Text messages missing and out of order after ios 16 update

I upgraded to ios 16 and now my text messages are messed up. The bubble on the message app says I have 37 unread texts, but when I click into any text message in the top left it says I only have 21 unread messages. They are also out of date order. For example, I have a text that says it's from 7/18/19 but when I click into it the date of the last message is actually 3/3/17. There are several texts like this. I turned iMessage on and off, turned off the phone - nothing is working. I have not tried a hard reset. How do I fix this? I JUST got the 13 Pro two months ago. C'mon Apple....

iPhone 13 Pro

Posted on Sep 18, 2022 6:43 PM

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Todd0213

Community Specialist

Sep 22, 2022 10:38 AM in response to waterlilly72

Hello waterlilly72,

Ensuring your messages are showing in order and marked as read appropriate is important. You've walked through great troubleshooting steps thus far. With the steps you've completed and the issue continuing, you'll want to reach out to Apple next so they can look in to this issue further. You can find their contact details via the link below.

Contact - Official Apple Support

Have a great day!

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