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iMessages Going to Wrong iPhone "Isn't a Bug" Claims Apple
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Apple Stores don't have active SIM cards lying around to troubleshoot issues with customers phones, so Geniuses HAVE to use their own SIM cards to make sure it's the phone and not the SIM. I did it, every other Genius does it. It may be unofficial, but it's not rare and it's common practice.
Edit: They're supposed to, but good luck keeping track of them. No store I worked at had a working SIM for more than two days consecutively. AT&T reps are... less than quick to respond to questions for new ones, if anyone ever remembers to ask.
Edit: They're supposed to, but good luck keeping track of them. No store I worked at had a working SIM for more than two days consecutively. AT&T reps are... less than quick to respond to questions for new ones, if anyone ever remembers to ask.
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I'm simply amazed that a fix hasn't yet been implemented. Apple in this case is simply sticking its head in the sand, hoping people will not notice the problem.
Just wait until some congressman or district attorney has his messages read. Then maybe we'll see Apple fix it.
Just wait until some congressman or district attorney has his messages read. Then maybe we'll see Apple fix it.
I had that happen testing testing a coworkers iPhone with my SIM. I then got his texts (iMessages)...I learned things that no coworker should know. Two months later and it's still awkward.
Please Apple, please stop embarrassing yourselves.
Just fix it. And say you're working on fixing it. Now. This isn't something that you are secret about to generate a bit of buzz. It's a major security cockup. They happen. But you're making it worse.
Phazer
Just fix it. And say you're working on fixing it. Now. This isn't something that you are secret about to generate a bit of buzz. It's a major security cockup. They happen. But you're making it worse.
Phazer
This happened to me. My old 3GS was wiped & restored. I was going to let my daughter use it like an iPod Touch.
It wouldn't get past activation after a wipe until a SIM was inserted, so I popped mine in real quick. After it activated, I removed my SIM and continued setting up the phone.
I create an Apple ID for her, and signed into iMessages. Should could then message me and some of her friends that also used iOS devices.
Messages sent to her Apple ID went through just fine.
Messages sent to *my* Apple ID went through to my phone and her phone as well.
Her phone wasn't signed into my account. My account/Apple ID wasn't used on that install of iOS at all. Just because my SIM was used to activate the device, iMessages sent to me were somehow going to *her* Apple ID.
It wouldn't get past activation after a wipe until a SIM was inserted, so I popped mine in real quick. After it activated, I removed my SIM and continued setting up the phone.
I create an Apple ID for her, and signed into iMessages. Should could then message me and some of her friends that also used iOS devices.
Messages sent to her Apple ID went through just fine.
Messages sent to *my* Apple ID went through to my phone and her phone as well.
Her phone wasn't signed into my account. My account/Apple ID wasn't used on that install of iOS at all. Just because my SIM was used to activate the device, iMessages sent to me were somehow going to *her* Apple ID.
Apple needs something more than a remote wipe. Apple needs a remote destruct. You send the destruct message and the phone can't be used by anyone until they take it to the Apple store and the Apple people reactivate it. This function needs to work, even if the thief swaps out SIM cards.
They are supposed to. Each Genius Bar should have at least two "Known Good" SIMs. If they don't have them, they need to get in touch with their AT&T rep.
i got my iPhone 4 replaced a few weeks ago and when i turned the new one on i got 2 iMessages popping up about a guy inviting a girl to the club, freaky enough i know the club and was confused for a while thinking hes someone i know but isnt
i guess that poor guy never got his date
i guess that poor guy never got his date
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 5_0_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/534.46 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.1 Mobile/9A405 Safari/7534.48.3)
If you're worried about selling your phone because of this issue, just remember to remove your SIM card before you do a full erase and restore of the phone. If the buyer wants to test the phone before purchasing, he or she will have to bring their own SIM card when you meet. Or, get a free new SIM card from the Apple store if your buyer doesn't have one.
If you're worried about selling your phone because of this issue, just remember to remove your SIM card before you do a full erase and restore of the phone. If the buyer wants to test the phone before purchasing, he or she will have to bring their own SIM card when you meet. Or, get a free new SIM card from the Apple store if your buyer doesn't have one.
iPad2 to iPhone4s iMessage issue
I sent my wife's iPhone4s an iMessage from my iPad2, and somehow her sister (an Android user) got in on our conversation. She was actually able to reply to the messages and we were all stumped. I switched back to her iPad2 on iMessage and I haven't had an issue since.
I sent my wife's iPhone4s an iMessage from my iPad2, and somehow her sister (an Android user) got in on our conversation. She was actually able to reply to the messages and we were all stumped. I switched back to her iPad2 on iMessage and I haven't had an issue since.
Every iPhone on display has a working/active SIM. I called my phone from one of them and got its number, I was able to call/text it like any other phone.
So they obviously have active SIMS available...
The active SIMs in the display iPhones can't be removed without taking the phone apart. To deter theft, display iPhones have their SIM tray replaced with one WITHOUT a pinhold slot to eject the SIM, so you can't get them out. They're also special accounts in some way or another.
Fair point. I've added to clarify. None of my stores had one for long enough for anyone to bother asking if it wasn't in one of the test phones and none of the AT&T reps I've ever encountered would dare set foot or communicate with an Apple store other than on launch days.
Right, you bought it in the alley behind the office from a reputable Italian gentleman named Pauly.
Hey!! I know Pauly, and he would NEVER do something like that! Ever.
Wait, you mean the reverse of this situation happened to you?
That is, you got someone else's texts after putting your SIM in their iphone??
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imessage needs some notification fine-tuning.
switching SIM's in my phone resulted in my phone # getting knocked out of imessages. but did the phone tell me this?! of course not. i only realized that by going through all my settings, and noticing that it said "verifying" next to my #.
when i called apple, they kept having me doing resets. when we got up to resetting all my settings, i told them to get lost. asked on a forum, and it turned out all i had to do was turn imessage off and back on.
while this was happening i wasn't receiving ppl's msgs even though it said "delivered" for them.
some women got mad at me over this!
also, it often tells me that my msg wasn't delivered, yet i get a reply.
seriously... they need to fix this up. hopefully they will soon.
switching SIM's in my phone resulted in my phone # getting knocked out of imessages. but did the phone tell me this?! of course not. i only realized that by going through all my settings, and noticing that it said "verifying" next to my #.
when i called apple, they kept having me doing resets. when we got up to resetting all my settings, i told them to get lost. asked on a forum, and it turned out all i had to do was turn imessage off and back on.
while this was happening i wasn't receiving ppl's msgs even though it said "delivered" for them.
some women got mad at me over this!
also, it often tells me that my msg wasn't delivered, yet i get a reply.
seriously... they need to fix this up. hopefully they will soon.
This issue had been around for a while even back in November, when I ran into it: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3514331?start=0&tstart=0
For a device with GPS, several unique identifiers, & constant connectivity, there's no reason why an iPhone should be able to be stolen and used for anything by anyone but its rightful owner.
Logging into iCloud should not only present the find my iPhone GPS feature, but allow you to reroute all incoming communications to the web portal, have it alert you when the device comes online or auto-record location tracking & whatnot, give you the option to monitor the iPhones cameras & mic, record discretely, and prepare it as an easy package to hand to police. Police won't usually bother with recovery of a stolen phone, but if they don't have to hunt for it, and can see/hear/record the thief with the goods live, it makes for an easy recovery. Looks good at the end of a month. ...especially if it was stolen with a car or other items. iCloud should be the total control portal for your devices.
Logging into iCloud should not only present the find my iPhone GPS feature, but allow you to reroute all incoming communications to the web portal, have it alert you when the device comes online or auto-record location tracking & whatnot, give you the option to monitor the iPhones cameras & mic, record discretely, and prepare it as an easy package to hand to police. Police won't usually bother with recovery of a stolen phone, but if they don't have to hunt for it, and can see/hear/record the thief with the goods live, it makes for an easy recovery. Looks good at the end of a month. ...especially if it was stolen with a car or other items. iCloud should be the total control portal for your devices.