If you receive messages on one device but not the other If you have an i. Phone and another i. OS device, like an i. Pad, your i. Message settings might be set to receive and start messages from your Apple ID instead of your phone number. To check if your phone number is set to send and receive messages, go to Settings > Messages, and tap Send & Receive.
If your mobile network is acting up, then you will not receive any messages on your mobile. So, check the bar on the top right corner of the screen. If the bar is not full then the signal strength is weak.
If your Contact is not using an i. Phone, the sent Message is sent as paid SMS Text Message, using Carriers Network. If this is not happening, the problem could be due to the Recipient having recently switched from i. Phone to Android Phone.
Replug in Sim Cards Your i. Phone not receiving text messages might also be as a result of a faulty sim card. When this happens, the fastest way to know is to check if the network bar is being displayed or not. You can also borrow a friend or relative’s sim card and insert into your i, and phone.
Can I send and receive iMessages from my phone number?
If you don’t see your phone number, you can link your i. Phone number to your Apple ID so you can send and receive i. Messages from your phone number. You can also set up Text Message Forwarding so you can send and receive MMS and SMS messages on all of your Apple devices.
When you send a Text Message from i. Phone, Apple makes use of its own i. Cloud Network to deliver the Message as free i. Message to Apple Device Users. If your Contact is not using an i. Phone, the sent Message is sent as paid SMS Text Message, using Carriers Network.