Apr 11, 2020 open the messages app on your iphone and tap on the paper and pencil icon to create a new message. Fix error phone number not registered with imessage when. Take em off your contact list make sure to correctly write down their number beforehand. Your imessage app contains a sticker pack and developer code, but imessage apps cant contain both. Swipe up off the top of the screen to force close the app. Your apple id and phone number are being used for imessage and facetime on a new mac. If imessage isnt working, check to see if theres an iphone update you need to install. This often happens to people who travel abroad and forget to have their iphone update its time zone automatically. Oct 29, 2019 how to delete or update imessage app, games, and stickers on iphone. This has happened several times in the past few weeks, but not e. After removing the phone number from recent memory and deleting it from the contacts, i also had to delete all texts history from my other contacts who have ever included this phone number in their texts. Once you select the first recipient, you can see a comma next to the name number of the contact. You have chosen to block all texts from and to this recipient. Sep 28, 2015 make sure that you have a stable and uninterrupted network.
Hi my i phone 6 plus viper no service at 8 th oct 2015 i inform to viber team i get msg 24 hours after is work now almost 100 hours 4 time inform to viber always same. Fix imessage displays the wrong phone number check your balance. How to repair imessage not working error effortlessly. Feb 02, 2016 i need to know how to fix iphone error message 2114. This is a somewhat recurring bug for some iphone users. In this article, well cover all the reasons why imessages might not be working and how to fix the problem. Users experiencing this problem might also receive. To force your device to retrieve the new number from the sim card just follow the steps mentioned. I have done all the suggested fixes with no resolve. Users experiencing this problem might also receive errors claiming the number used is invalid, and asks.
Please resend using 10 digit number or valid short code. How to fix imessage activation error 30% off for iphone. Once you select the first recipient, you can see a comma next to the namenumber of the contact. Dec 28, 2011 i have most of my contacts saved without an area code, for the fact that it is much simplier to find when going to call.
How to fix imessage waiting for activation error on iphone. Your apple id and phone number are now being used for. Make sure your device is connected to mobile data or wifi. Go to settings turn on airplane mode by moving the toggle to on position 2. Ensure that you have listed your phone mobile number under the phone app. All those steps have not helped me, but after completing the steps described here i also did the following, and it worked. You should be able to find your number in the my number field within contacts. Heres one way you can save your phone from the bug.
This will just give you higher chances of getting imessage facetime working. Error invalid number message in texts iphone, ipad. You should make sure that the imessage is active on your ipad or iphone. You may need to turn off imessage if you are now using a nonapple phone and cant get sms or text messages someone sends you from an iphone.
Oct 19, 2017 remove the name and number from your contact list, recent call list, favorites list, and any and all conversations remember to make sure to delete group chats with the person in them as well. Unable to submit imessage app error itms90632 apple. Try to send the message and see if it is successful. It might take up to 24 hours to activate imessage and facetime. How do i fix update apple id phone number message in. Since your iphone uses sms activation for imessage, you must have credit with your carrier to send an sms text to verify your phone number and other information with apple. However, in certain cases, even imessage may malfunction due to one reason or other. This does not mean that imessage will start working. So, if you recognize the device in the message, you can ignore. You may delete the contact to readd it at a later stage, but if the issue is not resolved after doing this, you may try the below options. How to fix imessage waiting for activation error on ios 9. After 30 seconds, go to settings messages on the next screen, see if waiting for activation message is gone 4.
News forums iphone forums iphone ios unable to activate imessage solved discussion in iphone ios started by hillu143, nov 10, 2011. Sent a photo text immediately after and it sent just fine. You also have to activate imessage with your phone number. Howto fix update apple id phone number message in settings, ios, and ipados. Please resend using a valid 10digit mobile number or valid short code error. Take down the affected number, as were going to delete it from the device. Invalid number error message when sending text from my. I have one person in my contacts whom i can receive texts from but whom i cannot text. If you recently signed into you can ignore this notification.
Wait for a moment and turn on it by enabling option. This will just give you higher chances of getting imessagefacetime working. Wait for at least a full minute before signing back in. Heres how to fix iphone text message glitch youtube. Facetime waiting for activation, which many users are also struggling to resolve. Wait for 30 seconds and disable airplane mode by moving the toggle to off position 3. This message appears even though the phone number is 10 digit. The problem is when the message shows up, even if the phone number you are trying to send a message to, has 10 digits. Start typing numbers of recipients in the field that starts with to. How to delete or update imessage app, games, and stickers on iphone. Its not exact science on our end at least, since apple knows what theyre doing scientifically. If your iphone is used with a carrier not found in the wireless carrier articles make sure you can. Why am i getting error invalid number when sending text.
It is hard to get the 411 on an error message when the texting function doesnt work right. Tap your apple id signout turn off your imessage settings message turn off imessage toggle. After doing all of this i entered his number in all 10 numbers1 plus area code included as if he were a brand new contact and i still am getting the 9230 message sent using an invalid number of digits. Wifi or network issues can lead to this imessage activation error, so opt to use cellular data when activating. After you complete deregistration, your phone number is removed from imessage services. For most network problems, the first workaround to try out is to turn on and then off airplane mode. Make sure that your device has the latest version of ios or ipados if youre using an iphone, contact your carrier to make sure that you can send and receive sms messages. Some iphone owners have been complaining due to imessage not working issue that reportedly started without apparent reason. Open the messages app on your iphone and tap on the paper and pencil icon to create a new message. Apr 15, 2020 if youre using an iphone, you need sms messaging to activate your phone number with imessage and facetime. She of course loves it, but informed me that she was unable to message me and kept getting the following message. If the issue continues after 24 hours, follow these steps.
Visit wifi in settings and toggle wifi off and back on. Contact your carrier and request for activating imessage in system on your phone number. If you get an error when trying to activate imessage or. Make sure that date and time settings on your iphone are correct. If you get an error when trying to activate imessage or facetime. Turn on the switch next to set automatically to make sure your iphone is always set to the correct.
I tried and activated on apple id successfully on my iphone, the first time when i faced this issue. After removing the phone number from recent memory and deleting it from the contacts, i also had to delete all texts history from my other contacts who have ever included this phone number in. If you dont have access to your iphone, you can deregister imessage online. The company has been working hard to improve imessage since the day one in an attempt to compete with other competitors and bring a better experience to the iphone using community. Dec 15, 2008 recently we reported on errors iphone users receive when attempting to send sms messages. Delete any call logs that include the affected number. Oct 07, 2012 to make matters worse i logged out of imessage on my ipad never had this problem with the ipad but now it cant log back in and i now have wrong username password for both iphone 5 and ipad.
Find settings app on iphone home screen scroll down to get messages tap the button next to imessage on the top of the interface it shows you an alert that your carrier may charge for sms messages used to activate imessage some iphone or ipad users might have encountered that there are some problems when. How to troubleshoot and fix problems with imessage imore. Oct 03, 2019 if you dont have access to your iphone, you can deregister imessage online. I ran into this problem after accidentally entering a 7 digit number for a new contact. You should be able to receive text messages right away but it might take a few hours for some apple devices to recognize that youre not using imessage when they send you a message. I went into edit the contact and i originally had pasted a 9digit xxxxxxxxxx number into a text message.
After 30 seconds, go to settings messages on the next screen, see if waiting for activation message is gone. If you are using this iphone and you have already registered your phone number, sign out of the imessage. In general, imessage is a smoothly working feature in your iphone. In this article, we explain what you must do if imessage not working on your iphone. If you run into imessage error, its highly possible that its the network that makes you hit the snag. Under no circumstances should you use someone elses osx sn it isnt necessary and doing so can cause a missmatch with your system type and lead to security and authentication issues. Why am i getting an invalid number error when trying to use. May, 2014 i bought my wife a new iphone 5s for mothers day.
How to name a group chat in imessage on iphone in ios. Deregister imessage on your iphone or online apple support. Weve got a few troubleshooting tips to fix imessage when its not working iphone or ipad. Remove the name and number from your contact list, recent call list, favorites list, and any and all conversations remember to make sure to delete group chats with the person in them as well. However, it is always best to check and manage your icloud devices. I am using an invalid serial number, checked on apple coverage website.
Start a new text, and begin to type the persons name or number and they should still pop up in a drop down box to be the recipient. Apparently, its very important that your date and time are correct for. Depending on your carrier, you might be charged for this sms. Make sure that youre connected to your cellular data network. Dec 26, 2017 imessage is one of the selling points of apples ios mobile operating system. Unable to activate imessage solved apple iphone forum. Requires 10digit number recently we reported on errors iphone users receive when attempting to send sms messages. May 30, 2015 apple has released instructions to deal with the text bug that causes iphones to reboot. Feb 04, 2014 yeah, you can use imessage with 2 numbers and replies can be sent from any of the 2 iphones. At that time enter your apple id and see again it has been.
When someone sends an imessage to you it will go to both iphones at the same time. I tried everything listed on this thread and elsewhere on the net deleting the contact, the message history, the phone call history. I have a problem texting one personkeep getting message. On my iphone 4s i am getting texts several times a day that says the recipient you are sending to is in your block list. I have most of my contacts saved without an area code, for the fact that it is much simplier to find when going to call. Recently we reported on errors iphone users receive when attempting to send sms messages. If you transferred your sim card from your iphone to a nonapple phone, put it back in your iphone. If you still have your iphone, you can deregister imessage with these steps. How to fix imessage activation error on iphones and ipads. How to fix imessage activation error on your iphone.
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