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  1. roeiboot

    Unable to send attachments - Time Sensitive

    Starting out of the blue yesterday I’m unable to add photos/videos in iMessage. When I sent as SMS the recipient can’t view what I sent. I attached the error I see (can’t reproduce the one from the Lock Screen else I could tap “Turn Off”. I deleted all (only had 1 custom) Focus modes and...
  2. A

    Preventing iMessage images from being offloaded

    There may be a very simple solution to this, but I have not been able to find it. I noticed recently that the images in some of my iMessage conversations have been uploaded to iCloud and removed from my device. There is an option in each chat to download the images in iCloud, but the images are...
    • AttoA
    • Thread
    • imessage
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 16
  3. Sophisticatednut

    Other Big Legal news: iMessage and third-party installation is comming

    Hello everyone think it quite relevant to know that EU digital market act was passed in September and the legal document is now available. Such as windows 11 starting to have a crude imessage function is like just the preparations for a fully functional app that enforces imessage will be...
    • Sophisticatednut
    • Thread
    • app store european union imessage third-party applications
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iPhone
  4. gbf

    iPhone SE (2022) iMessage issue

    Wondering if anyone else has encountered this problem. Two phones of mine VERY intermittently will not deliver an iMessage to someone. It shows on my screen it’s delivered but the recipient isn’t getting them. Doesn’t happen often but it does happen occasionally. We exchange screen shots...
    • gbf
    • Thread
    • imessage iphone
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iPhone
  5. rowi1de

    Duplicate iMessage streams for same contact different number or sender identity

    Hello Folks, this issue is probably as old as not being able to merge AppleIds. Anyway: If you chat with someone on iMessage and change your number (and the chat contact updated his contact about you), the receiver will still end up with two different message streams on iMessages even it is...
    • rowi1de
    • Thread
    • applei id icloud imessage
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iOS 16
  6. B

    iMessage on Mac: Do you have it set up?

    Hi everyone, I’m curious: Do many of you have iMessages active on your Macs? I don’t know if it may be redundant to have it active on my Mac when I have my phone next to me, and messages with attachments can take up some space in the drive. I also worry if a ”spicy” pic gets received and...
  7. tensixturtle

    SMS Group Chats Keep Separating In Messages Mac

    Hello, I had been syncing my Messages through iCloud from my iPhone to my Mac. At the beginning it was working fine, but recently I have been running into all kinds of troubles with SMS group chats splitting into separate threads. At first it was one person's messages in a separate thread, then...
  8. P

    When composing a message a croup comes up that I did not create in imessage. Cannot delete?

    When composing a message to someone, a group comes up that I did not create in imessage. Cannot delete? Iphone 13, IOS 16.2 I received a message from my a friend addressed to two people in my Contacts. I did not create the group. I have since deleted the message. I think group only comes up if...
  9. ivanwi11iams

    Opening photos from iMessage on macOS

    When opening photos from iMessage on macOS, it shows a preview, then I have to click "Open With Preview" in the window that shows. Is there a way to merely have it when I open the photo from iMessage it just opens in 'full', i.e. in Preview? So many clicks. Clearly am doing something wrong...
  10. ivanwi11iams

    iPhone iMessage delivery, when iOS is off

    My phone was off for a week (while I was on holiday). When I returned, I turned it on and received no iMessages. So, I presumed no one contacted me. And, even my iPad and MBP didn’t show any iMessages. Weeks later, I found out that some iMessages were sent to me, I just never received them...
  11. M

    iMessage crash when I try to join more than 4 images

    Hello everyone, I have an 14 Pro Max. Every time I try to attach more than 4 photos in iMessage, the application crashes. I am on iOS 16.1.2. Is this a bug of iOS 16? Thanks for your help.
  12. D

    Forward Iphone 14 SMS to email/other phone/etc.

    Hi, I've been trying to find a way to transfer SMS automatically from my phone to my email. I could do it on my android phone (SMS forward app), but not on my new iPhone. The closest option I found was a built-in setting for *iMessage* forwarding, configured only for authorized devices in my...
  13. A

    Contacts do not sync

    Hello, I have an iPhone and a Mac desktop and a Mac laptop. My contacts do not sync properly--contacts added to my iPhone do not appear on my desktop or laptop. Consequently my messages don't show my contacts on my desktop. I use iCloud to back everything up (the same iCloud account). This...
  14. R

    iPhone 12 disappearing messages

    hi, i am having an issue with texts/imessage disappearing as soon as i've sent them. Is it an indication that this person has blocked me? The time stamps remain but the sent messages disappear a second after i hit send and they've visible in the message thread. My storage isnt full, imessages...
    • reneeheidi
    • Thread
    • blocked imessage vanish
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPhone
  15. J

    iMessage contact predictive text broken

    I use to be able type people's name and their contact information would appear in the keyboard word suggestions (i.e. "Jason's number is" would pop up). I can't remember when it started breaking, but there are maybe 4 or 5 contacts it still works for but for no one else (I have around 917...
  16. Kieranrosevear

    iMessage Quality of Life Improvement

    Hello, I’m kindly asking the community on a iMessage topic and more so just about iOS 16 iMessage feature such as Editing messages. Are you happy with the current implementation? If so, why? Me personally would have preferred if it was like this below (feel free to disagree in the comments)...
  17. K

    iPhone 12, Esim and iMessage

    My local carrier started offering esim and I have been needing to add my work phone to my phone. Since swapping my physical sim to esim, imessage and facetime wont activate on my number. I have tried calling apple and went through all the steps, went to my carrier and even swapped to a physical...
  18. J

    iMessage - Can't delete a Text from Android Person

    Is anyone having trouble deleting texts on iPhone 13 with IOS 16? I have a thread of 2 messages that is stuck on my phone and when deleting it just does nothing. Tried deleting every way via iPhone. Tried resetting phone, no luck.
    • joecam2
    • Thread
    • imessage imessage stuck ios 16 iphone
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 16
  19. D

    iPhone 14 Pro Max iMessage with iCould storage and transfer issues

    Did a direct transfer from my iPhone 12 Pro Max to the iPhone 14 pro max. Everything went smoothly until I realized that none of my attachments in messages had come over. They appeared in the messages when you scroll but not under the contact info at the top. Did a bunch of research and found...
    • Drewbinator
    • Thread
    • icloud imessage ios16 iphone iphone 14 pro max issue system data transfer
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iPhone
  20. T

    iOS 16.0 iMessage Activation Bug Missing Messages

    Hi Everyone, Yes I know 16.0.1 is out that addresses the issue, but what i'd like to know is there anyway to recover the missing messages from the period where iOS 16.0 was unable to activate yesterday. From the period i opened my new phone to when 16.0.1 patch was installed and imessage was...
    • tcgng
    • Thread
    • imessage ios
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 16
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