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iOS 7.0.2 iMessage problems

I recently upgraded my iphone 5 from ios7 to ios 7.0.2 and my iMessages are not sending. I turned off iMessages and turned it back on and nothing worked. I can send regular sms messages but not imessages. does anyone else have this issue? does anyone know how to resolve this issue? thank you

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.2

Posted on Sep 29, 2013 4:35 PM

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Sep 30, 2013 8:24 AM in response to ColinHyland

If you have tried all the above steps and nothing is working, try going into Settings, iMessage, Send & Receive. Make sure the emails are checked for the Apple ID. There seems to be some activation issues with iMessage and FaceTime. If these steps do not work, I would suggest turning of iMessage and send traditional text messages until the issue us resolved with Apple.

Sep 30, 2013 8:58 AM in response to ColinHyland

A lot of people are having this issue. I have had it on my IP4 since the 7.0.2 update. A quick search of the internets shows we are not alone. A hard restart will fix it, for a while, but it will come right back eventually. Hard resets are going to be the only thing we can do until Apple acknowledges it and fixes it in the next release, unfortuantely. Just watch all your iMessages until the complete the send process. When they hang longer than normal, you'll know it's time to restart. Keep this discussion upfront so Apple knows and fixes. Good luck.

Sep 30, 2013 12:40 PM in response to ColinHyland

Status : iPhone 5 (64gb), 7.0.2, At&t


Issue : iMessage not going through. The progress bar stops (and gets stuck there) at the last 5-10%, has been a day now.


Troubleshoot :

  • Turned on/off imessage.
  • Checked all the email and phone #s.
  • Turned on/off Airplane mode.
  • Turned off imessage, reboot, turned on imessage


Avoiding reset, since reading from the post, the problem does come back.


HELP!!

iOS 7.0.2 iMessage problems

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