IMessage/Text Messages Out Of Order

Four days, and iMessages are still correctly threaded. Although I don't believe I saw any "correction" on messages sent before applying the fix(es) that some others have reported.

Turning off "set time zone auto-magically" was probably the fix for me. I did however try a hard reboot, and killing Messages from the home screen because I was expecting old threads to re-order (and they did not).

Also updated 11.2.5, because it explicitly claims to address the issue. So skipping that would be crazy ;-)

I can't say 100% this worked but I only had this issue with one person. I did all of the suggested things within this thread and still nothing. Then I started to wonder, why is it only with one person. I realized that I have "Send Receipt" on for that person. I took it off and it hasn't happened yet. My old messages are still out of order but nothing has happened with new messages. I'm not going to hold my breath that it works or will continue to work but at this moment it does seem to be the solution for me at this moment. Now I only did this "fix" about 30 minutes ago but I've texted my friend since and they have not gone out of order. Beforehand I could be waiting for their response and I would see their response move up and show above my original text. So far there's been none of that today, so I'm hoping this fixes it and that the fix isn't temporarily.

I've found that this works - for a time - but eventually, the order gets bolloxed again:

1: Close the Messages window/app (double-click home and swipe it up/away).

2: General > Date & Time > turn off "Set Automatically"

3: Enable Airplane Mode disconnecting the phone from cell data and wifi.

4: Clear system caches (for good measure) by holding power for 5 seconds until the 'swipe' shows, then hold the home button for another 5 seconds - or until the swipe goes away.

5: General > Date & Time > turn on "Set Automatically"

6: Disable Airplane Mode.

The messages in the messages app should now be displayed in order... worked for me. iPhone SE, 11.2.6.

Hello All

I *think* I might be on to something.

I went into [Settings->Messages] and turned off iMessage. I left it off for about an hour (not sure if that made a difference). Messages would only appear as green bubbles now (away from apple's imessage network). No messages seemed to arrive at their destinations at this point -no comms! Yikes!.

I then re-actived iMessages [Settings->Messages] and rebooted the phone.

So far all *new* messages are in the correct sequence. I sent pictures and texts to various people. So far so good.

I'll report back if it fails in the next few days. Hopefully that's fixed it.

MB

This issue is fixed in the iOS 11.2.5 update, you should get it.

The release of iOS 11.4 today is reported to have a fix for the message order issue.

It is a shame when us “iUsers” have to do these fixes ourselves.. however;

Hold the Home and on/off button together for about 10 seconds.. the screen will go off and the Apple logo will appear. Let go of the buttons. This reboots the phone and sorts the problem.

A couple days after applying the 11.2.5 patch, it started happening again. Changing to a different time zone, then opening closing messages, then putting the time zone back to auto does fix the issue for me. However, it only lasts a couple days and I have to do it again.

Force Restart Your iPhone

Sometimes, a normal reboot just doesn't do the trick. If your iMessages are still acting up, try a force restart instead. The process for a force restart varies depending on your iPhone model.

• iPhone X, 8, and 8 Plus: Quickly press and release the Volume Up button, then do the same for the Volume Down button. Finally, hold the Side button down until you see the Apple logo.
• iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: Press and hold the Side button and Volume Down button together for about 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo appear.
• Earlier iPhone models: Press and hold the Side button and Home button together for about 10 seconds until you see the Apple logo appear.

Once you see the Apple logo, you know you've completed the force restart.

started in 11.2, see some recent articles just as of last month here:

http://piunikaweb.com/2017/12/27/imessage-out-of-order-messages-bug-plaguing-dev ices-on-ios-1121-and-112/

https://slate.com/technology/2018/03/apples-imessage-glitches-continue-to-bend-t he-space-time-continuum-with-out-of-orde…

https://www.techgenyz.com/2017/12/28/imessage-order-messages-ios-11-bug/

****Feedback - Apple - the only way to fix this FOR GOOD!!! GO HERE and FILL OUT BUG REPORT****

I turned iMessage off completely and my texts were fixed, i would turn it off unless you absolutely couldnt.

Just updated to the 11.2.6 and it fixed the problem initially. We'll see how long that lasts though!! 🙂

The hold the home button/power button until the Apple logo fix also worked for me. The resetting the date/time as mentioned earlier did not work for me.

This fix worked!! Force close messages app. Restart phone.

Reset auto date and time.

Reset Imessage

That will work for 2 days, then just do it again to keep working.

My phone was connected to my computer and text messages were coming up on there before my phone received them. It's possible it was throwing the order out of whack. I disconnected my computer and it seems to be fine.

To be fair, I also reset my phone too, so I'm not 100% positive which one did it.