Is there anyway to disable iMessage without completely wiping the phone clean? i switched to android and can not receive messages from iPhone users.
i switched to android and the phone company disabled my iMessage. but about a week ago i logged into a mac with my user id and now i can no longer receive text messages from iPhone users. it gets sent to the iMessage on my mac. how can i disable it completely without wiping the phone
See this support document for help. Can’t receive text messages on a non-Apple phone
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Yeah bascially all in the title but I need to remove my number from imessage but I can not do that from the phone because it won't turn on..extremely frustrating please help
Contact Apple Support to deactivate iMessage: https://www.apple.com/support/appleid/contact/
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I recently changed my email address and need to change my icloud account on both my itunes and iphone. How do I do this without completely wiping the phone.
Also I tried to update to iOS6 and it is asking for my password under my old signin and locked me out of my phone.
What can I do?
ThanksThis explains how to change your ID: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621. After changing your ID you will need to go to Settings>iCloud, delete the existing account (which only deletes it from your device, not from iCloud), then sign back in with the new ID. To avoid losing photo stream photos, save them to your camera roll before deleting the existing account.
If you are signed into your account on your Mac, you will need to go to System Preferences>iCloud, sign out, then sign back in with the new ID. -
Disabled iMessage, now can't receive texts from iPhone users.
My sister-in-law has been going over her data plan, and we determined that iMessgae has been playing a role in this. Even though iMessage provides free text messaging, it still uses data and my SIL took advantage of her unlimited texting plan back when it was sms. thoudands of messages. So now that iMessage was introduced she has been going over her 2gb data limit. iMessage is not the sole reason, but at 300-500 mb a month in message data. Reducing that will help.
I instructed her how to diaable iMessage so all texts are send and received as SMS/MMS. She can send sms messages fine, but when someone tries to respond from an iPhone with iMessage, she doesn't recieve them. What do we need to do to fix this?
Thanks in advance.Hi dinumolo!
Here is an article that will help you troubleshoot this issue with your ability to receive SMS messages:
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2755
To resolve issues with sending and receiving SMS, follow these steps first
Go to Settings and turn airplane mode off.
Verify that you have a cellular network signal in the status bar at the top left of your iPhone. Learn more about troubleshooting no service if there's no signal.
Restart your iPhone.
Tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings on your iPhone.
Reseat your SIM card.
If you are still unable to send or receive SMS, follow these steps
Make sure that the contact who's trying to message you isn't blocked in Settings > Messages > Blocked.
Make sure that you are using the area code with the contact's phone number. When sending messages internationally, you also need to use the contact's international code.
If using a "Pay as you go" SMS plan, it needs to have enough available balance. Contact your carrier if you're unsure of your SMS plan or the available balance.
If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, back up or forward important messages and delete your current messaging threads with the contact. Create a new message to the contact and try again.
If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, delete and re-create the contact from the Contacts application. Create a new message to the newly created contact and try again.
Back up and restore your iPhone as new.
If your carrier has recently ported your phone number, the porting process may not be complete. Contact your carrier to confirm that the porting process is complete.
Contact your carrier to confirm that you are provisioned for sending SMS and are in an area with cellular coverage.
Contact your carrier to verify there are no blocks or filters placed on your wireless account preventing you from sending SMS.
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Have a good one!
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Disable iMessage as can't receive texts from iPhone users on new Android phone
I have done everything I can find online about this:
Deleted/unregistered the device from my profile
Changed my password
Changed the number to 000000000 on my iPhone
Switched iMessage off on my iPhone
Deleted the device from my iCloud account.... HELP.
When I call apple I can't speak to someone it says I need to pay £25 as I do not have cover. Really?! Is there another number I can call? Any help appreciated. Will it work eventually? I have waited a week and still can't receive text messages from my husband on his iPhone. It's driving me mad! I love my new Android phone (LG G2) but this is so frustrating.Hi zara343, I had a similar problem. I have a iphone and my daughter changed from iphone to android. We couldn't receive text messages to each other, she had no other problems with her other contacts, just mine. It was driving me crazy. My phone kept recognizing her android as an iphone. Yes I turned iMessage off and yes I could receive my daughters messages, but my two other daughters and a few friends had iPhones, so I didn't get their messages. My problem is now fixed, I tried to send a message to my daughter and it came up undelivered, so I pressed the red exclamation mark to the right of the undelivered message and it gave me the option to try again, send as a text message or cancel. So I pressed send as a text message and my daughter received it, I tried again and message undelivered, so again I pressed the exclamation mark and went through the same process as before. I thought what a pain but did a third and now my iphone does not recognise her phone number as an iphone. So your husband would have to do this with his iphone and I am confident it will work, and me as an iphone user can keep iMessage switched on. Hope this helps.
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Plz help
Go to: https://supportprofile.apple.com/MySupportProfile.do
Log in if not already logged in.
Click on "Edit Products"
Click on the "X" to the right of the product.
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I am not receiving messages from iphone users after switching from iphone 4s to samsung s4. I have a tmobile account. Please help.
If you no longer have the phone you will need to contact Apple support to deactivate iMessage. Use the following link then "Other Apple ID topics" then "Messages and Apple ID" https://getsupport.apple.com/Issues.action
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I can send and receive to any non iPhone user. I can send a message as a text to an iPhone user but if I'm not connected to cellular data or wifi I do not receive messages from iPhone contacts. From what I understand these message should automatically send to me as texts instead of iMessages but since the update it's not functioning properly. Please help. I've tried turning iMessage off and I still don't receive the messages until after I reconnect to wifi.
I have the same problem! Before the upgrade, if I wasn't connected to the internet, any messages sent to me from an iphone would convert automatically to a text message. I have payg tarriff, so I turn cell data off, as it costs too much to use it. I have wifi at home and work, but if I'm out and about, I don't receive texts from iphone users until I'm on wifi. I get them ok from non iphone users. There was never any problem until ios7
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Difficulty deactivating iMessages; 3 weeks later & still not receiving texts from iPhones
I recently switched to Android, and I didn't know to turn off my iMessages before. It's now been three weeks, and I'm still not receiving messages from iPhone. I went online & tried to deauthorize my past apple devices, and STILL no luck.
Any advice? I want to contact Apple, but it's absurdly expensive, apparently, if you don't have an Apple device (seriously? $19?). How long before I should start receiving iMessages if my phone has been deauthorized?You should be able to contact Apple support to deactivate iMessage at no charge by going to the following link and then click "Other Apple ID Topics" and then "Messages and Apple ID" https://getsupport.apple.com/Issues.action
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I have many thousands of songs in my itunes library. Unfortunately, most are now pointing toward .jpgs instead of the m4a files in my itunes library. Is there anyway to fix this without reimporting all the files into itunes from scratch?
OMG...I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. Since my computer is a goner, I don't have any other way to access all that music.
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Will turning iMessage of not send messages from iPhones through carrier
IIf iMessage is off then will it not send messages from iPhones through carrier
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My imessage wont activate and work, and i dont receive messages from people useing imessage? how do i get imessage to work?
I recently moved back to Australia for school from Canada and signed up for the new iphone 6 plus. After using icloud to save and backup from my previous iphone 4s, all of the apps eventually worked....except for whatsapp. After looking through my phone and numerous chat forums, it appears that my imessage and facetime are stuck in, "waiting for activation".....is anyone else having problems with this?
I am curious as I am unable to receive the whatsapp code to re-activate my application. This brings me to my second question, is this an iphone/apple problem or a whatsapp third party problem?
I've had friends send imessages to me and they appear to coming through. I have already rebooted and restarted my phone numerous time. A strong connection to wifi and data stream have all come in loud and clear.
I have tried all of the directions that were posted and still have no whatsapp and imessage still inconsistent.
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How do I get my iMessage taken off if I no longer have an iPhone? Because I cant receive texts from iPhone users.
Deactivating iMessage
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Just bought android phone (LG G2) and sold my iphone 5. I cannot received sms from iphones. Obviously issue with iMessage but since I do not have the iphone anymore ...not possible to deactivate... any ideas how to handle?
Read here under no longer have device:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5661
You can also call AppleCare to fix this. -
I've begun to notice that not all apps support case-sensitive partitions. I know that repartitioning or reformatting will just wipe everything and conversions don't usually work because of naming overlaps. But I had an idea. What if I created a second, case-insensitive partition? You see I have 100GB free. So if I create a 100GB partition, move 100GBs over, resize the partition into the new free space and repeat. Soon I would have all my files moved onto a new case-insensitive partition, and I could delete the old one and completely take it's place.
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