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  1. M

    SMS re: iCloud verification. Phishing?

    I have just received an SMS as follows. Starting with my name and surname. MY NAME, due to multiple attempts to log into your iCloud account you must verify your information here to unlock your account. Then in blue "Tap to load preview" Pretty sure it's a scam. Has anyone else seen this? I...
  2. teddybearstand

    Any Fido/Rogers with this Wifi-calling issue?

    iPhone 6s on 10.3.2. Been having this issue since a few carrier updates. If I have no service but have wifi, calls work fine and i can send SMS, but I cannot recieve SMS. Once i connect to Fido towers, the texts start coming in. I've tested with a few friends and by sending an sms to myself. If...
  3. B

    Exporting/Saving Messages

    Hey, I'm new here. I'm sure this has been posted multiple times but I can't seem to find it via search, so apologies in advance if this is annoying... I need to set up my new phone from scratch and not as a restore of an old backup... But my old backup (and the 5+ years of history in it)...
  4. P

    GO SMS Pro Backups- Switching from S6 to iPhone Plus 6

    I've been a Samsung fan for many years now but it never last more than 2 years, battery drains fast, and phone always stays hot so making that huge switch to the fruit phone. Anyway, I love Go SMS Pro and have backed up my messages on my S6--really need one thread for legal purposes. Will it...
  5. M

    iMessage to SMS over WiFi?

    So, I was on a plane the other day, connected to the WiFi and I received a text from a friend. I replied and he said he received it. I didn't think about it at the time, but later I realized, "Hey, he doesn't have an iPhone, he has an Android!" And sure enough, my messages to him are green and...
  6. mwillo

    Moving From Android To IOS

    Hi I have just made the move to IOS from Android and would like to know if anyone has any tips for transferring call logs, and sms messages across. I have tried using the move to ios app but it kept failing, so decided to in the end to skip past it with a view to trying again,however i cant...
  7. clausbvc

    Send as SMS gone?

    The option of sending a text as SMS, instead of iMessage, seems gone in iOS 10.2. At least on my phone (5SE) and carrier combination. Anyone else?
  8. W

    Cannot send SMS messages from Apple Watch

    I bought an Apple Watch series 1 and I've enjoyed it thoroughly except for one issue: I cannot send SMS messages from the Apple Watch. I can send and receive iMessages without issue. I even receive SMS messages without issue. I've tried unpairing, erasing and setting up the Watch as new several...
  9. Z

    saving draft sms msgs

    How can i save (in iOS) a draft sms msg that ive prepared to send but didn't finish it?
  10. Apple_Glen_UK

    Text Notifications iPhone 5S?

    Hi, After taking the plunge last year and getting myself a MacBook Pro (my first Apple product) I have just purchased an iPhone 5S after years of using an ancient Nokia handset (cue much laughter!) I am getting the hang of the iPhone but there is one thing bugging me. I often have the phone...
  11. J

    iOS 9 iMessage/SMS blocking question

    Hi guys, On older versions of iOS (7 and 8) when you blocked someone they would be sent to VM after one ring and with messages if they had an iPhone it would just show as blue but would never displayed "delivered" If someone blocks you in iOS 9, I have read that it will display "delivered" but...
  12. S

    SMS on iPad fails

    Over the past week on my iPad Pro 12.9" I lost the ability to send SMS messages to non apple users. I still receive all iMessages and SMS (green bubbles) from individuals who have an iPhone/Apple device but if they are on android or another platform my iPad has stopped sending and receiving...
  13. mikelamar

    SMS from iMac

    Hello guys, Im an new mac user and I have a problem sending sms via my iMac 10.11.04 iMessages are sending and receiving fine but simple messages to other devices than iphones never work, always fail to send or received to iMac. Can you help me please
  14. C

    iPhone text message filter

    Hi there! I can't seem to get this feature working: In Settings > Messages, one can select "Filter Unknown Senders" which is supposed to filter SMS messages from unknown senders into a separate tab in Messages. (iPhone 6 running 9.2.1) Does anyone else have the same problem? Thanks!
  15. Millypoo

    iMessage send as text and delivered

    Hi, I was wondering how to confirm if an imessage that I sent a person 24 hours ago did not actually go through. It does not say "delivered" at the bottom like iMessages normally do, it is definitely an imessage (says imessage at the top and is blue), and when I press and hold down on it, it...
  16. R

    Help sending an SMS

    Hello, so basically this is a really strange issue. I can send text to my android friends without any issue but this one contact I have trouble sending an SMS to. I can call this number and receive texts from this number I just cant send texts. Any ideas?