The send button in messages stays down

I am unable to use messages anymore as the send button stays down. I have checked for updates and reset messages a few times but to no availe.
The people I message have received in the past but now. I can receive but not send.

Another poster had the same problem recently but with no replies.
The only other thing that I can suggest short of a restore is to switch Messages off (Settings, Messages, iMessage Off) do the Reset (as above) again, and then switch iMessage back on again.

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On my daughters iPad mini she can not send messages. She can receive them but the send button stays light gray after you type a message. It worked when we first set it up but now it does not. Tried resetting and logging out and back in. With no change.

I can not send messages on an iPad mini the send button stays light gray and will not send. I can receive. I reset and logged out and back inn with no results. It worked fine when we first set it up. Any suggestions?

Hello iMessage issues 1234,
Thank you for the details of the issue your daughter is experiencing with sending messages on the iPad. It sounds like you might have the Subject Field turned on. To disable this go to Settings > Messages > Show Subject Field.
iPhone User Guide - Messages settings
http://help.apple.com/iphone/7/#/iphf2d853e3
If the Subject Field is not enabled but messages are still not sending, I recommend continuing with the following article:
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2755
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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purchased Lion, installed it - once I log in - i get the curtain and message to hold the power button till it shuts down. Worked with the disk repair utility - fixed permissions to hold the power button till it shuts down. Worked with the disk repair utility - fixed permissions - still can't get past the "black curtain of death" any suggestions?
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Usually a driver or hardware, nothing that Disk utility will fix.
You know of course what a Prohititory Sign is?
prohibitory sign, kernel panic
Forum devoted to Lion:
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Lion App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps
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When I attempt to send a message the app quits immediately as I hit the send button. iMessage also doesn't work. I have tried restoring it and that has failed.

You mentioned that you tried restoring....have you restored your phone as a NEW device (NOT using your backup)?
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Step 2 in this stupidity - the phone keeps trying to send the deleted text via SMS and wont stop notifying me of this. Totally ruining the functionallity of my phone, and more so totally annoying. All I want to do is stop the constant re-trying of sending the deleted SMS.
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Hi, many thanks for your help - Pressing and holding sleep/reset hasn't worked, the msg is still continually reporting it is failing to send. I can restore to a previous version however I'll lose my paid apps. Is there any way to work around this. I'm only concerned about one app - Epocam HD which I purchased last month. My last backup on PC is 4 March 13 - before I bought the paid app - Itunes advises me I'll have to re-pay to get my apps (app) back. Even though it advises that icloud backed up this morning at 1:30 am (which although it is before the text, I cannot manually select this restore).
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Restore your iPad to the factory settings.

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Stick with one post at a time. Otherwise, it gets very confusing.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18529200#18529200

New iPad3 and it's not letting me send text messages.....the "send" button is not high lighted....

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I've already tried everything listed in these links.
I've also resync'd email accounts via iTunes between my Air and iPad3.
Messaging works OK on all my other devices using the same account settings.
Problem started around May25th.
(and yes, I already posted back then under a different ID with no resolution).
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I'm presuming some sort of conflict with iCloud, but not sure.
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Yes with an Exchange or IMAP account, which are designed for this very thing.
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First of all, you need you have at least iOS 5 installed. Second, the person you are texting must have an iDevice with iOS 5 or higher installed. You can´t send messages to an non-iDevice. You´ll also need an Wi-Fi network to send iMessages. Hope it helped!
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