Apple fixes the problem of lost messages in iMessage
That Apple protects its users and tries to offer useful and closed exclusive tools to your own platform is something that is not lost on anyone. A policy that has its good points, such as functionality and guaranteed possibilities, but also its bad side: errors or not being able to enjoy of this service if you change your terminal And it is precisely this second thing that many users have suffered after leaving behind their iPhone for other platforms (Android or Windows Phone), seeing how your messages SMS text were lost in limbo, unable to receive them for having used the iMessage service ofApple back in the day.
In iMessage, Apple offers to gather the free Internet messaging and classic SMS messages in the same application. A convenience for iPhone users who have all this content in the same place. However, by collecting all this content in a Apple-only system, problems occur when you stop using it Specifically, that SMS messages are blocked in the service without reaching the user's new terminal. Something that finally has a easy solution thanks to the web tool that has just been published Apple
On this new web page to solve the problem of SMSmissing from iMessage Two different methods are specified.The first one invites the user to back to their iPhone, access the menu Settings and manually disconnect iMessage This leaves the phone number unlinked from Apple so that messages never be held up again and reach the new terminal that is not a iPhone without problems
The second method is even more convenient, making things easier for users who no longer have an iPhone, for the reason that In other words, to deactivate the iMessage service, just access the web, select theprefix of the country to which you belong and enter the telephone number. In this way, the The system sends a confirmation message with a code that must be entered in the second space of this web page. By pressing the Submit button with these two fields filled in, the user's phone number is unlinked from iMessageand, therefore, SMS text messages return to the usual path, arriving directly to the new device regardless of the operating system or platform to which it belongs.
A complete comfort for those who have lost their iPhone or that has been stolen and continue to use the classic messaging system. All this in just a couple of steps and without investing more than a couple of minutes. A necessary solution that Apple already provides through a simple and clear web page. And it is that iMessage may be one of the most secure and capable messaging tools of the moment, but it is useless outside the Apple ecosystem and out of the contact group that owns an iPhone. A solution that arrives late but is appreciated.
