iPad iMessage doesn't work with new iOS 7.02

I'm not sure completely on this issue, though I have seen it before. The first thing you should try is check your time and date is correct otherwise iMessage doesn't function, if this doesn't work reboot your ipad (hold down home button and lock button for 10 seconds). If this also doesn't work. Enter settings, click reset then click reset all settings. This will not erase data but removes any passwords and other settings data. After you have reset (if you ever needed to) re enter your Apple ID for iMessage.

When you say it "doesn't work", what do you mean? What happens when you try to send an iMessage? What error messages are you getting?

The same thing has happened to me. Since I updated my iPad to iOS 7.0.2, it simply does not receive iMessages (so there is no error message), and when I try to send one it grinds for a while and then gives an alert "Message not delivered."

My iPhone 4S with iOS 7.0.2 is fine, and so is my iPhone 3GS with iOS 6. They both send and receive just fine. But I miss the convenience of typing on the iPad instead of the phone.

Try resetting your network settings.

1. Sign out of iMessage.

2. Reset your network settings . Settings>General>Reset>Reset Network Settings

3. Sign back in to iMessage.

Meg St. Clair, thanks for the idea. I tried it, but no luck. I even shut down all apps and rebooted the iPad. Still no iMessage. 😟

Oddly enough, after the 2nd time I rebooted, it did work. So now all is good. Thanks again.

Glad you got it working!

I had a similar problem but I still received messages on iMessage, the problem with mine was the send button didn't work i.e. nothing happens when I press send. I don't even get the alert. So after viewing this discussion, I decided to try restarting my iPad by turning it off and on again as suggested by this page. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430

This resolved my problem and I guess that's why it's recommended to always restart a device after it has installed or updated anything.

That's a good recommendation about restarting more frequently. Sometimes I have gone weeks without restarting. I think now I'll do it more often.