I contacted Apple and received following advice. Just be warned: You will lose connection and password to wifi, so be sure to be ready for that. (Although my phone found the wifi just fine after logged back in).
The order is important.
In settings, Turn off FaceTime. Turn off iMessage. Sign out of iCloud at bottom of name screen in Settings.
Go to Settings>General>Reset>Reset Network settings.
Once have reset network. Log back into iCloud. Turn on FaceTime. Turn on iMessage.
IF this is too confusing, call Apple tech at 1-800-MYAPPLE. Had to wait awhile, but got great person that walked me through. So far, this has fixed it.
Well done!
How are messages arriving out of order in different messaging apps, that are a 3rd party to Apple, a problem of iOS rather than a problem with the app you are using itself or possibly your device itself? Have you tried to do a restore?
I have also tried everything to fix this. Anyone have an actual solution? We’ve had an update since the first one that messed iMessages up, and the problem is still there. This is clearly an IOS apple issue.
Does it happen every time?? They never come into your device in proper order?
Does it happen when you first turn on the device? Or only after it’s been on for a while?
Does it happen when the device is off? Jk on that one lol
Hi Brenden,
thanks for checking this with me.
I have to answer 3 x YES. This happens in multiple conversation, with many users and only when response is quick. My time/date are set to automatic and there is no red exclamation mark nor any warning of undelivered message.
Does anybody have further ideas?
Cheers!
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 am having the same problems. Wrong order on multiple chats, with ios 11.2.1 on both ipad and iphone.
If I close the imessage app and open it again, the messages are sorted back to normal in the correct order. So it happens only, when people reply in a current conversation.
I hope, an update will fix it soon.
I had this exact same problem, but I think I may just have figured out a solution. I went into Settings - Messages and then turned off iMessage, restarted my phone, and turned it back on. Seems to have solved it (at least for now)!
This fixed it for me too!
I am having the same issue. I have done all of the above and it did not fix the problem. =(
Yep. Same thing here. On 11.2.1. Time/Date set to Automatic. Happens in live convos. Apple, please fix this.
Same issue here, latest iOS, Automatic and proper delivery of messages.
@popgun46 - indeed that does resolves an issue but after a day or so the problem returns. awaiting better resolution
This happens to me as well. Messages are out of order when corresponding in real time.
It's happening on iPhone SE on latest iOS. I wish core messaging functionality would have higher priority than Animoji.
I turned off imessage, restarted, it worked fine for a couple days and it is not back to out of order again. This is maddening. Why is apple not fixing this!
Same issue here. Started with the last update I installed a couple of weeks ago.
iMessage - messages arriving in wrong order
