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i just activated a new IphoneXR and now am not able to sent text to anyone exept through Imessage?

I am unable to send texts to anyone except to another apple user through imessage. I have the SMS on and also the MMS on. have restarted multiple time with wifi and without. any help?


iPhone XR, iOS 14

Posted on Jul 26, 2021 4:17 PM

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Posted on Jul 26, 2021 4:24 PM

Contact your cellular carrier. SMS is a carrier feature and you need to have an SMS/MMS profile setup on your account. Since you just activated a new phone, the carrier may need to make a change to your account. There is no setting on the iPhone for SMS.

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i just activated a new IphoneXR and now am not able to sent text to anyone exept through Imessage?

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