Text message defaults to old number
I am trying to send messages to a someone that updated their phone number. I deleted the old number out of the contact list. But when I try to send a message to the new number iMessage somehow defaults to the old number. It is strange because in my message folder the number number shows the message. Then a few seconds later I see the same message in my message folder going to both numbers. And then a bit later the new number is gone and it only shows the old number. That old number does have a text history, but it is no longer in my contact list! I don’t want to delete the text history; is there anything else I can try?
iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 18
