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Not even Apple could help with this - why are group texts coming through in Messages app with BRITISH +44 country codes??
I'm British but now live in the USA. My iCloud account is set to American, my credit card and address is american, they have my American cell number on file, and my US cell number is associated with iMessage/iCloud. But for some unknown reason, whenever I get group messages through on my iPhone...- peanutismint
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- british code country group sms text
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iOS 15 Photo management - need help
I usually do a photo dump from my phone into photos desktop library every now and then. I do a full dump so phone photos get erased and everything remain on the desktop app library. After iOS 15 upgrade I noticed that all the photos that I've taken were properly uploaded to my machine and... -
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iPhone 12 Pro Face ID for iOS Mail and Messages
Does iOS 14 allow the ability to require Face ID authentication when opening the iOS Mail App? I've looked in the settings (Face ID->Other Apps) but don't see the option to enable Face ID for the built in Apple Mail App. I'm able to enable Face ID for iOS Outlook along with other third party...- PhantomStar
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- face id ios mail
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- Forum: iPhone
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Links don't appear in macOS Messages search & intermittent indexing message
I've had an ongoing issue with macOS Messages app that I can't seem to figure out and hoping someone can help in some way. I currently have a 13" M1 MacBook Pro 16 GB RAM running macOS 11.5.1 however the issues with Messages began in Catalina—if I recall correctly—with a 2019 16" MacBook Pro... -
Free up Text Message Storage Space Without Deleting Threads?
iCloud Storage > Messages > Top Conversations If I’m trying to free up some space, it seems the only way to do so is to delete the thread from the Messages app or from iCloud Storage settings. I thought deleting from iCloud Storage settings would leave the thread intact and just clear out the... -
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No Option to Store Messages in iCloud: Catalina
Hello! I have recently found myself trying to install Xcode onto my MacBook Pro, so that I could learn to code for iOS. To my surprise, the MacBook Pro needs to have over 30 GB in free space to run the installer for Xcode_12.5_beta_2.xip. I've only had about 15 GB free for some time now, and...- BoulderDash
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- icloud storage
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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iOS 14.4 (18D52): SMS sending fails while using “Respond with Text” on Phone app of dual SIM iPhone with a caller not called from the iPhone earlier.
This issue is on a dual SIM phone. If on a dual SIM phone the caller has not been contacted from that iPhone earlier, then the SMS response using “Respond with Text” options does not get delivered. The SMS text (not iMessage) message using “Respond with Text” option gets sent and delivered to... -
Messages and Spotlight crashing in Big Sur
Anyone else have this problem? It has been there since 11.0.1 (initial release of big sur was fine) and it now persists in 11.2 Messages wont launch and just bounces in the dock and then becomes unresponsive. It also wipes out all my contact names in the messages app and just shows their...- patearrings
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- big sur spotlight
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- Forum: macOS Big Sur (11)
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12 Pro Max sending calls straight to voicemail with no ringing/notification
The past couple days I've had people report to me that when they try to call me, it either doesn't ring or rings once and goes straight to voicemail (as if my phone is turned off or has DnD on). I have verified that DnD is off, my phone is not set to mute, and that there is no reason for the...- TheKommunist
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- call issue iphone 12 pro max missed call notifications verizon
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- Forum: iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting
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Quirky Message Notifications
I am running 14.2 and have been experiencing problems with getting Messages Notifications. Sometimes I get notifications of new messages, sometimes I don’t. I have tried turning on/off notifications and also powering down/on my phone and doing a reboot to no avail. Has anyone else experienced...- jwatters579
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- alerts notifications
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- Forum: iOS 14
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iPhone "Unable to update iCloud settings at this time" error iOS 13
Messages are not downloading from icloud drive and messages are not synchronizing. When trying to delete messages in iCloud storage, the warning "Unable to update iCloud settings at this time" error in the picture I added appears. I have tried all the solutions including hard reset with iTunes... -
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iPhone X Receive SMS when only on WiFi?
Is there any way to receive SMS text messages (not iMessages) on my iPhone when on WiFi only? I’m currently in an area where I need to stay in airplane mode with cellular data turned off. WiFi works just fine and I can receive iMessages fine but cannot receive others SMS text messages. Is there... -
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All Devices Messages App Not Showing Content iOS 13/macOS, just dates, iCloud Messages
I have been having an issue with the messages app in iOS 13 after syncing with iCloud messages. One day, I woke up and all of my messages were gone - the app was showing blank. So I erased the iPhone (iPhone X), and restored from my backup and all of the messages re-downloaded from iCloud to the... -
No iMessage with some users (they have iPhones)
Is anybody else seeing this? As of about 4 PM EDT today I have been seeing issues with Messages on macOS 10.15.4. People I know to have iPhones are messaged via SMS from my Mac (with Text Message Forwarding turned on my iPhone). To others I can send iMessages without incident. It’s either a bug...- DominikHoffmann
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- 10.15.4 catalina macos sms
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- Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)
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iPhone Should Deleting SMS message from Mac not delete it from iPhone also
I am using Text Message forwarding feature to view/ send SMS message from Mac. I am able to send SMS from Mac without any problem. But when I delete any SMS from Mac, it does not delete it from iPhone. Is it expected behaviour? -
iPhone XR I am receiving text messages on "messages" app on Mac but not on phone
Does anyone know why this is the case? I have iMessages disabled on my phone. I had no clue I was even receiving text messages for the past month until I checked the messages app by mistake yesterday and saw so many texts I had never received on my phone. Does anyone know how to get simple...- 16BitArcadeGraphics
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- texting
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iPhone iOS 13 Message app is removing my images!
Can someone help me understand why the images that I text/iMessage to other people, disappear in my thread with them, even though the recipient can see the image. This almost always happens 5-24 hours AFTER the images is sent. Here is what I see on my screen: It doesn't happen to all...- sbsmithjax
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- photos missing
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- Forum: iOS Apps and Apple Arcade
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iPhone IOS 13 completely messed up my messages!! Merged threads, deleted media. Help!
So I’m someone who doesn’t delete messages at all. I have all my messages on my current iPhone 7 Plus from all the way to my first iPhone 3G (restoring from backup on each new iPhone I get) so there’s hundreds of thousands of messages in total. NOTE: I do not use iCloud messages. Never have...- wireless-toyz09
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- ios13 merging thread
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- Forum: iOS 13
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Messages creating Office 08/08/2019 contacts?
Whenever I search for an O contact on my MacBook Air, I am greeted with several contact suggestions labeled Office 08/08/2019, Office 08/16/2019, Office 6/12/2019, and just a whole bunch more of seemingly random dates. I checked on both my iPad and my iPhone to see if this contact suggestion...- timpotterf
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- Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
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iPhone HomePod will place call but not send message with iOS 13 Public Beta update
My HomePod, updated to 12.4 with the iOS 13 Public Beta 4 update on my iPhone, will no longer send a message when I say Hey Siri, send a message to .... Siri says, uh oh, there's a problem. I can place a telephone call as before by saying Siri, call ... Is there any way to get this...
