iMessage: Conversations out of Order Within an iMessage Conversation

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iMessage: Conversations out of Order Within an iMessage Conversation

I had to word my question this way to make my issue clear. There are many older posts about the order of entire iMessage conversations being out of chronological order (older iMessage threads appearing above newer ones). My issue is that replies to messages within a single conversation are out of order.

For instance, several times I have messaged a contact and their reply appears above my message within the iMessage conversation. In the conversation below at 10:17A I asked Mike a question. He replied “Just finished breakfast...” to which I replied “11:45 at Starbucks”. He replied “Sure”, but it appears in the message thread as if he said “Sure” before I asked “11:45 at Starbucks”

This has only started happening since I upgraded to iOS 11.2

iPhone X, iOS 11.1

Posted on Dec 10, 2017 8:26 AM

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Answer 1

HACowden

Level 1

8 points

Dec 19, 2017 10:30 AM in response to ImJohnHime

I am having this EXACT same issue, and have not been able to resolve it. I've tried turning iMessage on/off, have restarted my phone several times, have signed in/out several times, and I updated to iOS 11.2.1 this morning.

It is happening across multiple text threads. I send a message, it is received and marked as read. Their response comes through, and is placed ABOVE my last message, making the thread completely out of order. I've missed several text responses due to this issue. They come through, I don't see them in the correct order, but it still notifies the other person that I've read their message.

Any new updates on how to resolve this issue?

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Jan 17, 2018 2:33 PM in response to ImJohnHime

This is also happening to me, has been for a month, and the proposed fixes have not resolved the problem. I've both restarted my device several times, and disabled/reenabled iMessage, and neither has resolved the issue. Apple, please fix this bug, it is extremely frustrating to read conversations out of order!

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zinacef

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Dec 10, 2017 9:22 AM in response to ImJohnHime

Try restarting the device or possibly briefly turning off iMessage and turning it back on. You can also try signing out of iMessage on the device and sign back in to see if that helps.

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Dec 28, 2017 7:12 PM in response to ImJohnHime

This bug makes me want to scratch out my eyes. Apple. Please. Exterminate this bugger.

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Answer 5

Jan 7, 2018 10:33 AM in response to ImJohnHime

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ANY RESOLUTION YET?

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gm1358

Level 1

4 points

Jan 17, 2018 6:54 AM in response to ImJohnHime

same here, is this due to a bug issue from the latest update??

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Jan 27, 2018 9:44 AM in response to ImJohnHime

I have been having this issue for 3-4 months now and it is clearly a software issue, so restarting my device or logging in an out ain’t gonna cut it, Apple please get on this it’s a disaster!

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