How to unlink iMessage from phone number?

didn't work? any other suggestions?

I turned off imessage and sent a message, which the other party received, but when I turned it back on, it turned the message back into an imessage so that's not a permanent solution.

The permanent solution is to have the non-iPhone user (who had previously had an iPhone) to have their # disassociated with iMessage by Apple. They need to place a call, or swap their SIM back into their old iPhone and deactivate iMessage.

Once that's done, delete any open converstaion in your Messages app, and the next message will go out properly as a text every time.

Go to settings

Text messages

Allow SMS when iMessage is not available

Worked for me

And what if you no longer own the iphone? What then? I've changed my password on my Apple ID and as far as I can tell it hasn't worked. (unless there's a significant time delay)

I can't believe Apple are messing with my mobile exerience from the grave... ugh!

vpdbac wrote:

And what if you no longer own the iphone? What then?

Call Apple, tell them you no longer have iPhone and wish to unlink iMessage.

Cheers, I rang them. I didn't make it through the automated voice though. My product is "no longer supported and I'll need to pay £25 to discuss an item of support".

I'm calling again and will see if I can speak to a human.

Go on and chat with an apple person they have to revoke the number in their system

Hello I got your fix. This is a big stump to pull out of the ground. Just bear with me. First, Call Apple and dissassociate your phone number from imessage. wait 24 hours. then get your new Galaxy 4s and take your sims card out and put it into your old iphone ( i hope you still have it). Erase all of your messages. then put your sims card back into your galaxy 4s. now all your messages will be received from all iphones. This worked for me, i hope this works for all of you.

But that is stupid. So my friends and I have to waste our time because Apple is unwilling to fix the issue? No. It is an apple issue. They need to resolve this. I just bot an LG flex. I highly recommend it. Best phone I have ever had.

please quit saying "sims" card..... it's brutally annoying

I also have another problem. I cannot remove my phone number from iphone imessage part and I am giving the phone to someone else. I have removed my phone number from my apple id online and I also reset my password. I am using another apple id on the phone. Still, my phone number is grey and I cannot change or remove it from imessage on the iphone

A moment ago, I went into the Messages preferences on my Mac and unchecked the "enable this account" -- my number was showing up there. When I reenabled it, just to see what would happen, my phone number disappeared. Hopefully that is the last place my phone number is registered with Apple products.

Just one more thing to try. I love my Mac stuff, but this issue has me questioning my loyalty. Sheesh.

Using your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > and turn iMessage OFF on YOUR old phone. all mesages sent to your phone number should now go to your new phone via SMS (text message). A friend of mine had the same thing happen when she went from iPhone to Andriod. I changed the setting for her on her iPhone. Worked instantly.

i'm sure you all have figured it out by now but just in case, it's really simple to do this now. just go to the link below and enter your phone number to deregister your phone number with apple. your imessage will be turned off and all messages sent to your number will be sent as an SMS.

https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage