If iMessage won't deliver messages what do you do?

How do you get iMessage to work again if it won't deliver messages?

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My husband and I recently changed our cell phone numbers, and now imessages won't deliver between us. We both have iphone 4, ios5.1, and we had no issues at all until we changed numbers. We share an apple id, so I've already deleted the id from my phone under Settings/messages/receive at so that it only shows my cell number. But I still cannot send an imessage to him. I can send imessages to other friends with iphones, but not his for some reason. any ideas??

I'm having a similar issue with my iPhone 5. A friend of mine is using his iPod to text me and using his email address and my phone was fine three hours ago (at 3:00pm central time), but now it won't send any of my iMessages... I've signed out of my Apple ID and made sure Facetime was enabled... and it won't send!

Won't Deliver messages through iMessage

Just recently, the messaging function on my 4th generation iPod Touch began to stop working on occasion. I would be in the middle of a messaging conversation and all of a sudden, my message would not deliver. The message will Send all the way, but the notification that it has been "Delivered" will not drop down to my latest message. The only thing that works is if the other person starts to type, my messages will be forced through. The funny thing is that the messaging will be going fine, and then without moving around or disconnecting from wifi or changing settings or anything like that, my messages just won't Deliver. I have had my iTouch for 8 months now and this problem has never lasted more than an hour or two; not it has been going on for 3 days. I only message one person and neither of us have had this problem before, we didnt recently update our iPods. messaging back and forth has been fine for the last 5 since she got her iPhone 4 but now we cannot figure out what to do.
I have done the usual troubleshoot solutions. I have changed my wifi, turned my iTouch off and back on, changed the DNS settings, turned iMessaging off and on, I never get the little ! Not Delivered sign. All the messaging will be fine for 10 minutes and then spotty for hours and then fine for another 15 minutes. Is there anything else I can do?

Does this happen no matter what Wi-Fi network you are connected to? If you aren't sure, I would test this out on other available Wi-Fi network to see if the problem can be isolated to a particular network or if it's just an issue with the iPod Touch itself.
I noticed a similar thing on my iPhone 4 at time, but the messages still go through even though the screen hasn't given me the delivered message.
B-rock

IMessage on ipad2 won't deliver messages!

I've tried EVERTHING but still get "not delivered" message every time I try to send message via iMessage on iPad. Help please

Hi,
I had a similar problem with my iPad. I upgraded it to IOS5 and every time I tried to send a message it came up as "Not Delivered". I couldn't even send a message to myself.
Then I changed my DNS address in my iPad Settings for my Wi-Fi to 8.8.8.8 and messages worked fine!
Hope this helps
Paul

My imessage won't deliver my message

I need help with my iPods iMessage. My iMessage won't send my message. It says not delievered.

Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755

Queue freezing won't deliver messages to mailboxes

Every now and again my queue seems to build up and won't deliver until I stop and start mail services then flush the queue.
Here is my log, It seems to start filling up right after it refreshed the postfix mail system. I then continually get the message that it was skipped, and will still be delivered. But the messages are not being delivered and people sending messages are getting bounce messages. I've pasted the bounce message below the log.
Nov 16 10:24:34 acs postfix/smtpd[23179]: connect from nsmusict.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.62.89]
Nov 16 10:24:34 acs postfix/smtpd[23179]: 7D1ED760E8: client=nsmusict.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.62.89]
Nov 16 10:24:34 acs postfix/cleanup[23231]: 7D1ED760E8: message-id=<[email protected]>
Nov 16 10:24:34 acs postfix/qmgr[23169]: 7D1ED760E8: from=<[email protected]>, size=4810, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Nov 16 10:24:51 acs postfix/smtpd[23171]: connect from unknown[10.110.47.165]
Nov 16 10:24:52 acs postfix/smtpd[23171]: disconnect from unknown[10.110.47.165]
Nov 16 10:24:57 acs postfix/postfix-script[23410]: refreshing the Postfix mail system
Nov 16 10:24:57 acs postfix/master[896]: reload configuration /etc/postfix
Nov 16 10:24:57 acs postfix/qmgr[23415]: 0E221760E2: skipped, still being delivered
Nov 16 10:24:57 acs postfix/qmgr[23415]: 7D1ED760E8: skipped, still being delivered
Nov 16 10:24:57 acs postfix/qmgr[23415]: B2559760DF: skipped, still being delivered
Nov 16 10:25:34 acs postfix/smtpd[23179]: disconnect from nsmusict.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.62.89]
Nov 16 10:25:38 acs postfix/smtpd[23418]: connect from pkrm323t2.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.50.78]
Nov 16 10:25:38 acs postfix/smtpd[23418]: 4A46A760F0: client=pkrm323t2.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.50.78]
Nov 16 10:25:38 acs postfix/cleanup[23421]: 4A46A760F0: message-id=<[email protected]>
Nov 16 10:25:38 acs postfix/qmgr[23415]: 4A46A760F0: from=<[email protected]>, size=827, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Nov 16 10:25:52 acs postfix/smtpd[23426]: connect from unknown[10.110.47.165]
Nov 16 10:25:53 acs postfix/smtpd[23426]: disconnect from unknown[10.110.47.165]
Nov 16 10:26:31 acs postfix/smtpd[23426]: connect from amsrm810t.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.50.161]
Nov 16 10:26:31 acs postfix/smtpd[23426]: lost connection after EHLO from amsrm810t.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.50.161]
Nov 16 10:26:31 acs postfix/smtpd[23426]: disconnect from amsrm810t.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.50.161]
Nov 16 10:26:38 acs postfix/smtpd[23426]: connect from chadmorrismacbook.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.47.95]
Nov 16 10:26:38 acs postfix/smtpd[23426]: 37453760F5: client=chadmorrismacbook.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.47.95]
Nov 16 10:26:38 acs postfix/cleanup[23421]: 37453760F5: message-id=<[email protected]>
Nov 16 10:26:38 acs postfix/qmgr[23415]: 0E221760E2: skipped, still being delivered
Nov 16 10:26:38 acs postfix/qmgr[23415]: 37453760F5: from=<[email protected]>, size=589, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Nov 16 10:26:38 acs postfix/qmgr[23415]: 7D1ED760E8: skipped, still being delivered
Nov 16 10:26:38 acs postfix/qmgr[23415]: B2559760DF: skipped, still being delivered
This is the mail system at host example.com.
I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not
be delivered to one or more recipients. It's attached below.
For further assistance, please send mail to postmaster.
If you do so, please include this problem report. You can
delete your own text from the attached returned message.
The mail system
<[email protected]>: Command time limit exceeded:
"/usr/bin/cyrus/bin/deliver"
Reporting-MTA: dns; example.com
X-Postfix-Queue-ID: 37453760F5
X-Postfix-Sender: rfc822; [email protected]
Arrival-Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:26:38 -0500 (EST)
Final-Recipient: rfc822; [email protected]
Original-Recipient: rfc822;[email protected]
Action: failed
Status: 5.3.0
Diagnostic-Code: x-unix; internal software error
From: Chad Morris <[email protected]>
Date: November 16, 2007 10:26:37 AM EST
To: Jan Horning <[email protected]>
Subject: test

I'm thinking that this could happen soon after I send out a mass email(50-300 users at once) to one of my postfix email groups. It isn't consistent, because it could happen a few minutes after I send one of those mass mailings, but then it doesn't do it all sometimes either.....
Logs aren't giving me anything other than it will say for the first message that won't deliver (queue active) like seen below. This is everything in the log from a message that would deliver to a message that wouldn't.
Nov 19 11:34:30 acs postfix/pipe[47472]: C00AA790B0: to=<[email protected]>, relay=cyrus, delay=0.1, delays=0.03/0.01/0/0.05, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered via cyrus service)
Nov 19 11:34:30 acs postfix/qmgr[46598]: C00AA790B0: removed
Nov 19 11:34:39 acs postfix/smtpd[46694]: disconnect from amsrm807t.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.50.184]
Nov 19 11:34:49 acs postfix/smtpd[46788]: disconnect from barracuda.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.40.125]
Nov 19 11:34:53 acs postfix/smtpd[47901]: connect from unknown[10.110.47.165]
Nov 19 11:34:54 acs postfix/smtpd[47901]: disconnect from unknown[10.110.47.165]
Nov 19 11:35:01 acs postfix/smtpd[47907]: connect from acsmoodle.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.40.113]
Nov 19 11:35:01 acs postfix/smtpd[47907]: 8AC7E790B2: client=acsmoodle.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.40.113]
Nov 19 11:35:01 acs postfix/cleanup[47345]: 8AC7E790B2: message-id=<[email protected]2. oh.us>
Nov 19 11:35:01 acs postfix/qmgr[46598]: 8AC7E790B2: from=<[email protected]>, size=835, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Nov 19 11:35:01 acs postfix/smtpd[47907]: disconnect from acsmoodle.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us[10.110.40.113]

My Imessage won't deliver my messages...Help?

I have a Ipod 5g and have the iOS 6.1.3 update and my Imessage wont deliver my messages, its not just with one person. Its with everyone i send a message to it doesn't deliver. How can I possibly fix this? It has done this kind of on and off again.

This helped me so much it fixed it and yes mean wifi http://appletoolbox.com/2011/10/ios-5-imessage-not-working-%E2%80%93-how-to-fix/
just read what it says to do it fixed mine

IMessage won't send messages how can I fix this

II've had this problem all week now, I write the message and when I press send, the message loads on the bad till near the end then stops and doesn't send. I've tried restarting my phone, turning iMessage on and off, resetting all settings and network settings and it still won't work what do I do????

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IMessages won't deliver to one specific contact

Hi there,
I'm having problems with iMessage on my iPhone 4S.
I'm trying to send iMessages to one specific contact - the messages are sending (the progress bar at the top of the messages app completes), but the 'Delivered' notification never comes through. It's most strange, as I was iMessaging this person yesterday without any problems - it's only been a problem since this morning.
I can send/receive iMessages to other contacts without any problems as well, which makes this case even stranger.
I've tried a few suggestions to fix the problem, but so far none of them have worked.
I've turned the phone off and on again multiple times, I've reset my network settings, I've deleted the message thread with this particular contact and started a new one, I've deleted and re-added the contact, and I have turned iMessage off and back on. Nothing has fixed this.
It's not a major problem, but I have to hold down each message and send as a text to this one contact.
I'm not on a contract, don't have phone credit and will run out of free texts soon, so I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions, bar restoring my phone to factory settings - don't really want to go through the effort of putting 13GB of music, photos etc back onto it.
Thanks for your time.

if ur able to message everyone else just fine, AND u have already deleted that person as a contact and restarted the thread with them, then its not ur phone at all. its theirs. and they need to troubleshoot y they are not receiving imessages.

IMessaging won't forward messages with wi-fi

When I receive an iMessage on my 5c iPhone from another iPhone user, the message and/or photo that was sent will not show up with only wi-fi. I rarely use cellular data, but when I do, messages drop in that never arrived with wi-fi.
Why aren't all messages coming through on wi-fi?

Hi flickrdoodles,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Take a look at the article linked below, it provides a lot of great troubleshooting tips that will resolve most issues sending and receiving iMessages.
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages
I hope this helps.
-Jason

IMessage is not delivering messages to one person

My girlfriend recently got an iPhone and we've been using imessage with our Iphone 4S's. It's been working completely fine until the 5.1 update occured. When I send an imessage, it doesn't say delivered and she never recieves them. With all my other contacts, my imessages send instantly. Can anyone be of help with this issue? I've tried restarting my phone and every possible thing I could think of.

Yikes. Turns out it was her ipad causing the issue. Turning iMessage on/off there was all we needed. Yay!

IMessage won't deliver

I've been imessaging with my friend in scotland for the past three months with no issue. Today, it so happens that he can only send me imessages (which i recieve as normal) but i can no longer respond. we are both on 3G/internet. And I am still able to imessage (both send and recieve) with all of my other friends. any idea as to what's going on?

Have that person check to see if they have your number blocked.

Push notifications and iMessage won't work on iPod 4th gen refurbished after updating to last ear iOS

My iPod has been working well for a while other than the battery draining very quickly. But just today I updated to iOS 6.1.3 and all of a sudden iMessage won't deliver the messages and my push notifications aren't showing up! I don't know what is making this happen, but this along with the battery issue is driving me crazy!!! Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Try turning off the following to conserve battery:
Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>Push>OFF
Settings>Notifications>Mail>Gmail>Notification Center>OFF
Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>Fetch New Data>Off

I recently started getting a "not delivered" message in imessages. Any suggestion what the problem might be?

I recentlt started getting a "not delivered" message in imessage! Any suggestions what may cause this?
rtrruss

kbomby2 wrote:
Could also try a soft reset - Hold Power and Home down together for 10 seconds.
If that's a 'soft' reset, then what's a 'hard' reset?

My iMessages won't say it has delivered the picture message evens though it has?

I send iMessages to friends and the pictures send but it keeps telling me that it hasn't sent. I have reset my network settings but it's still
Saying undelivered?!

Either you, or your recipient, might be on a wifi that is blocking the port to/from iCloud that the delivery confirmation is sent on. As long as your message goes through you have nothing else to configure.

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