iPhone, iPad, iPod Forums at iMore.com - iMessage http://forums.imore.com/ Discuss and get help with iMessage. en Sun, 19 May 2013 23:42:12 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.imore.com/images/misc/rss.png iPhone, iPad, iPod Forums at iMore.com - iMessage http://forums.imore.com/ <![CDATA[Is there a 'contact us via iMessage' button for websites?]]> http://forums.imore.com/imessage/256165-there-contact-us-via-imessage-button-websites.html Sun, 19 May 2013 18:20:58 GMT Hello, I recently launched a website and in the Contact Us section I have a lot of ways for people to contact me. There are buttons for Skype,... Hello,

I recently launched a website and in the Contact Us section I have a lot of ways for people to contact me. There are buttons for Skype, Google Talk, MSN, Yahoo, and AIM for example. To complete the contact information I'd like to have a button for people to contact me via iMessage. I know I can simply put something such as "Contact me via iMessage" and then put my ID behind it but I'd like something as simple as a button where they can click on it and then it'll bring up their Messages app on their iOS device or on their Mac so that they can start typing a message to me.

Is there any type of button such as this available? ]]> iMessage markw10 http://forums.imore.com/imessage/256165-there-contact-us-via-imessage-button-websites.html iMessage as an individual app http://forums.imore.com/imessage/255801-imessage-individual-app.html Sun, 12 May 2013 11:43:20 GMT I think it's cool how iPhones they integrated iMessage in so whoever have iPhone just iMessage each other then basic SMS.. But it would be cool if iMessage was just an individual app where u can add all iMessage contacts and etc like how bbm is and separates your iMessage and SMS.. Does anyone else agree?? ]]> iMessage theKHMERboy http://forums.imore.com/imessage/255801-imessage-individual-app.html Does iMessage have an issue verifying your account? Here are some troubleshooting tips! http://forums.imore.com/imessage/255184-does-imessage-have-issue-verifying-your-account-here-some-troubleshooting-tips.html Thu, 02 May 2013 01:23:19 GMT Does iMessage have an issue verifying your account? Here are some troubleshooting tips! | iMore.com... Does iMessage have an issue verifying your account? Here are some troubleshooting tips! | iMore.com

While iMessage is a great service that lets iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac users correspond for free with any other iOS user, it can also be a bag of hurt at times. One of the largest issues I see people complain about is the verification issue. Namely, iMessage will randomly sign you out of your account and you're kicked back to the login screen when you launch the Messages app. You sign back in and iMessage asks you to choose the numbers and emails you'd like, you click next, and the verification step rudely throws you back to the login screen.
If this sounds like an issue you've had, follow along and we'll walk you through how to try and resolve it.

Check iCloud system status

The first thing you'll want to do before attempting to troubleshoot an issue is to check and make sure iMessage is up and running and no server-side issues have been reported. You can do so by clicking on the link below and viewing the status for iMessage. If you see a green icon next to it, all is well and you can continue on to the next troubleshooting tip. If there are known issues at that time, wait and see if they resolve on their own before continuing.


Verify your iOS time and date settings are correct

One of the biggest reasons people get kicked out of iMessage is because it can't verify the correct time. If the server shows a different time than what your system time on your device shows, this can cause verification to fail. I had to turn auto-update off on my iPad mini as we live so close to a time zone line it kept kicking me between central and eastern time. This was causing iMessage to go nuts.
Verify the date and time are correct under Settings > General > Time and Date. If it is, move on to the next step. If it isn't, correct the time and date manually and then try to verify iMessage again.

Update iOS

If you're running an older version of iOS, you may have issues receiving picture messages or sending and receiving iMessages altogether. While this isn't a problem we see very often, I have encountered users that had issues with iMessage because they were running an extremely outdated version of iOS.
Unless you jailbreak or have a specific reason to stay on an older version of iOS for app compatibility reasons, we highly suggest making sure your iOS software is always up to date.


Restore your device

This is obviously a last ditch effort if all else fails and you still can't get iMessage to behave properly. In some cases, corrupt software could be causing the problem. This is not common at all though and every other option should be looked at.
If iCloud system status is showing iMessage to be up and running, we'd check back after a few hours and see if new reports are surfacing before wiping your device. You can even report an issue to Apple yourself to see if it can be remedied on their end first.
And if all else fails, restore your device and try again.


]]> iMessage http://forums.imore.com/imessage/255184-does-imessage-have-issue-verifying-your-account-here-some-troubleshooting-tips.html iMessage sent to non iPhones? http://forums.imore.com/imessage/254728-imessage-sent-non-iphones.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:52:31 GMT This is a stupid question but what good is iMessage really? It seemed like a great thing at first and it works well but what happens when you change... This is a stupid question but what good is iMessage really? It seemed like a great thing at first and it works well but what happens when you change phones? I'll tell you what happens, you don't receive a single text message from anyone you know that uses an iPhone. Crazy I know, but true. My wife just switched to android and now anytime I send her a message it sends an iMessage, which I HOPE is just being lost in the ether, but who knows. Apple doesn't, neither does verizon. So I ask again what is the purpose of iMessage other than to lock you to an iphone for the rest of your natural life. .


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