Text messages going to wrong device

I have my iPad and iPhone under the same Apple ID. Since upgrading to IOS6, my text messages have started going to my iPad instead of my phone. How do I fix this?

Go into your settings, Messages and turn on iMessage. It will then send messages that are iMessages to both your iPad and iPhone. You can also turn off this feature on the iPad if you do not want to receive messages on the iPad.

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    I am new to this forum and I think I posted under the wrong forum for my problem. Please follow the link to my post. I really would appreciate some help.
    http://community.vzw.com/t5/DROID-DROID-2-by-Motorola/Droid-Bionic-text-messages-going-to-wrong-people/td-p/733318

    I have been experiencing this issue for the last few weeks and it is extremely annoying.  I've called Verizon 7 times and have gotten nothing but the run around.  What's even more annoying is hearing them say there will be a software coming out to correct the problem but they don't know when.  I'm very disappointed in Verizon.  I've been with them for many years.  They were my first and only carrier.  I will definitely not be taking this lying down.  I'm going to get a resolution, and if that means leaving Verizon, then so be it.  And if anyone from Verizon is reading this, PLEASE DO NOT offer up another apology.  I don't want another apology, I want this issue to be corrected, NOW!!

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    Go into your settings, Messages and turn on iMessage. It will then send messages that are iMessages to both your iPad and iPhone. You can also turn off this feature on the iPad if you do not want to receive messages on the iPad.

  • HT4623 I recently switched from an original ipad to the ipad air. Now when people text me, the messages go to my cell phone and to the new ipad. I don't want my text messages going to both devices. How can I change this?

    Is there a way to stop receiving my text messages on both of my devices? I have an ipad air and an iphone. People text my phone number and it goes to my phone and the ipad, but this only started happening when I upgraded from the original ipad to the ipad air.

    If you do not want the text messages to go to the iPad (that is what I assume from your post) go to Settings>Messages>Send and Receive at>You can be reached by iMessages at>uncheck your iPhone number in there. Do this on the iPad.
    You can always just turn messages off as well in Settings>Messages>iMessage>Off.

  • Messages going to wrong device

    All of my messages are going to my wife's phone and vice versa

    Go into your settings, Messages and turn on iMessage. It will then send messages that are iMessages to both your iPad and iPhone. You can also turn off this feature on the iPad if you do not want to receive messages on the iPad.

  • Text messages going to wrong person

    This issue has been reported for quite a while and is still occurring yet I do not see that Verizon is acknowledging it. I have also seen where it might actually be an Android O/S issue but it still needs to be addressed by Verizon. 
    My personal experience is that at random a reply to a message on a current string will go the person whom I had a prior message string, which I might add had been deleted. It happened only an hour ago so I know the issue has not been solved.
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    Is a law suite required to have this issue acknowledged and fixed?

    Yes I think it will take a lawsuit which will probably come pretty soon since this is a HUGE privacy issue.

  • Trouble with text messages going to the wrong person

    I have four family members all on the same Apple ID account.  Text messages are going to the wrong people when sent among family members.  Text A going to B ends going to C.  Not sure what the problem is.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    I have been experiencing this issue for the last few weeks and it is extremely annoying.  I've called Verizon 7 times and have gotten nothing but the run around.  What's even more annoying is hearing them say there will be a software coming out to correct the problem but they don't know when.  I'm very disappointed in Verizon.  I've been with them for many years.  They were my first and only carrier.  I will definitely not be taking this lying down.  I'm going to get a resolution, and if that means leaving Verizon, then so be it.  And if anyone from Verizon is reading this, PLEASE DO NOT offer up another apology.  I don't want another apology, I want this issue to be corrected, NOW!!

  • Incoming Text Messages Allocated to Wrong Contact

    I recently recieved my Zed10 back from warranty repair for an out of the box malfunctioning headphone port and am now experiencing an issues a thousand times more frustrating.  The phone is now having issues when I recieved a text message in which it will assign it to the wrong contact.  I've checked the contact information, there's no duplicated numbers, the number the text is coming from is only assigned to one contact, yet thru one SMS conversation, it may appear that I am talking with 3 different individuals, which is very confusing.  Before I sent my Zed10 in I did a full backup, then security wipe.  I received my exact same device back from warranty, updated to the latest OS, did a restore of my backup, and now this.  I went thru and deleted all the SMS history, which seemed to resolve the problem, but after about an hour it has started again.  Some of the numbers it is now showing as incoming texts are not even numbers of my contacts, yet I can keep the conversation going by replying to the actual contact on my phone (if I reply to the number that it's telling me the text came from, the person on the other end has no information of any text).  Has anyone experienced this?  Since we don't really have contact backup options in Link like we did in DM my next "fix" attempt will be to move my contacts to my SIM card and wipe the device... again.  Very glad to have my BB10 back after 2 weeks on a Curve 9300, but this is VERY frustrating.
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    Hello I need some help...both my husband and I have iPhone 4 phones, we also have an iPad. We bought our son and iPod for Christmas and while setting it up I must have done something wrong as now it seems that messages are going to all devices. At this time we only have one Apple ID for all, my question is is it best if I set up a separate Apple ID for the iPod and if I do that will my son still be able to have the music and apps from the original Apple ID? Or is there a way that I can have all the devices be separate while only using one Apple ID?

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  • Same text messages appearing on multiple devices

    i have an ipod(couple of them) that are my kids and an ipad and the new iphone. when text messages are going in or out they seem so show up on all devices. is there a way to fix that or do i need to get seperate accounts for the iphone.

    SOME BODY PLEASE HELP ME!
    I'm very desperate, my mom is getting my text messages on her cell phone and i can go on her phone and uncheck my number but she can always go back and check my phone number back and start reciving my messages again. How do I prevent her from doing that/get my number off of there so she cant get my texts on her iphone anymore? I've called at&t and apple AND gone into the at&t store and even created a new apple id but she still gets them. Someone help me PLEASE.
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  • I gave my granddaughter a mini.  She says she can only text message to other IOS devices.  Is this true?  If so, is there a work around app?

    I gave my granddaughter a mini as a gift.  She says she cannot text message to non Apple users.  Is this true?  If so, is there a work around app?

    With the imessage app that is pre installed on the device it only works with idevices. But there are many free apps for texting. For example text free is a great one.

  • HT203977 My new IPad Air 2 will not let me send text messages to non Apple devices.  What can I do to fix this problem?

    I have a brand new IPad Air 2.  My operating system is 8.2.  I am not able to send iMessages (texts) to non Apple devices.  When I attempt to, the name is in red not green.  What can I do to fix this?

    An iPad is not capable of natively sending an SMS or MMS messages.  Those services require a cellular voice channel connection, and a data tablet is only capable of a cellular data channel connection, not a voice channel connection.
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    Otherwise, you will need to use an app and internet service like the telegram messaging app. Or you can send emails to the persons cell phone via their carriers texting gateway (e.g. [email protected] if they use AT&T in the USA).
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  • 2013 Honda Civic Si, SMS Text Message Function says "Unsupported Device" when trying to use this feature with iPhone 5. Can anyone help with this?

    In my 2013 Honda Civic Si, I'm trying to use the SMS Text Message Function, but keep getting the error message, "Unsupported Device".
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    In looking for a 2013 Honda Civic (LX model, no Navi), the text feature was very interesting and important to me. Why not have my texts available on the dash and read to me rather than messing with my phone. Anyway I won't go into the whole thing about safety while you're in your driving and all that. We all know what we should and shouldn't do. Anyways...
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    2) I changed the Notifications on my phone for Messages from Banner to Alerts. Once I did this it started to work. The texts were showing up on the car. I had read where another person had tried this successfully but then changed it back to Banner and it continued to work. I experienced the same thing.
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