iMessage Issue with only one contact - Contact can receive and react, but not send a response.

I am having an issue with only one contact, the most important - my wife haha. Here is what is happening and it has me totally lost.


My wife is able to receive my messages and react to them. I receive the reaction on my end and as she is attempting to reply, I see typing indicators. However, her response is never delivered to my device. She has no other issues with iMessage and other contacts, and neither do I. I have tried to remove the chat and contact and add again and same issue occurs.


An additional detail that might help - when she uses any other Apple device - iMac/Macbook/iPad - she is able to respond to my message. The issue only occurs with iPhone. She has an iPhone 16 PM running the latest update.


Another additional detail that might help - if I create a contact with her phone number and another contact with her email and then create a group chat with the two contacts, she can receive and respond flawlessly.


I am at a total loss. Any advice?




Posted on May 9, 2025 08:20 AM

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May 14, 2025 10:48 PM in response to Gritino

Re: iMessage Issue with only one contact - Contact can receive and react, but not send a response.


Check the contact card you have for your wife in the Contacts app has every detail correct.

Perhaps add both e-mail address and phone number ...


Your wife might also check the details on the contact card she has for you in the Contacts app on her iPhone.



May 15, 2025 06:36 PM in response to Gritino

I am also having this exact issue, it just started today. Funny enough the issue is also with my wife For context, I don't have an iPhone, but I have a MacBook Air, and my wife has an iPhone 15 Pro Max. I can send her messages and she receives them and can react to them, I can see her typing, but she is unable to send any back. Any messages she sends to me never deliver, but she can send and receive from any other contact, and I can also send and receive from any other contact as well.

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