The problem is, if an iPhone sees a number still attached to iMessage, it’s going to try to send it an iMessage, not an SMS. Since iMessage launched in 2011, users switching away from iPhone have complained of issues receiving text messages from other Apple devices. Once again, this process should deregister your phone number from iMessage.

Step 4: enter the confirmation code Apple sends you. Step 3: enter the phone number you want to deregister.

Step 2: scroll down to where it says ‘No longer have your iPhone?’ Step 1: visit Apple’s new Deregister iMessage page. How to deregister iMessage if you don’t have your iPhone anymore This should disable iMessage, thus deregistering your phone number from the service. Step 4: tap the iMessage toggle to the Off position (no green showing). Step 3: open the Settings app on the iPhone and tap on Messages. Step 2: make sure you’re connected to the cellar data network. Step 1: transfer your current (active) SIM card to your iPhone. How to disable iMessage if you still have your iPhone The steps are fairly easy to follow, but given what a pain point this has been, we’ve put together a quick tutorial. The site Apple has set up offers two solutions for deregistering your number: one for those who still have their old iPhones, and one for those who don’t. The tool helps resolve the text message delivery issue that has long-plagued iPhone switchers. The preview will be expanded 'over time.Apple recently launched a new web tool to help users deregister their phone number from iMessage, in the event they switch to Android or another non-Apple device. Microsoft says iPhone support in Phone Link will be available in preview starting this week for a 'small percentage' of Windows Insider members enrolled in the Dev, Beta, or Release Preview channels. After pairing an iPhone with a PC via Bluetooth and granting some permissions on the iPhone, users can send and receive iMessages and SMS text messages in Phone Link, but there is no support for group chats or sending photos and videos.Īs noted by The Verge's Tom Warren, Phone Link also lacks full message history for conversations and displays all sent and received messages as gray bubbles, meaning iMessages and SMS text messages cannot be differentiated. Notably, the app brings limited iMessage functionality to Windows. The app allows iPhone users to make and receive phone calls, send and receive text messages, and view an iPhone's notifications directly on a PC. Microsoft today announced that it is adding iPhone support to its Phone Link app on Windows 11.

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