iMessage - messages arriving in wrong order

Having the same issue. Log conversations are a real pain. I have to go back and forth to figure out what was said in what order. How’d could some programmers think this was a good idea? A bug fix sooner than later would be real appreciated!

I saw this answer on one of the other forums:

Go to settings general

Go to date and time

turn off "set automatically"

Then restart your phone.

Go back to settings and turn on "set automatically" again.

Your test messages should now appear in the correct order when receiving them :-)

This worked for me.

Ok so the problem is the following:

When texting and leave the cursor blinking your reply will appear before the answer of the other person no matter who wrote what first. The time of your message is recorded as the time the cursor started blinking.

That’s why it happens only in quick texting and the app remains open

The solution is to tap somewhere else after you reply so that the text box is deselected

Pretty annoying let’s hope it will change at a further update

Despite being on the latest MacOS version, the problem has re-appeared and is now worse than it was before. I was having a conversation and all the messages were all in the correct order. Suddenly all the messages I had received disappeared. Scrolling up I can see the last 30 messages I sent with the 30 I received above them.

As Apple are showing no sign of fixing this issue, I am now implementing my own solution. I will stop using iMessage.

I think I solved it. The clock from my iPhone vs my Mac was 45 seconds behind. So all texts that I sent from my computer where 45 seconds before, therefore the answer that was sent at the same time, came in with a different time that is why it was places before the actual question (it seems that the iPhone app dictates de Mac app). You have to sync both clocks and the problem solves immediately. Hope this helps. It was driving me crazy.

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

Hi

I have had this issue since 2017, and after a brief period of it not happening, the issue has returned. iMessages appearing and receiving in the wrong order/not getting notifications from messages as they appear above my own messages/wrong time stamp on messages. I have spoken to Apple 4 separate times about it, to be told to try the usual actions to fix it - none of which have worked. I have a phone call arranged with a senior advisor so they can pass on the info to the engineers who are 'currently working to resolve the issue'. Seriously unimpressed - I am paying a lot of money to have this phone and it is not working as it should be.

I‘m still having this problem as well. It had stopped for a while and now started again. What‘s weird.. the messages are in right order on my IPhone but wrong on my IPad.

Does anybody know if IOS 12 fixes this?

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Yep. That's how it is for me.

I encountered the same issue on my iPhone and MacBook Air, I have lastest upgrades on both devices installed, it is happening from couple of days.

The same happens for me, but only with one contact...

same problem after updated to iOS11.2. Iphone 6S, with multiple contacts. Neither setting Date & Time to automatic nor hard-resetting phone helps.

Same here also, started upon installing 11.2.1 on an iPhone 6.

Same here. Super annoying. iPhone 6S, iOS 11.2.1. Happening with 1:1 iMessage conversations and group conversations. Started today from what I can tell (12/24).