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Is iMessage not working on your iPhone running iOS 14 or 13? Don’t stress out as it’s the sort of issue that many of us have encountered from time to time. It could be due to various reasons like wrongly configured settings, the carrier may not be supporting the message you are trying to send, poor internet connection, etc. Let’s dive right in with me to check out the tricks that can troubleshoot the issue!
iMessage Not Working on iPhone in iOS 14? Here’s How to Fix It
Quick Tips:
- Delete old conversation: One user on the Support forum noted that deleting old texts got iMessage working again. Strange, yes, but sometimes stuff like this works. Another user did a restore (and set up the iPhone as NEW), and iMessage worked just fine
- Set Date & Time Automatically: A reader has noted that setting the date to auto-updates fixes this issue. To do so, open Settings → General → Date & Time and toggle the switch on Set Automatically to ON
If the above tips have failed to get your job done, try out the following solutions.
Check Internet Connection
First off, you must ensure you have a proper internet connection on your iOS device. iMessage may not work if there is poor Wi-Fi or cellular connection.
Turn-ON/OFF Airplane Mode
On some occasions, you may be able to fix the network issue by just turning on/off Airplane Mode. Simply swipe up from the bottom of your device to access Control Center and then tap on the Airplane Mode button.
On your iPhone X or 11, you need to swipe down from the top right corner and then tap on the Airplane Mode button to turn it on. Wait for some time and then turn it off.
Turn OFF/ON Wi-Fi/Cellular
Go to Setting → Wi-Fi/Cellular → Turn off the switch. Now, restart your iPhone.
Just press and hold the sleep/wake button and then swipe to power off. Then, press and hold on the sleep/wake button to turn on your device.
On your iPhone X or 11, you need to press and hold the side button and volume up/down button at once. Then, swipe to power off. Next, press and hold the side button again to turn on your device.
Once your device has restarted, turn on Wi-Fi/Cellular and try to send iMessage again.
Forget the Wi-Fi Network and Reconnect Your Device to It
If you are using Wi-Fi, forget the network and reconnect your device to it.
Step #1. Open Settings app → Wi-Fi.
Step #2. Tap on the “i” button next to the network.
Step #3. Tap on Forget This Network and tap on Forget in the popup to confirm.
Reset Network Settings
Haven’t got the fix as yet? Try resetting the network settings on your device. It would wipe out the Wi-Fi passwords and login details.
Open the Settings App → General → Reset → Reset Network Settings.
Turn OFF iMessages and then Turn ON Again
- Head over to Settings→Messages and turn OFF iMessage if it’s switched ON already
Then, force reboot your iPhone. To do so, press and hold the Home and sleep/wake buttons at once until the Apple logo shows up on the screen.
On your iPhone X or iPhone 11 Series, you need to press and release the volume down button, then press and release the volume up button. Next, press and hold the side button until you see the Apple logo appears on the screen.
Next, turn on iMessage and wait for the activation to finish. Wait for a while and then send an iMessage to someone. If it has started working again, it’s wonderful. If it hasn’t, move on to the next solution.
Sign Out of Apple ID and Sign Back In
Try signing out of Apple ID and then signing back in. It has done the trick for some users. So, don’t miss out on this one as well.
Step #1. Open Settings → Messages → Send & Receive.
Step #2. Tap on your Apple ID and tap on Sign Out.
Step #3. Next, quit the Settings app. Wait for some time and then sign in to your Apple ID again.
Make Sure to Set your Phone Number to Send and Receive Message
In many cases, it’s a problem with these options.
Step #1. Go to Settings→Messages→Send & Receive.
Step #2. You should see your number and an associated Apple ID listed in this list. You can configure this list.
Step #3. You’ll have to try a variety of methods to get iMessage working again. These would include:
- Removing the email ID and using only the Phone number
- Selecting either email or iPhone to test if iMessage works with any of these
- Select an email AND a phone number. After this, you’ll see another section “Start New Conversion from:” – select your phone number for this
Update iOS
The old version of iOS might be the culprit behind this mess. Many a time I have successfully fixed annoying issues like an autocorrect bug, the camera focus issue just by updating my device. Hence, I’d suggest you give this solution a chance as well.
Open Settings → General → Software Update. If there is an update on waiting, tap on Download and Install.
Restore Your Device and Set It Up as New
I don’t think you may have to travel so long to find the solution to this problem. But just in case, it hasn’t been resolved even after trying out all the aforementioned tricks, restore your iPhone using iTunes and then set it up as new. Before going for the kill, don’t fail to back up your device.
Simply connect your iPhone to your computer → fire up iTunes or Finder and hit the Restore button.
The Bottom Line
The above-mentioned solutions have worked for many users—including me. Hence, I’m sure they will click for you as well. Found this guide helpful? Do let us know that in the comments below.
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You’ve probably faced it. You download an app, open it and *bam* – there it goes! Crashed. I’ve heard people talk about how Facebook or Instagram or Skype or any other app crashes when they open it. There are a ton of reasons things could go wrong and cause the app to crash and it would be wrong to immediately assume that the app is buggy (without, of course, discounting that possibility).
Rick once wrote an interesting post on how most of the app-crashes can be fixed just by doing one single soft reset. Although this does work most of the times, it isn’t an end-all solution. He doesn’t say so himself but let’s also take a look at other possibilities that can help you get rid of the issue.
Apps Crashing on iPhone or iPad: Tips to Fix the Issue
#1. Soft Reset
The first thing you do when you find that an iPhone app keeps crashing is a “soft reset.” What this basically does is clears the memory by killing apps and gives you a head start. This is what you do to do a soft reset:
- Press the home and power buttons simultaneously
- The slide to turn off the iPhone comes up but do nothing but hold the buttons down
- The iPhone powers down with the screen going blank. Keep holding the buttons still and then the iPhone reboots with the Apple logo coming up on the screen
- In order to reboot iPhone 7/7 Plus, press and hold volume down button and power button
- And To restart your iPhone 8, 8 Plus, X or later, click and release Volume Up button then click and release volume down button, and then press and hold side button
That’s it. Now try out the new app that kept crashing before. In most cases, your problem is solved.
#2. Re-install App from Mac/PC
I can’t say the first solution works all the time. Sometimes, iPhone apps keep crashing when opened or used. What do you do then?
You delete the app and re-install it. Albeit, this time, you install it via iTunes and then transfer that to your iPhone/iPad by syncing it. Not exactly a great method to take on but if nothing helps, you’ve got to try this.
- Delete the app from your iDevice
- Find the app in iTunes (in your Purchase History preferably.)
- Connect the iPhone or iPad to your computer
- Sync the iOS device: let the app get installed
- Disconnect after the sync
- Restart your iOS device and try the app
#3. Clear Memory
You don’t know how many times this happens. People stuff the iPhone with a ton of songs and videos (and even apps) and quite a lot of apps keep running in the background. This eats up a lot of memory (not to forget, the battery too).
And then when you try to open and run an app, it struggles to get some breathing space with all the choking apps running in the background along with it. So the iPhone puts the app out of its misery and crashes it.
You’ll need to do two things to clear things up.
- Double-press the home button to bring up the multi-task switching bar and then close all apps that are running in the background by swiping up each app. After this, try the app
- If it’s a storage issue, try removing a bunch of songs that you usually skip whenever it comes up on the playlist. Or a bunch of videos that you’ve not seen in ages. This will free up some space that can turn out to be helpful for the app not to crash
#4. Go Thermonuclear
Eerie as it sounds, you might need to go thermonuclear and restore your device from a backup or as a new iPhone if the problems keep creeping up. Restoring is the last option but wait! If you feel that the app could be the problem (and not your iPhone), you can save yourself the pains of this last step.
There are over 1.2 million apps on the App Store but not every one of them is Gmail, Angry Birds or Spotify. A lot – and I mean a really huge lot – of them are buggy, problematic and ill-developed and designed. If none of the above three methods worked and you have a hunch that the problem lies with the app, you should probably just delete it and look for an alternative.
That’s all, mate!
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