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Q: iMessage problems after ios 8 update

After ios 8 update many people in my company including me have had many issues with imessage - we use a group thread & after update iOS fails every imessage or only sends while on wifi. To fix the issue with imessage not working go to settings>Messages>turn off iMessage. Go back to settings & make sure you are logged in to iCloud. Settings>iCloud (click the banner at the top) enter your Apple ID password. Go back and turn iMessage back on. You may also have to delete threads and allow them to re appear. Hope this helps!

iPhone 5s, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 18, 2014 9:22 PM

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  • by Kairring,

    Kairring Kairring Oct 27, 2014 7:02 PM in response to lauren_wise
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    Oct 27, 2014 7:02 PM in response to lauren_wise

    This worked lauren thanks i have iphone 5 reset network and it connected to imessage. Had to get new phone last one battery swelled causing phone to literally come apart. Anyways thanks

  • by Dregor104,

    Dregor104 Dregor104 Oct 30, 2014 6:55 AM in response to TrendyRader
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    Oct 30, 2014 6:55 AM in response to TrendyRader

    Thank you Trendy for posting this possible fix. I have tried it but It doesn't look like it is going to resolve my issues (IOS 8.1). I have "family" set up and within iMessage we always have a group chat going between our family of four which has not worked well since going to IOS 8.

    - Individuals constantly being dropped from group message so the kids are not getting our messages

    - Identity of sender not being accurate

    - SMS vs. MSM (green vs. blue)

    I have spent far far too much time trying to trouble shoot the issues with IOS 8 to date. I am terribly disappointed in this release from Apple. How as users/customers of this software and hardware do we find out what is being acknowledge as issues and being worked on to resolve I wonder.

  • by KNIGHT202,

    KNIGHT202 KNIGHT202 Oct 31, 2014 3:25 PM in response to ourtrilife
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    Oct 31, 2014 3:25 PM in response to ourtrilife

    One thing I noticed after I upgraded was that the password requirements had changed.

     

    I reset my password to meet the new requirements and then was able to activate iMessage.

     

    It probably wasn't authenticating because the new password rules were preventing the old password from being used because it wasn't compliant. Hope that helps.

  • by Dregor104,

    Dregor104 Dregor104 Nov 4, 2014 5:02 AM in response to KNIGHT202
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    Nov 4, 2014 5:02 AM in response to KNIGHT202

    Hi Knight202,

     

    Thank you for your post and I have gone in an updated my Apple password to meet the new requirements as you have suggested. I 'm hoping this helps sort out a few things as well.

  • by Yosemite27,

    Yosemite27 Yosemite27 Nov 8, 2014 9:03 AM in response to lauren_wise
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    Nov 8, 2014 9:03 AM in response to lauren_wise

    This solved my issue. Thanks.

  • by Flyred77,

    Flyred77 Flyred77 Nov 12, 2014 9:12 AM in response to TrendyRader
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    Nov 12, 2014 9:12 AM in response to TrendyRader

    MMy problem is, once I create a group, I can no longer edit the group if I need to make changes.  Has anyone else had this problem.? How did you fix it.

     

    Thanks

    FlyRed

  • by Occum's Razor,

    Occum's Razor Occum's Razor Nov 18, 2014 6:52 PM in response to Mattdryer
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    Nov 18, 2014 6:52 PM in response to Mattdryer

      Thx.

    Me devices keeps asking for my iCloud password whenever I compose a mail or browse.  It is not an uncommon problem.  There are other support communities that are trying to address this. Apple support couldn't even get to the bottom of it. Any thoughts?  you did so well on this one.

  • by Celeste Peh,

    Celeste Peh Celeste Peh Nov 21, 2014 12:14 PM in response to Mattdryer
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    Nov 21, 2014 12:14 PM in response to Mattdryer

    Do you know how to solve the problem using a macbook?

  • by dbc_2113,

    dbc_2113 dbc_2113 Nov 22, 2014 6:15 PM in response to joefromasheville
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    Nov 22, 2014 6:15 PM in response to joefromasheville

    Settings>General>Date & Time>Set Automaically (ON)

    I have ran into this problem a few times with iMessage and noticed my "set  automatically" time was off.

     

    Hope this helps

  • by gab007,

    gab007 gab007 Dec 12, 2014 10:05 AM in response to dbc_2113
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    Dec 12, 2014 10:05 AM in response to dbc_2113

    I have an iPhone 4S and since the last 2 updates, for some reasons some of my contacts are no longer available through iMessage. I tried reentering their contact infos, restarting phone and a few other suggestions here other then reset all to default.

     

    Apple, can you please fix this?? Really annoying. And some of the contacts will work on my iPad, but not on my Iphone...grrr....

  • by nayeemk,

    nayeemk nayeemk Feb 23, 2015 3:52 PM in response to joefromasheville
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    Feb 23, 2015 3:52 PM in response to joefromasheville

    For some reason text messaging using iMessage decided to stop working on iPhone 6+.  I was able to send and receive text messages but certain iMessages were getting ‘stuck’ and never sending. Here’s what I did to resolve my issue:

     

    1. Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > Click on Apple ID to LOGOUT.

    2. Settings > FaceTime > Click on Apple ID to LOGOUT

    3. Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings

    4. Restart iPhone.

    5. Go back to Messages and add Apple ID

    6. Go back to FaceTime and add Apple ID

    7. Send a new iMessage

     

    Voila! It started working as normal. Hope this helps your situation.

  • by bigdiesel66,

    bigdiesel66 bigdiesel66 Mar 18, 2015 2:21 PM in response to nayeemk
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    Mar 18, 2015 2:21 PM in response to nayeemk

    Anyone seen a problem like this before? Me and three of my buddies group text a lot - one of the guys switched over to a Droid. We have tried deleting all group messages we have, even deleting phone numbers and re-adding them. We all get his message, but when we reply to the group message it switches over to an iMessage and he doesnt get our messages - any suggestions would be great!

  • by nayeemk,

    nayeemk nayeemk Mar 18, 2015 3:28 PM in response to bigdiesel66
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    Mar 18, 2015 3:28 PM in response to bigdiesel66

    The Droid user needs log in on his mac or old iPhone with his apple id and turn of iMessages. View this thread Deregister iMessage: Frequently Asked Questions - Apple Support


    Alternatively, you could all download and use an alternative group chat app like GroupMe or WhatsApp.

  • by bigdiesel66,

    bigdiesel66 bigdiesel66 Mar 20, 2015 11:27 AM in response to nayeemk
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    Mar 20, 2015 11:27 AM in response to nayeemk

    The Droid user turned off the iMessaging before getting rid of their phone as well as using the link to de-register the number from iMessages - I get we could all use a third party messaging app, it is just more of a convenience to just use the messaging app. This has been going on quite a while - way outside of the "wait 30 days for the number to be de-registered"

  • by Brobi,

    Brobi Brobi Apr 20, 2015 6:37 AM in response to joefromasheville
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    Apr 20, 2015 6:37 AM in response to joefromasheville

    Mine is similar.. I'm iMessage works perfectly fine but when I try to delete a single text or conversation it will go away but after that my whole phone starts going slow ecspeciialy when it comes to message and I will click send and fhe message doesn't go through but it doesn't say fsiled to send. It also won't send as a text message. So I hard reset my phone and when I do the messages that I deleted reappear and the messages I tried to send after I deleted messages are gone like I never tried to delete them. I am updated on the latest software. My iMessage on my iPad will allow me to delete messages and then send them perfectly fine. They are connected.

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