones. I have restarted my phone, I have turned off iMessages & Facetime then restarted my phone, I have double checked the region my phone thinks it is in, & I have the zero updates pending. This is affecting my business as I can't receive a verification link from IRS.gov. I've included a picture to explain what I mean by gibberish. PLEASE HELP!!

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/9fa925f2-ce2e-4d78-bc4d-198c18a23594

Text message is your phone carrier Feature, not Apples. Let them know the monthly service that you pay them is giving you gibberish.