iMessage problem since upgrading to iOS 18

i-message not working after update to iOS 8.1.1 is a big deal. As a consequence I cannot sign on to certain government services which are verified via sms. Unfortunately this seems to be the ‘new normal’. Launch it and fix it later…maybe. Pretty amateurish for one of the world’s richest companies. I’m seriously thinking about switching to android although I don’t suppose it would be much better. Please sort your **** out apple

Still no fix obviously. No SMS Messaging with the update. Neither my iPad or my iPhone 15. Come on Apple. You shouldn’t push an update without a fix, ESPECIALLY KNOWING theres an issue! Dumb in this day and age.

I felt this same way for the first time in along time using Apple products. Updates are just crap now on apps and iOS. I have lost some basic functions after updating my Taco Bell app and going to iOS 18.1

I have never been fond of Apples anti repair stance. They go way out of their way to prevent the simplest fixes like new batteries, screens and such.

Ready to try some other manufacturer ……

I called my service provider and they re-synched my network profile. It fixed it so maybe this is the fix? Its unfortunate Apple makes us waste time to do this but call yours and give it a shot.

This is what my iPhone 15Pro ios18.1 did - both iMessage and FaceTime 'magically' signed themselves into the appleid I use for subscriptions/purchases - this is linked to my phone number but not the main iCloud email etc etc - so some messages arrived but some didn't - they all arrived my Mac which was signed int the main iCloud a/c. - check which account your imessage on iphone is actually logged into logged into

Reset Network Settings may have some promise. I've been trying to run some tests. I now keep my ipad off most of the time; trying to help the battery life.

Obviously the key is how soon does the 'formerly off' device start its natural sync with icloud. It would be nice if the 'system experts' would address/acknowledge the problem.