IOS 18 Update Makes it Difficult to Text

RCS is a dumpster fire, I’m ready to disable RCS.

I have a suggestion: Apple needs to fix this to keep millions of busy people from jumping through hoops that don’t work just the use their devices for which they paid dearly.

It sounds like a frustrating issue! It seems that your phone may be defaulting to her work number due to a contact or messaging glitch. Here are a few steps you can try to resolve it:

1. Check Contacts: Make sure your mom's cell phone number is saved correctly in your contacts. Delete any duplicate entries and ensure the work number is not linked to her cell number.
2. Reset Messaging Settings: Go to Settings > Messages and toggle iMessage off and on again. This can sometimes help clear up any glitches.
3. Delete Old Conversations: If there are old message threads with her work number, delete them to prevent any confusion in the future.
4. Clear Cache: If you use a third-party messaging app, clear the cache or reinstall it to reset any erroneous settings.
5. Restart Your Phone: A simple restart can fix many temporary issues after an update.
6. Update iOS: Check if there are any new updates for iOS 18. Sometimes, updates are released to fix bugs.

If these steps don’t work, you might consider reaching out to Apple Support for further assistance. Hopefully, you’ll be able to text your mom’s cell number without any issues soon!

I am having the same issue sand have tried EVERYTHING. What did you do to fix it??

I updated my iPhone 14 to 18.1 and now I can not text my husband,who has an android. We are elderly and I NEED to be able to text him!!

I called Apple support. Waste of time. They had me try everything I had already tried and even did a network reset. Finally they said it’s must be a problem with your service provider, AT&T. I’m so frustrated!!! Can’t even get texts from company’s that need to send you a security number to get into like you bank accounts, etc! I have to give myself a moment before I try to call AT&T.

Nevermind my solution isn't stable. The next morning, I sent texts to him and thought he got them bc it showed that it sent, but my boyfriend never get them. I had to create a new contact with his same number and then it worked again.

But by the next morning, the new contact wasn't sending my texts! I didn't know bc it looks like they sent until he texted saying he didn't get texts from me all day. This went on for a few days until we gave up and we're using LINE now to communicate.

I did ask a software engineer friend who works at Apple and he's very sure the issue is with the new RCS that was launched. This was probably a specific situation that they didn't test or write tests for and it got released to the public. Since Apple teams monitor Community posts and it's a critical issue, he says it will very likely be fixed by 18.1

I had the same issue. I deleted the contact and then just made a new one with only her phone number. It was defaulting to the email attached to her iPad. Made a separate contact for email. It seems

to have fixed the issue.

I was able to get this to work on my recenlty updated iPhone 14 Pro Plus.

Turn off iMessage.

Turn on iMesage.

Turn off RCS Messaging.

Turn off iMessage.

Turn on iMessage.

Texting to an Android works for me.

Having the same issue, my old phone when updated to IOS18 and I just got a new iPhone 16 and it is doing the same thing. I’ve tried all the fixes suggested here and no luck. I hope they come out with an update to fix this!

I was able to get this to work on my recenlty updated iPhone 14 Pro Plus.

1. Turn off iMessage.
2. Turn on iMesage.
3. Turn off RCS Messaging.
4. Turn off iMessage.
5. Turn on iMessage.

Texting to an Android works for me.

I was able to get this to

work on my recenlty updated iPhone 14 Pro Plus.

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13. Turn
14. off RCS Messaging.
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19. off iMessage.
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23. Turn on
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Texting to an Android works

for me.

Similar problem for me. Since the update I can no longer text my husband who has an android but I can receive texts from him. Ridiculous!

Hopefully they fix this soon

Went to my carrier and they said it is not their problem. I spent over an hour on the phone with Apple care and they said MMS is a carrier issue so i should try changing sim card and last resort back up and restore the phone

It worked!! OMG thank you so much!! I was going crazy trying to figure out how to correct this issue!! It’s a shame you have to create separate contacts for someone who has both an android and an apple device. Never had this issue prior to the IOS 18.1 update!