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Old 30-11-2015, 11:32
kylie_madonna
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I'm not receiving imessages off people after swapping to an android phone with same number. I no longer have my iPhone to change anything on their to get imessages on new phone. I believe theirs an app you can download on new phone, or is their another way to get imessages on andoird?
P.s - I have explained to most they need to select send as text messages but some technophobes aren't getting it so hoping their is something can do on my side. Thanks fie help in advance.
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Old 30-11-2015, 11:37
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iMessage is an iPhone exclusive feature so unfortunately you can't use it on Android. At least as far as i known.
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Old 30-11-2015, 11:45
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I'm not receiving imessages off people after swapping to an android phone with same number. I no longer have my iPhone to change anything on their to get imessages on new phone. I believe theirs an app you can download on new phone, or is their another way to get imessages on andoird?
P.s - I have explained to most they need to select send as text messages but some technophobes aren't getting it so hoping their is something can do on my side. Thanks fie help in advance.
Your phone number has been activated with iMessage, therefore everyone with iMessage 'sees' your phone number as activated and registered with the service and sends by default the text message through iMessage.

That created a little bit of a chaos when the service was introduced by Apple because users had exactly the same problem as you do. They have introduced a switch in the Settings that lets you deregister your phone number, but if you no longer own an iPhone you can use Apple's online website to do that: https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage

Hope that helps
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Old 30-11-2015, 11:47
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I'm not familiar with iPhones but I remember this being discussed last year. Apparantly you have to turn off iMessage before swapping to your new phone.

You may be able to do it via the Apple website if you no longer have the phone.

See this thread: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1963319
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Old 30-11-2015, 12:01
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Your phone number has been activated with iMessage, therefore everyone with iMessage 'sees' your phone number as activated and registered with the service and sends by default the text message through iMessage.

That created a little bit of a chaos when the service was introduced by Apple because users had exactly the same problem as you do. They have introduced a switch in the Settings that lets you deregister your phone number, but if you no longer own an iPhone you can use Apple's online website to do that: https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage

Hope that helps
Thankyou every much everyone this helped and I am deregisterd finally!
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Old 30-11-2015, 12:06
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... Anyone know if any imessages I haven't been receiving before I deregisterd will come through now as a text or something or will I only receive all text messages here on in?
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Old 30-11-2015, 12:09
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... Anyone know if any imessages I haven't been receiving before I deregisterd will come through now as a text or something or will I only receive all text messages here on in?
You can only receive sms messages from now on, if an iMessage was sent and failed because you no longer have a compatible phone they will be gone.
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Old 30-11-2015, 12:20
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You can only receive sms messages from now on, if an iMessage was sent and failed because you no longer have a compatible phone they will be gone.
Oh ok cool thanks for help
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Old 30-11-2015, 22:18
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... Anyone know if any imessages I haven't been receiving before I deregisterd will come through now as a text or something or will I only receive all text messages here on in?
They should show as failed on the senders phone who can hold on the message and choose to 'send as text message' when they should go as SMS.
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