android not receiving texts from some iphone users

EVERYTHING else has failed, but this worked for me!! Thank you BaggyPants! Text stop to 48369 and they will reply with a text saying you are signed out of icloud.

I found a very SIMPLE fix posted in another forum. Go to iforgot.apple.com and reset your Apple ID password. Immediately fixes the problem!!!

Apple has ruined my whole experience with an amazing, more superior phone! I recently purchased an HTC One after switching from an iPhone 5 and low and behold, I am unable to receive text from my iPhone friends. I have spent over 6 hours on the phone with AT&T as well as Apple to try and resolve, the issue! I had to change my apple id on all my devices (Macbook, iPad, etc), the number was decertified from the Apple server as well as removed from the iCloud. I receive text from SOME iPhoners but not all group text with iPhoners work due to the iMessage/SMS confusion. So AT&T is making me use a phone I love but unable to receive text from iPhoners or use a phone I really don't want (iPhone) just so I can text with a small group of my contacts. Their big solution was to change my phone number which I've had for 12 years! I can't believe Apple has the world by the balls that once you use an iPhone you can never leave unless you don't want to talk to your friends using iPhones!

Jeangreen7, I did it a little bit different but your advice got me to where I needed. I went to settings>messages and then switched on send as SMS ( when iMessage is unavailable) and it started working. I am the one who just switched from an iPhone to an LG G2 but wasn't able to get my friend's text msgs. Only difference was I didn't delete out my contact info from her phone and then re-add it, as it turned out that I didn't need to. Thanks!!

Re: sending atext to 48369 with the message Stop: did you send this from your new phone or from your old Iphone?

Changing the apple ID worked for me for about 2 hours - now I'm back to the same problem. Since I've already changed phones, texts aren't going out from my old IPhone. Did the folks who texted to 48369 text from their Android or their old phones? This is driving me nuts ....

The solution is to send a text to 48369 with the message Stop from your Android phone. You should receive a response on your Android phone saying: FREE MSG: Apple iCloud ID Verification: You have been unsubscribed and will no longer receive messages. 1-800-275-2273

Good luck.

How long after you text apple did it take before you could receive texts from I phones again? Thanks

The 48369 solution seems to only work in the US. I've had Apple deregister me from imessage and facetime and made sure contacts turn on send as SMS in setting.

I called apple...they told me step by step how to do it.

1) Go to messages in settings.

2) Turn off imessages. If this doens't work...

3) Directly under that (if imessages are on) should be where you see what email address is linked to that phone....sign out.

4) It takes about 24 hours for this to work afterwards....if you need messages asap, have the person sending you a message delete the thread and start a new one.

if all this fails...call apple, they'll just unregister the number/email address from that phone

None of this works. My wife has done every single step, including having apple delete her completely from icloud/imessages. One week later and still a couple people cannot text her from an iphone.

Just call Apple at 1-800-My-Apple. Tell the robot you're calling regarding "iPhone", ask for tech support , and request that your phone number be removed from "iMessage".

They will send you a text message (while you're still on the phone with them) with a code.

You give the tech person the code and your number will be removed w/in 24 hours.

I have no devices listed.

Hi I had the same issue i switched from an iphone 5 to the LG flex at first the text where coming thru but i was only having problems receiving text from iphone 5 and 5 s users, which my daughter has so i told her turn the wifi off and text me and guess what it goes thru as long as shes not connected to a wifi, its ridiculous how apple makes things so difficult for people and so many restrictions its as if they keep you in a box with their products no room to move with apple if you ask me.

Had same problem everyone telling me to me to delete icloud.. All you have to do is pull ur SIM card out of your iPhone.

Hope this helps