New iPhone 5 - Cannot text Android

I just got an iPhone 5 and have been able to text other iPhones, but I can't text (or receive texts) from Android devices.

troubleshooting message http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2755
if the link doesn't help you will need to contact your phone carrier as SMS is a carrier feature.

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New iPhone 5s, cannot text or Face Time with my husband

My husband and I finally got iPhones (now that T-Mobile began offering them – we were able to hold out that long, unbelievable). Needless to say, this is a life changing acquisition.
The problem we just discovered with our days-old phones is that while I am able to text and receive messages from other people, and able to text my husband, he cannot text me – whether as a response to my text, or by starting a new conversation on his end. Sending a text to my phone (and yes, the number is correct) generates a "Delivery failed" alert. Even Siri coudn't pull it off.
Neither of us can Face Time the other, though we can make voice calls to one another. Selecting "Face Time" from my husband's contact page will generate a "Victoria is not available for Face Time," and vice versa.
Face Time, not a huge deal, though it ought to be available. Texting? That is important. And heck, these are brand new and everything should work!
I see from poking into various forums elsewhere that this is not totally uncommon. Does anyone in our community have an idea (other than marriage counseling)?
Thank you!

First, iMessage and Facetime need to be activated in Settings. Check this support document regarding troubleshooting the activation process http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268
It also sounds as if you are both sharing the same Apple ID. If that is the case, that can cause a problem as well. These additional support documents might help.
Troubleshooting Messages http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755
Troubleshooting Facetime http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3367

Iphone 4 cannot text my droid

i have bought two iphones a 4 and 4s needless to say im not impressed i tried to convert back to android and now my wifes phone the iphone 4 cannot text my number without turning the i message off. is there a fix for this or am i stuck with an iphone

Hi captdon!
I have an article for you that addresses this issue and can provide some guidance:
iOS: Deactivating iMessage
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5185
And you can contact Apple support through the following link:
https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action
Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Braden

HT4847 I have a new iphone and cannot delete the backup from icloud. It says that it is in use. I have read some of the other threads and it only seems to be haphazard solutions. Is there a definite way to fix this? I am not able to change icloud accoun

I have a new iphone and cannot delete the backup from icloud. It says that it is in use. I have read some of the other threads and it only seems to be haphazard solutions. Is there a definite way to fix this? I am not able to change icloud accounts.

Follow the steps in wjosten's post here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/13356770#13356770 (for Windows, substitute Outlook in step 2).

I changed from one iPhone to another and backed the first one up to the icloud. I have restored the content to my new iphone but cannot download the photos. Any advise will be greatly appreciated

I changed from one iPhone to another and backed the first one up to the icloud. I have restored the content to my new iphone but cannot download the photos. Any advise will be greatly appreciated

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Photos and some other items are added back after the restore has completed, you may need to wait a while.

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Contact your carrier & have them reset your Voicemail. Most carriers require such, so after they reset it, just set it up again.

HT1766 If i buy a new iphone, will my text messages from my current iphone transfer to the new one if i have backed up recently??

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i broke my phone last night but was able to back it up.
If i get a new iphone will the itunes back up restore my text messages back onto the new phone??
Regards
Taylor

Yes.
Follow the directions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2109

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Settings->Messages->Send & Receive->Start New Conversations From
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HT201269 If i transfer everything to my new iphone will my text messages transfer also?

If i transfer everything to my new iphone by itunes and back everything up will my text messages transfer also?

Yes. I suggest doing the backup/restore to itunes, not icloud. But before doing the backup, also back up to icloud as a safety measure. If icloud restore has problems (but often icloud restores have more problems), then do the restore from icloud.

Iphone users cannot text me after switching platforms. Please Help

Ok, So I just started a new job and have been assigned a company phone. My company phone is a Samsung Note 3. I have been using an AT&T iPhone 5. I went a day or so with very little text messages coming on to the phone and was currious why i was not getting responses from friends. After an angry phone call from my boss, I realized I was only getting text messages from Andriod Users. So I gathered my roommates and had them text me to figure why I was not getting texts. The iPhone users could not text me but i could text them. The android users had no issue. I looked at their phones and it was sending the message to me as an iMessage which i wont be able to recieve. I googled the issue and found other users with the same thing. I traded in my phone today so i dont have access to the iPhone any longer.
This is what ive tried:
Logged into iMessage on my Mac:
Went to Preferences --> Accounts --> Unclicked my phone number (and eventually just shut it off all together)
After this: No Change
Logged into iTunes on my Mac:
Went to Itunes Store --> Account --> Itunes in the Cloud --> Unauthorized my iPhone from this section
After this No Change
When to the Apple Support Community
Went to: https://supportprofile.apple.com/MySupportProfile.do
Clicked on “edit products”
Clicked on the “x” to the right of the product.
Clicked “unregister”
After this: No Change
Went to iforgot.apple.com
I Changed my password, in hopes that it would disconnect my phone
After this: No Change
Grabbed my friends iPhone 5,
Disconnected his apple id and logged into mine
I toggled the iMessage slider to see if it would disconnect.
Logged off the iCloud Account on that device leaving iMessage off
After this: No Change
Called At&T Customer Support (By Far the Most Frustrating)
The guy proceeded to tell me that I should contact all of my iPhone using friends and tell them that every time they text me they need to long press the text bubble and select "Send as Text Message". After 45 mins, I just gave up. The conversation ended with the rep telling me that i should just swich back to iPhone. I talked to his manager and got a months statement credit for that one, so it wasnt a complete loss.
I own 3 macbook pros, a mac mini, a mac pro, 2 ipads, and a ipad mini. Im very frustrated and if I cannot get this resolved, I will seriously reconsider any apple purchase i make in the future.
Please Help!

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755 noted:
If you plan on transferring your SIM card or phone number from an iPhone to a device that does not support iMessage, turn off iMessage in Settings > Messages first. If you do not, other iOS devices may continue to try to send a message using iMessage first, instead only using SMS or MMS.
If you have not turned off iMessage for your phone number before you use it on a non-iOS device, it will be detected by other iOS device as still on iMessage. What you can do is put back your number/SIM on an iPhone then activate then deactivate iMessage once successfully activated to de-register that phone number from iMessage server. Hope it helps.

New iPhone 5 - Cannot text Android

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