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Shutter Speed
User level: Level 1 (5 points)

Unable to receive texts on Android after disabling iMessage

I have to use an Android device temporarily while my iPhone is inoperative. I have re been able to send texts with it, but I am unable to receive anything. I deselected iMessage on my other apple devices, but am still unable to receive,

Posted on Oct 14, 2026 11:36 AM

1 reply

sberman
User level: Level 10 (280,982 points)

Oct 14, 2026 11:57 AM in response to Shutter Speed

You have asked us to guess a lot about your scenario. Why would you expect to receive text messages that were directed to your iPhone? Some possibilities:

  • Perhaps you moved your SIM from iPhone to Android phone.
  • Perhaps you attempted to forward text messages from iPhone to Android phone
  • …

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256376246