iMessage - messages arriving in wrong order

Yay! I updated to the most recent security update today. I think it was dropped to users today. I’m almost afraid to say it out loud, but so far so good. I’ve had multiple conversations, with different people and this issue didn’t occur. Hallelujah! I’m hoping this isn’t one of those temporary fixes. Thanks Apple! 🏼

I have this problem on both my iPhone SE and iPad Air2. The problem appears to be that the messaging app is reading the wrong time. I sent a message on my phone which appeared as “sent 10:47” yet my phone’s time read 10:46.

I'm on the public beta 11.3 beta 6 and it seems to be fixed in this release...

I had this problem on all my devices and i got it fixed at those aswell.

Goto settings - Time

Remove the Auto time.

Set the clock forward like 5 min.

Enable the Auto Time.

Reboot the Phone.

Fixed the problem on all my devices for me.

Mvh. Lennie

Thanks Brenden,

Your reply helped. But I realize that I also need to turn location on first before having Date & Time set to Automatic.

Resetting my iphone solves the problem (temporarily) without turning off/on imessage. I am trying your version to see if it helps.

Just updated to 11.2.2. Anyone know if this fixes it permanently? I turned on/off. Toggled the date/time and imessage too. Seems to be ok so far but waiting on more imessages to come in.

Good news. I am on 11.3 beta 3 release and it seems to have fixed the out of order issue. Day 4 and all is still in order. First time I have not dealt with this since 11.2.1.

Count me in too, same issue, ios 11.2.1 Only happens when the conversation is going back and forth in real time. I have sent a message and the person has replied to that message, yet the reply is shown before my message in the message string, an odd bug. Let's hope an update sorts this quickly.

I have tried all of the fixes in this thread and none have solved the problem for me. It continues to happen. When I contacted apple I was told they are working on a fix which will likely come out in yet another update. In addition, my newest glitch is that occasionally I know get half notifications - phone will make a noise and screen will light up but nothing appears on the screen. Happens randomly with different contacts. I know of a few other people having this issue as well. Sigh

Me and several of my friends are getting the same issues, this must be a bug and needs APPLE's attention. Updates have not fixed this. I started getting such error for few months, so it must be IOS 11 related. IOS is update and device is IP7.

This has been happening to me for a while. It happens on my iPhone, iPad and my Macbook Pro. It happens in multiple conversations. It does not happen every time, but I can't detect a pattern to when it does happen. Date/Time set accurately on all devices. All devices running the latest software/updates. I've ensured all devices signed in to the same Apple ID and have all the same contact info in terms of message IDs. I've rebooted the Messages/iMessage apps in all devices. I've rebooted all devices. In the past two weeks, I've started seeing the red exclamation points in most messages (again, no pattern). If I click the exclamation point, it will tell me my message didn't send and asks if I want to try again -- but my message really did send (which I know because I've received a reply). I click the "try again" anyway, and it usually makes the exclamation point disappear (usually). As an example of the ordering problem, last night I was texting with my son (also on iPhone, in another city/state). My comments would post to the thread ABOVE his already-posted comments. I'd post something else, and it would appear above his comments, but below my most recent comment. (I got the exclamation points in that conversation.)

Though I don’t have this issue regularly, or nearly ever, it looks like they have fixed this in iOS 11.3. The next question is, when does it release... should be very soon as they’ve seeded what is typically the last Beta version.

I also logged a support call yesterday and was told that "our engineers are actually aware of this issue where the messages in Mac OS 10.13 (or later) are coming out of order". I was also told that engineers are working on a fix but was given no indication as to when to expect it. It has only been an issue for over 3 months!

I have tried various 'fixes'. Some don't work at all, whereas others seem to work for a while but eventually the issue returns. It is very frustrating and I am now using other messaging tools instead.

It is actually more common than you think. Apple usually doesn't respond to the forum posts except for in extremely rare cases.

If you want visibility, you have to contact support and show them the forum post.

Hello,

My very first post here and I’m excited!

This issue with iMessage happens to me with all iMessage conversations between multiple contacts, regardless. It is nearly every message unless they’re long. I have the 11.2.6 and haven’t updated yet. Every time I do, my iPhone 6 Plus slows down more.

Also 3 Yes’ across the board. I believe Lee recommended this..?

Let me know if anyone comes up with anything. I guess I should go ahead and download 11.4.1.

I’ll try turning iMessage off, restarting, and then turning it back on.

Bula,

Skeeter