SMS/RCS working but not imessage

woke up and i couldn’t send or receive any imessage messages. people with iphones couldn’t send me messages under imessage either. it all changed to RCS or SMS. in settings, iMessage is active under my number. i reset network settings twice and turned my phone off and on

iPhone 11, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 29, 2025 8:33 PM

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H1290

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Mar 29, 2025 11:27 PM in response to punkkrocket

Hello!

Please see the steps in the following article: If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Note: Since iMessage is an Apple feature, you’ll have to reach out to Apple Support if you can’t resolve the issue, and you’ll see the link to do that at the bottom of the aforementioned article.

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