iPhone to Android iMessage bug fix

ncreader wrote:

I am so frustrated. I just bought an Android phone because I wanted to try a new kind of phone. I like Android so far, but I am not getting group messages from my family who all use iphones. This is a real issue because we communicate as a family this way and if I can't get those messages it is a huge issue. I have tried the different fixes listed here, but none of those work. I really want to keep my new phone, but I can't if I am unable to get those messages. I am stunned they can do this and get away with it for years. If anybody has any advice, please post.

I completely agree, it is stunning that Apple is using that proprietary message system without involvement of cellular carriers that is not only immediate, but also is not available to you anymore since you bought an android. Fix is very simple thou and if you are real family easy to take care off. Everybody in the family have to delete the threads and start new one with you not attached to imessage server. Everybody in the family also wants to make sure they have send as sms turned on in settings - messages. Just for a good measure everybody wants to make sure that they are using your phone number and not apple id to send you messages, or they can come to ipad/ipod/mac that you may still use.

I've been trying to figure this out for some years (yep, it's been over 2 years since I've moved on from an iphone).

I think the reason is the iPhone messaging app - if an iMessage conversation exists that includes a previous iPhone user, it will persist in thinking it can use iMessage to continue the conversation in this fashion.

The only fix is to get iPhone friends to delete the group iMessage conversation and start it again.

The whole this is so very, very frustrating.

Hello FelipeV,

I am not sure if removing my AppleID is the solution to my issue. I don't want to be completely removed from IMessaging, I want to turn it off when overseas when I have no internet capabilities and don't want to use data since it is too expensive. I love my iPhone and don't want to switch to an android either. But I do have an issue and not sure how to fix it...

So, my ATT international plan has text messaging (SMS), I used that, however, my iPhone colleagues did not receive my text messages. I don't understand this as the android users all received my text messages, just like they do in the US when my IMessaging is on. Based on what I am reading, in the future, do I have to tell all my iPhone user colleagues to turn off IMessaging when I leave the country? This seems very convoluted and not what the text messaging is about. Also, how do retrieve the past messages? Or are they gone forever, not received by anyone?

Thanks for your help.

I too had an issue with text communication between iPhone to Android. My husband switched from an iPhone to an Android phone recently. He was receiving texts from other people, however he was not receiving my texts. I quickly reviewed some threads and here is what I tried. Behold...It worked!!!

Firstly, I went to settings > Messages and checked that "Send as SMS" was turned on, which it was. Next, I turned " Send as SMS" off as well as, I turned off iMessage (may not have needed to do this) and sent my husband a text message...he did not respond. At this point I powered my phone down (like a reboot). Lastly, I turned my phone back on and went back to Settings > Messages and turned both iMessage and SMS Texting on again. Finally, I texted my husband again, and almost immediately he responded.

I am far from Apple-savy, but likely, turning off the SMS feature, powering down the phone is what did the trick. Hope this helps anyone having the same problem. Best of luck everyone!

Deactivating iMessage.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5185

Credit to trudeau43

jmatteis wrote:

There has been NO RELEASE from APPLE saying what the proper procedure is to follow

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5185

Try to turn off imessage here: https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage/

Or contact Apple and ask them to turn it off here: https://getsupport.apple.com/ServiceOptionAction.action

Try the deactive iMessage instructions here: https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage/

Or contact Apple here: https://getsupport.apple.com/ServiceOptionAction.action

You're all welcome.

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

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

i used this link and it worked for me!!!

Apple has made a fix for this https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage

This isn't a bug. You switched to device that is not compatible with iMessage. Your friends could have still messaged you using SMS.

It is not a glitch. Actually, you have to un-register your iPhone, either as the origiinal poster did above, or in Apple's "My Support Profile" area.

Sorry FelipeV,

It wasn't you call other phones inferior. But still, direction would be more helpful than general statments about what we are doing wrong.

So stop making knee-jerk posts and take the time to actually READ the entire thread..