iPhone : iMessage problems

SidewinderINC · 29-10-2011, 09:26

Hi All,

have an interesting problem with sending iMessages.

My friend had an iPhone 4 and upgraded to iOS5, as such my lovely iPhone 4 and iOS5 decided that I could send him iMessages, hooray I hear you say...

His iPhone decided that it would die, as such he's bought himself an HTC and transferred his number across. However my phone is still trying to send him iMessages and obviously they're getting lost in the ether...

The only way I can seem to send him text messages is if I turn off iMessage each time I want to and then turn it back on again.

How does the iMessage system work, how does the phone know (or not know) what the other phone is?

Has anyone come across a problem like this?

Desmo · 29-10-2011, 10:45

I'd suggest deleting his contact details and re-entering them fresh it may store some info in there.

Blighter · 29-10-2011, 11:06

Make sure his number is set to 'mobile' and not 'iPhone' in the contacts

SidewinderINC · 29-10-2011, 11:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desmo

I'd suggest deleting his contact details and re-entering them fresh it may store some info in there.

Done, and deleted all previous messages. As soon as I enter messaging it's already as iMessage

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blighter

Make sure his number is set to 'mobile' and not 'iPhone' in the contacts

I'm never organised enough to set stuff up like that

it was always just mobile.

Blighter · 29-10-2011, 14:16

Turn off iMessage
Reboot (to clear the cache)
Turn iMessage back on

?

Toby · 29-10-2011, 23:29

Interesting problem!

I was under the impression (no facts here just what I guessed) that each user effectively registered their details with a central server at Apple. In the settings you can configure what email addresses or numbers you can accept iMessages at, so presumed that, when these were altered, the details were sent to Apple's system so it could determine if that person was able to receive iMessages when someone sent one to any of their configure numbers or addresses.

If that's the case then I suppose those details would need to be removed somehow but god knows how that's done.

SidewinderINC · 30-10-2011, 12:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blighter

Turn off iMessage
Reboot (to clear the cache)
Turn iMessage back on

?

All done, still the same.

I'm guessing the same, Toby.
It's not my problem as such, more that his details are still registered on the servers as accepting iMessages.

Mark · 30-10-2011, 23:42

Are/were either of you using iCould? That'd complicate matters! If you are, then:

Turn iCloud completely off on your phone.
Delete the contact on the phone.
Log in to icloud.com and delete the contact there. If you use iTunes, delete it there too.
Turn off iMessage.
Reboot phone.
Turn on iMessage, iCloud, and try again.

It seems iMessage can get stuck in both directions (off, and on).

29-10-2011, 09:26	#1
SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	iMessage problems Hi All, have an interesting problem with sending iMessages. My friend had an iPhone 4 and upgraded to iOS5, as such my lovely iPhone 4 and iOS5 decided that I could send him iMessages, hooray I hear you say... His iPhone decided that it would die, as such he's bought himself an HTC and transferred his number across. However my phone is still trying to send him iMessages and obviously they're getting lost in the ether... The only way I can seem to send him text messages is if I turn off iMessage each time I want to and then turn it back on again. How does the iMessage system work, how does the phone know (or not know) what the other phone is? Has anyone come across a problem like this? __________________ No Sig.

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Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I'd suggest deleting his contact details and re-entering them fresh it may store some info in there. __________________

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Blighter Dubious Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 1,571	Make sure his number is set to 'mobile' and not 'iPhone' in the contacts __________________ Look at your signature, now back to mine, now back to yours, now back to mine. Sadly, yours isn't mine. But if you stopped writing about other things and made this your signature, yours could be like mine. Look down, back up. Where are you? You're on Boat Drinks, reading the signature your signature could be like. I'm on a computer. My Blog \| More Outdoors \| MSN \| Email \| Call Me

29-10-2011, 14:16	#5
Blighter Dubious Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 1,571	Turn off iMessage Reboot (to clear the cache) Turn iMessage back on ? __________________ Look at your signature, now back to mine, now back to yours, now back to mine. Sadly, yours isn't mine. But if you stopped writing about other things and made this your signature, yours could be like mine. Look down, back up. Where are you? You're on Boat Drinks, reading the signature your signature could be like. I'm on a computer. My Blog \| More Outdoors \| MSN \| Email \| Call Me

29-10-2011, 23:29	#6
Toby Absinthe Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,023	Interesting problem! I was under the impression (no facts here just what I guessed) that each user effectively registered their details with a central server at Apple. In the settings you can configure what email addresses or numbers you can accept iMessages at, so presumed that, when these were altered, the details were sent to Apple's system so it could determine if that person was able to receive iMessages when someone sent one to any of their configure numbers or addresses. If that's the case then I suppose those details would need to be removed somehow but god knows how that's done. __________________

30-10-2011, 23:42	#8
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Are/were either of you using iCould? That'd complicate matters! If you are, then: Turn iCloud completely off on your phone. Delete the contact on the phone. Log in to icloud.com and delete the contact there. If you use iTunes, delete it there too. Turn off iMessage. Reboot phone. Turn on iMessage, iCloud, and try again. It seems iMessage can get stuck in both directions (off, and on).