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Not sending I message messages

When I want to send a iMessage to my friend, it won’t let me. What should I do?

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on May 2, 2021 7:51 PM

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May 2, 2021 7:52 PM in response to boxhead_1105

If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch  


Messages Troubleshooting.   


Some things you can try. Do you have access to another WiFi network where you can try? That has worked for several people.


Try a restart.


Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch         


Try a forced restart.


Reset Device.      


If necessary


Hard reset.        


Do a backup and try a factory reset. Then restore from your backup.


Restore to Factory setting.      


Restore - If you see an error when you update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.      

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Not sending I message messages

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