I can't send or receive text messages from non iphone users

I can't send or receive text messages from non iphone users

Under Settings - Messages, do it state Sens SMS ON? Should be (this applies to imessage but just in case).
Same area, MMS Messaging is on? Should be.
If all else fails, go into Settings General Reset - Reset Network Settings (this will lose WiFi info but fixes a lot of messaging errors).

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  • I cannot send or receive text messages from other iPhone users. I don't get an error I just don't receive any messages and the other users do not receive mine.

    I cannot send or receive text messages from other iPhone users. I don't get an error I just don't receive any messages and the other users do not receive mine.

    Reset the devices: Hold down the home button along with the sleep/wake button until you see the apple, then let go.

  • Why can't I send or receive text messages to non-iphone users

    Why can't I send or receive text messages to non-iphone users

    thatch001 wrote:
    Another thing you can try is to ensure that the setting for ( send as sms if imessage unavailable ) is turned on, this can be found in Settings : Messages. If this doesnt work you can also try changing the contact details to read mobile instead of iphone.
    That setting is not relevant to sending SMS messages to non-iPhones. It only affects what happens when an iMessage won't go through to an iOS device. And, what the phone number is labeled has no effect on anything. You could create a custom label "Rutabaga" and the SMS would still go through if the account was properly provisioned. Those labels are for human brain convenience only.

  • Can't send nor receive photos to/from non-iPhone users

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    electronicsguy123 wrote:
    i don't need to, everyone of my contacts has it. Plus every new contact/friend i've made in the last year or two has had it. maybe the apple fanbois here don't like to hear that.
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  • Cannot send or receive photo messages from non iPhone users .

    MY sister is having same issue with her phone no new updates overnight I could use this feature yesterday have tried everything I can think of please help

    (Insert fact!) Nothing that KiltedTim provided you was incorrect. While your device may have needed and responded to a reset (which there is no such definition in iPhone troubleshooting as a hard reset), what he provided is still true. MMS is a carrier feature, and is controlled by their settings.

  • Why can't I receive text messages from other iphone users after upgrading to iOS 8?

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    Hey DebC2001,
    Thanks for the question. After reviewing your post, it sounds like you are having trouble with iMessage. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help you resolve or isolate the issue.
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  • TS1398 I have an AT&T iPhone but only use wifi. Since I updated my phone to iOS 6.0 I cannot receive text messages from other iPhone users outside wifi range. What is the issue?

    I have an AT&T iPhone but only use wifi. Since I updated my phone to iOS 6.0 I cannot receive text messages from other iPhone users outside wifi range. What is the issue?

    Check Settings>General>Cellular to be sure you have Cellular Data set to On.

  • One contact (so far) cannot send or receive text messages from my iPhone. Can someone help?

    How can I fix the problem that one contact -- so far -- cannot send me or receive text messages from me on my iphone 4s (ios 6.1.3)?

    Thank you ChrisJ4203. I checked to be sure SMS was turned on.  I found advice to restart phone and to delete history.  I restarted the phone and deleted all previous messages from that contact. He then received my last three messages, I got his reply, and we seem up and running. Thanks again for your suggestions.

  • New iphone 4S doesn't let me send/receive text messages to non-iPhone users...how can I change this?

    wondering if it is due to a brief stop in service but I am not receiving messages from non-iPhone contacts and not allowing me to send--even though it appears as I sent a text--recipients are not getting the texts I send IF they do not have an iPhone...what to do to change this?

    Contact your carrier and make sure that your account is properly set up for texting.

  • Can't receive text messages from other iphone users but can receive them from non-iphone users

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    I am having the same problem minus the fact that I don't have a Mac computer I just can't receive any messages from iPhone users and I can't turn my iMessage back on at all it keeps just turning it off every time I try to turn it on. any help would be greatly appreciated.

  • TS2755 Cannot receive text messages from other iPhone users.

    My iPhone cannot receive messages from other iPhone users after updating to ios7. I do not have internet access on my iPhone. Sender tell me the message has failed.

    If they are trying to send you iMessages, & you don't have any Internet access, the message will fail, as iMessage requires a data connection.

  • Why do i receive blanks text messages from non iphone users when they send emojis ?

    everytime some non iphone user texts me an emoji, it just comes as a bubbe with no words or emojis
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    Whatever emoji font they're using isn't compatible with iPhones. Mostly, I've seen the problem in the other direction. Putting emoji in a text from an iPhone to an Android can result in gibberish.
    One more good reason not to use emoji,
    Best of luck.

  • TS2755 On or after January 1, 2013, I was no longer able to send pictures by text message to non-iPhone users.  Is there a setting I am missing?

    On or after January 1, 2013 (that was the last day that it worked), I lost the ability to text pictures to a non-iPhone user.  Can you help, because my daughter misses the pictures.  If it matters, I am on AT&T and my daughter on Verizon Wireless.

    99.9% of the time, if you can send/receive SMS's, & MMS is turned on in settings, the problem rests with your carrier, not your phone. So, call your carrier & have them reset MMS for your account. MMS is a carrier feature & must be properly provisioned to work.

  • How do I send photos via text message to non-iPhone users?

    I can send photos to only iPhone users, but not other phones. WHAT'S GOING ON?

    Do you have MMS messaging turned on? Does your plan allow for MMS messaging? Are you using T-Mobile in the US? T-Mo's US network is not fully compatible with the iPhone and MMS messaging may not work.

  • IPhone 4 not sending/receiving texts to/from non-iPhone

    Hello,
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    I have tried resetting network setting, hard reset, toying with message settings, *228 options 1 AND 2 etc... and still nothing is working. Please help! I run a business and can not afford to not be able to be in contact with half my contacts!

        Hi s13021,
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