Unable to text my Mother to her Android phone from my iPhone 13 post iOS 18 update.

I just updated my phone to IOS 18 and everything has been fine, but my mom has an Android phone and my phone doesn't let me text her cell phone number. She has an iPhone 15 as her work phone and whenever I text her cell phone number it automatically corrects to her work phone number even though I have deleted and blocked her work number multiple times. Whenever I text her cell phone number the messages send green because it is an Android, but then she will text me back saying I am texting her work phone. This problem is recent because the first couple of days after I updated my phone to IOS 18 it was working fine, I don't know what happened.

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iPhone 13, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 30, 2024 5:34 AM

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d_pry

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Posted on Oct 6, 2024 2:01 PM

I have tried EVERYTHING suggested to resolve this issue and I’m still unable to text my husband (android). It has to do with the recent update! Prior to the IOS 18 update I had no issues texting him. Please help! This is very frustrating!!

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Oct 27, 2024 7:32 AM in response to lovesaturn

I turned off RCS and this fixed the issue as turning this off will send iPhone text to an android as a “test message sms” rather than an iMessage.

Hope this helps.

ellyn273

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Oct 29, 2024 12:01 PM in response to KirstenDE

It doesn’t

Oct 31, 2024 11:43 AM in response to lovesaturn

Turn off your verizion data and then turn it back on.

Oct 31, 2024 11:44 AM in response to ellyn273

Turn off your verizon data and then turn it back on.

pelegri

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Nov 8, 2024 10:48 AM in response to Hmhorne

I am in a similar situation with an app generated security code that is not arriving. Turning off RCS did not help.

Saegzz

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Nov 13, 2024 11:02 AM in response to lovesaturn

I haven’t had any issues yet. And I have many friends who are Android users.

pelegri

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Nov 16, 2024 12:18 PM in response to RaynaBryn

In my case the SMS is a security number and it is sent by an automated system. There is no human at the other side, and the originating number changes.

Nov 21, 2024 8:57 PM in response to cauliflower-alpen-glow

Alright, updated to 18.1.1 and it DID NOT fix the issue. This is what ATT told me would fix it. Thats not true.

Unable to text my Mother to her Android phone from my iPhone 13 post iOS 18 update.