iMessage for Dummies -an organic guide.

cococoady · 10-09-2012 6:32pm

culabula wrote: »

In the short term either "reset network settings" or hold down both the power button and the home button at the same time, ignore all onscreen advice and do not let go until the Apple logo reappears. This may sort it.

However, there is a problem with some 3 SIMs: essentially you may have a -51 series SIM where you need a latest-gen -52 type. Any 3 boutique will swap this out for you on the spot on demand. I did mine last Friday -it took all of 7 minutes.

Ye i done the "reset network settings" but it's still the same

culabula · 10-09-2012 7:33pm

cococoady wrote: »

Ye i done the "reset network settings" but it's still the same

Well, then the SIM generation is an acknowledged problem with 3 IRL. Get it swapped!

stacexD · 08-10-2012 3:23am

If you're on 48 be sure to buy credit in order to verify imessages. It only costs 25c and it wrecked my head until I figured it out!

Qualitymark · 08-10-2012 5:14am

stacexD wrote: »

If you're on 48 be sure to buy credit in order to verify imessages. It only costs 25c and it wrecked my head until I figured it out!

25c per message?

Mellor · 08-10-2012 5:41am

To verify imessage not to send every message,

When you first enable it, it needs to verify that the number stored in imessage setting is the actual number of the sim. This doing this costs the price of a message

guil · 08-10-2012 11:19am

Mellor wrote: »

To verify imessage not to send every message,

When you first enable it, it needs to verify that the number stored in imessage setting is the actual number of the sim. This doing this costs the price of a message

It's an international text to a uk number to verify it. Same with FaceTime

Qualitymark · 08-10-2012 1:47pm

guil wrote: »

It's an international text to a uk number to verify it. Same with FaceTime

International text? How strange!

Mellor · 09-10-2012 6:36am

Qualitymark wrote: »

guil wrote: »

It's an international text to a uk number to verify it. Same with FaceTime

International text? How strange!

Why is that strange.
It's the UK. Texts to the UK are classed as international

Qualitymark · 09-10-2012 6:53am

Mellor wrote: »

Why is that strange.
It's the UK. Texts to the UK are classed as international

Strange that one should have to send an international text to verify a service used in Ireland.

Mellor · 09-10-2012 11:36am

Qualitymark wrote: »

Strange that one should have to send an international text to verify a service used in Ireland.

The service is provided by Apple, via iCloud - and id assume the nearest server is based in the UK. Which is why the message is sent thre to verify the number.

yaya* · 14-10-2012 3:14pm

Recently been having problems with iMessage - think its since the new iOS update maybe? I have an iPhone and an iPad and I'm not receiving some texts from others with iPhones to either device and then sometimes I'm receiving them to my iPad but not my iPhone?
When I go into settings my mobile number is in grey and I can't access it at all and my email address is below that but it's editable-tried removing email address but now I can't send iMessages at all?!

I'm not very technologically minded so maybe there is something really obvious here that I'm missing?

Qualitymark · 14-10-2012 4:01pm

Have you tried Settings/Messages, and switching iMessage off and on? Or off and rebooting, then on and rebooting?

northeast2012 · 29-10-2012 7:13pm

having some issues with imesage,

i used to use 2 iphones. then switched one to a droid.

the iphone that i switched to a droid, i just wiped it, and gave it away.

when i go into imessage on the iphone that i still have, the phone number now being used in a droid, is on the list in bold.

the phone number of the iphone is on the list but greyed out and selected.

how do i remove the number that is now being used in a droid from the list in imessage?

culabula · 29-10-2012 10:06pm

northeast2012 wrote: »

having some issues with imesage,

i used to use 2 iphones. then switched one to a droid.

the iphone that i switched to a droid, i just wiped it, and gave it away.

when i go into imessage on the iphone that i still have, the phone number now being used in a droid, is on the list in bold.

the phone number of the iphone is on the list but greyed out and selected.

how do i remove the number that is now being used in a droid from the list in imessage?

You should simply be able to untick the number that is not required.

Green_Martian · 14-11-2012 3:20pm

Looks like im having problems sending imessage.

Ever since i updated to the latest IOS i have been having problems sending imessages. If i go to message someone, as in i start the conversation, my message is sent as a standard txt message but when the other party replies their message comes trhough as an imessage and when i reply to them my imessage works. Once i don't delete the conversation i can imessage the person no problem, but if i delete and start a new conversation im back to square one.

I have tried goling to settings/Messages, and switching iMessage off and on, then off and rebooting, then on and rebooting. I also tried putting the number in under iphone in contacts but still no joy.

I have an iphone 4, any ideas??

lordgoat · 19-12-2012 2:47pm

imessage question in relation to imessage on phone and mac.

When I update my OS to Mountain Lion will all my current texts appear on my mac too?
Or will it just be imessages?
Or will it just be imessages from after I upgrade?

If there are 2 users using the same mac will this be an issue? I don't think so as we have seperate logins and itunes accounts?

Thanks

denis160 · 13-01-2013 4:56pm

Hi, need help if possible. Daughter has iPod touch, I have android phone
When we set up messaging on her touch I used my email address to create her apple I'd. I thought then that any apps or messaging she was doing would come through my email so I could keep an eye on use, (she's 10). I've verified address etc, checked settings, but I don't get any notifications of her use on touch. Anyone any idea what I need to do to get it working.
Thanks
D.

Mimikyu · 13-01-2013 5:13pm

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denis160 · 13-01-2013 9:34pm

Well that sorts that

, thanks for the reply cm.
So am I right in saying that if I set up my email AC on my oh's iPhone which he has for work, I'll b able to do what I'm trying to do?
D.

Mellor · 13-01-2013 11:09pm

denis160 wrote: »

When we set up messaging on her touch I used my email address to create her apple I'd. I thought then that any apps or messaging she was doing would come through my email so I could keep an eye on use, (she's 10).

Messaging is a firm of text messaging, not email. Email address is just used to sign in, it doesn't get routed through your email account or anything.

Mimikyu · 14-01-2013 12:41pm

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guil · 14-01-2013 12:55pm

It's worth noting aswell that only messages from other people with an iPhone will show up and nothing else

denis160 · 14-01-2013 1:51pm

Cheers people, I think i'm sorted, thanks for replies.

D.

upandcumming · 21-01-2013 4:11am

Trying to activate iMessage here on a jailbroken 3GS with iOS 5.1.1 installed.

I have a different sim installed since the jailbreak, a 089 number, but it tries to verify the old 086 number. Any help?

OldmanMondeo · 22-01-2013 9:36pm

Trying to sort imessage on her iphone 4. Will not deliver or receive any. I have sent from my phone, which will imessage other iphones, but nothing is receiving. I have turned the imessage off and back on, made sure the phone number is the only apple ID and put the email on as well, rebooted, nothing.

Any ideas?

guil · 23-01-2013 6:37pm

Turn iMessage and FaceTime off, reset network settings and then turn both back on again

OldmanMondeo · 23-01-2013 9:03pm

guil wrote: »

Turn iMessage and FaceTime off, reset network settings and then turn both back on again

No joy

naasrd · 25-01-2013 7:00pm

OldmanMondeo wrote: »

No joy

Has she activated it? Think there's a 24c text charge.

shanec1928 · 25-01-2013 7:03pm

turn it imessage on and off but do so when not connected to wifi and then it should work if its correctly set up.

OldmanMondeo · 25-01-2013 9:46pm

shanec1928 wrote: »

turn it imessage on and off but do so when not connected to wifi and then it should work if its correctly set up.

Tried that, still no joy. Has phone number and apple ID set up. I read somewhere about possible needing to change the DNS settings?

Just to confirm problem, imessage seems to be set up, goes blue when messaging from her phone to mine, but message does not get delivered.When sending from hers, get blue imessage, but does not deliver. I have gone over the guide on page 1 here, but I just can not get messages sent from hers. I have tried ot send to other iphones but no avail. Mine is working fine.

OldmanMondeo · 29-01-2013 10:54pm

After checking and rechecking all settings and finding that facetime doesn't work either, I a thinking there is something on the apple ID set up causing the problem. Unless it will not activate.

Dingle_berry · 09-02-2013 11:41pm

Anyone else notice that if using an iPhone as a hotspot/tether/whatever, iMessages won't work over Bluetooth? It has to be wifi for some reason?

culabula · 10-02-2013 3:16am

Dingle_berry wrote: »

Anyone else notice that if using an iPhone as a hotspot/tether/whatever, iMessages won't work over Bluetooth? It has to be wifi for some reason?

Yes, you're dead right. I use my 3G with 3UK to tether my iPad in Belfast (only does Bluetooth tethering). Noticed iMessage refuses to send/receive. Thought it was a 3UK thing -but clearly not!

OldmanMondeo · 24-03-2013 6:31pm

Just to update on getting imessage, see post #126 22-01-2013, I ended up changing all details on the apple ID, new email address, re-entered the phone number. Carried out another reinstall of the phone completely, ie. deleted everything and started as a new phone again. This was the only way I could sort it. But it is done now, sending and receiving imessage and facetime now working.

Dtp79 · 21-04-2013 2:52pm

Me and my wife have the same I cloud and apple id. How do we seperate these so everything is not all synced together. Apple customer support is useless and had the neck to ask for 80 euro for support.
If I delete mine and her i cloud account will everything be erased from the phone?

culabula · 25-04-2013 6:04am

Dtp79 wrote: »

Me and my wife have the same I cloud and apple id. How do we seperate these so everything is not all synced together. Apple customer support is useless and had the neck to ask for 80 euro for support.
If I delete mine and her i cloud account will everything be erased from the phone?

You can leave the same Apple ID in situ for shared purchases in iTunes, for example.

You can create a different iCloud account with a separate email address for one of the phones.

Before deleting anything, if you turn off the various options in iCloud, one by one, it will ask you if you wish to leave certain facilities on the phone, e.g. contacts, bookmarks and so one. This way, before you delete an account you can make sure that stuff you need remains in place.

southafrica2010 · 20-12-2013 3:05pm

I recently broke my iphone and am currently using a Nokia phone. I am receiving text message but not I messages. When someone texts me from thier iPhone it is still being sent to me as an I message and I'm not receiving it.

I have an iPad and have turned on my iMessages here. However I'm not receiving messages here either. My hope was when someone texts or iMessages me I'd either get text on Nokia or iMessage on laptop.
My iPad is work related and has another sim in it so I know its not my phone number. When I set up iMessage it only lets me put in email address and not mobile number.

Is there any way of solving this problem to get messages coming thru to phone and iMessages coming thru to iPad?

Many thanks in advance

culabula · 20-12-2013 3:19pm

southafrica2010 wrote: »

I recently broke my iphone and am currently using a Nokia phone. I am receiving text message but not I messages. When someone texts me from thier iPhone it is still being sent to me as an I message and I'm not receiving it.

I have an iPad and have turned on my iMessages here. However I'm not receiving messages here either. My hope was when someone texts or iMessages me I'd either get text on Nokia or iMessage on laptop.
My iPad is work related and has another sim in it so I know its not my phone number. When I set up iMessage it only lets me put in email address and not mobile number.

Is there any way of solving this problem to get messages coming thru to phone and iMessages coming thru to iPad?

Many thanks in advance

You cannot receive iMessage on a Nokia. It is for iOS and OSX devices only.

You cannot receive iMessage to your phone number when it is no longer live in an iPhone. You must either ask your contacts to send to your email ID or start using your iPad to advise all your iMessage contacts to send there instead.

southafrica2010 · 20-12-2013 3:40pm

I understand I can't receive iMessages to my Nokia. What I am wondering is if I can receive those iMessages sent to me on my iPad instead? I'm only allowed enter my email address when logging into iMessage on iPad. I'm wondering is it possible to register my number that way if someone sends me an imessage I will receive it here.

culabula · 20-12-2013 3:48pm

southafrica2010 wrote: »

I understand I can't receive iMessages to my Nokia. What I am wondering is if I can receive those iMessages sent to me on my iPad instead? I'm only allowed enter my email address when logging into iMessage on iPad. I'm wondering is it possible to register my number that way if someone sends me an imessage I will receive it here.

I thought that I had answered that. You can -but only if the SIM /number is live in an iOS handset. Otherwise, no.

If you log into iMessage with your iCloud ID, you will only be offered a choice of email IDs to be contacted on -unless a SIM is live in an iPhone at which point you may of course add it to the list of IDs you wish to be contacted on.

The best thing to do is to send a group iMessage to all your contacts asking them to contact you instead on the ID associated with the account on the iPad.

southafrica2010 · 20-12-2013 3:53pm

culabula wrote: »

I thought that I had answered that. You can -but only if the SIM /number is live in an iOS handset. Otherwise, no.

If you log into iMessage with your iCloud ID, you will only be offered a choice of email IDs to be contacted on -unless a SIM is live in an iPhone at which point you may of course add it to the list of IDs you wish to be contacted on.

The best thing to do is to send a group iMessage to all your contacts asking them to contact you instead on the ID associated with the account on the iPad.

Ok, so in simple terms. The only way I can get an iMessage to my iPad is if I put existing micro sim from phone into iPad? This will then pick up my phone number on iPad? If I do this will old I messages come through also?

culabula · 20-12-2013 3:56pm

southafrica2010 wrote: »

Ok, so in simple terms. The only way I can get an iMessage to my iPad is if I put existing micro sim from phone into iPad? This will then pick up my phone number on iPad? If I do this will old I messages come through also?

No and no. As I said, the SIM must be live in an iPhone.

southafrica2010 · 20-12-2013 3:59pm

culabula wrote: »

No and no. As I said, the SIM must be live in an iPhone.

Ok, I don't really get it! My iPad can't come to the rescue so for iMessages. If someone messages me thru my registered email address then it will come thru as iMessage but not any other way!

culabula · 20-12-2013 4:10pm

southafrica2010 wrote: »

Ok, I don't really get it! My iPad can't come to the rescue so for iMessages. If someone messages me thru my registered email address then it will come thru as iMessage but not any other way!

But you just have got it. Use the email ID on your iPad instead. Until you have another iPhone, forget about the phone number as iMessage ID. You cannot use it.

southafrica2010 · 20-12-2013 9:23pm

culabula wrote: »

But you just have got it. Use the email ID on your iPad instead. Until you have another iPhone, forget about the phone number as iMessage ID. You cannot use it.

Thanks for your help

southafrica2010 · 21-12-2013 1:25am

culabula wrote: »

But you just have got it. Use the email ID on your iPad instead. Until you have another iPhone, forget about the phone number as iMessage ID. You cannot use it.

By the way cula, if I put sim back into new I phone I get, will all old I messages come through? And if not, can u explain to me why not?

Thanks again

shanec1928 · 21-12-2013 2:56pm

southafrica2010 wrote: »

By the way cula, if I put sim back into new I phone I get, will all old I messages come through? And if not, can u explain to me why not?

Thanks again

no only what you ever you had backed up i.e. from iCloud or you mac/pc

schemingbohemia · 05-06-2014 12:10pm

My girlfriend recently swapped from an iphone 3 to a Samsung S5, as the default position seems to be that iphone users use imessage none of those messages are getting through to her now which as some of these are work-related is very annoying.

She spent 3 hours on to Apple customer support and got nowhere, basically told it's a big issue and that there doesn't seem to be an imminent solution on the way from Apple.

Is the only solution to text everyone she knows to remove her as a contact and then re-install her?

guil · 05-06-2014 12:23pm

It's not an apple problem. In settings on an iPhone you can choose to send iMessages as a text message if it fails to deliver. The messages your girlfriend isn't receiving is probably that exact reason, the senders have send as text message turned off.

Zcott · 05-06-2014 1:41pm

Nope, this is an Apple problem and it's an issue that has never been addressed. The only fix is to turn off iMessage before you swap phones but that's not great when the iPhone is deactivated. Have a read at this:

http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/apple-addressing-imessage-problems/

iMessage for Dummies -an organic guide.

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