IOS 18 Update Makes it Difficult to Text

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!

Hello, I am having similar or same issue not able to send text to so far two different phone numbers. Did almost everything. Our carrier doesn’t support RCS messaging. The point is that mms can be sent. This is happening since update to ios 18.

Has anyone had a fix for this. It’s just with one number. That my messages get sent to there email. I’ve now fully factory reset my phone. And down all the Apple support stuff. And on my carriers end too. Some things work. Then stop. But as of rn. iOS 18 is a major letdown

I updated my 12 pro max software (iOS 18.0.1) and my family group chat is out of order. One family member does have a iphone (latest device) and the other has a Samsung. From my phone, it goes out as a group text. Then on my phone I have additional outgoing messages to these same people. When then reply, I end up with two individual texts. There is nothing online that really helps to solve the issue. Sick of all the updates! Sick not having enough space on my ipad for a update and I don't have but 1 game on my ipad. I have to delete all texts and still not enough room for these updates. Going back to Samsung.

i called Apple support and they say it is a carrier issue. I go to ATT they tell me it is an apple issue. still no resolution. Apple suggested a new sim card from carrier and carrier won't give out a ew SIM

Open the settings app. Search for iMessage. Then turn it off then on again. Then navigate to the botton the Message context app until you see RCS Messaging. Select that and then turn it off. Go back to the main message app and turn off / on the message app. This worked for me.

I was having the same issue. A senior tech at Apple told me to call my phone carrier and request them to reconfigure my SMS settings. It took them two minutes to do, and everything went back to normal.

We had a text thread of 17 people yesterday and some of the people couldn’t get the messages. Some were Android and some Iphone. A couple of people had not updated to ios 18. Once they did, everyone was able to get the texts.

TRY THESE STEPS

Go to Settings:

1.     Locate and tap on Wi-Fi

2.     Turn off your wi-fi until all steps have been completed

3.     Go back Settings, locate and then tap on Cellular

4.    Turn off cellular data

5.     Go back to settings, locate and then tap on General

6.     Locate and tap on Transfer or Reset phone

7.     Locate and tap on Reset

8.    Locate and tap on Reset Network Settings

9.    Your device should automatically power down and restart.

10.  Once your device has restarted, Go to settings,

A.    Locate and tap on Wi-fi.

B.    Send a test group text message to (2) ppl, preferably 1 another iPhone user and an Android user to see if this resolves this issue.

IF THIS DOES NOT HELP, CONTACT YOUR SERVICE CARRIER & RESET A NETWORK SETTINGS RESET ON THEIR END. ONCE THEY DO THE NETWORK SETTING RESET, YOUR PHONE WILL AUTOMATICALLY RESTART AND RECONNECT TO YOUR WI-FI.

I HOPE THIS HELPS.

TRY THESE STEPS

Go to Settings:

1.     Locate and tap on Messages

2.     

Locate and tap on RCS Messaging

3.     Turn off RCS Messaging

4.     Restart your phone

5.     Send a test group text message to (2) ppl,

a.     preferably 1 another iPhone user and an Android user to see if this resolves this issue.

Both you and your mother delete each others contact from your phones, and restart. One at a time, it doesn't matter who, but call each other and then add the contact to your phones. Then try texting your mom's android and she your iPhone. See what happens.

It’s the eSIM for phones that have two. Switch to the other one and your problem is solved. The technician said that I could probably switch back to the first since the issue, as he understands it, is that the iOS needs to be reset with the eSIM. You may have to do some research for all of the information required as I didn’t see the exact procedure step by step but the solution is in the Cellular settings. If you don’t feel comfortable doing this yourself then take your phone to your sales person and tell them what needs to be done. I hope this helps!

For phones that have more than one eSIM you have to switch from one to the other to reset the iOS. I don’t know exactly how to do this, but you can tell your technician that this is the problem and it will be fixed.

Now the issue is solved. Thank you

What did you do to solve this? I am having the exact same issue

Thanks