Can’t send MMS in 16.2

[eicca]

I can receive photos just fine, but when I try to send them (GIF or JPG) the recipient either gets nothing or gets a big block of what looks like HTML. This is a new development that I just noticed today.

Anyone else?

 

[eicca]

So nobody else sends picture messages to Android users? What a bizarre forum.

 

[thatsthequy]

That or people are spending time with their families for the holidays.

I do not MMS people often, so I cannot help sorry.

 

[ManuCH]

So nobody else sends picture messages to Android users? What a bizarre forum.

I haven't sent MMS in 10 years for sure. There are so many other ways to talk to Android users, like Signal, Telegram, Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, you name it... but I will not be using a technology from 2002 to send a highly compressed potato quality image to my friends 😉

 

[ManuCH]

Also, could it be that your (or your recipient's) carrier discontinued MMS? My carrier (Swisscom in Switzerland) announced that MMS will no longer work on their network starting January 10th 2023.

 

[addamas]

Everything all right on my Plus GSM carrier in Poland. Settings are set automatically since 15.7 if I remember well.

 

[eicca]

My carrier definitely didn't disable it since I can receive MMS just fine.

And I can't think of a single person that doesn't use it still.

 

[NichoMarpaunk]

just send it via email or whatsapp.. this is 2022😂

 

[elvisimprsntr]

Is it possible that the recipient has a new phone or OS that blocks MMS?

Perhaps a subtle way of shaming Apple for not adopting RCS?

Google Again Criticizes Apple for Not Adopting RCS for Messages App: 'Their Texting is Stuck in the 1990s'

Google is continuing on with its attempt to convince Apple to adopt the RCS messaging standard, publishing a new "it's time for RCS" blog...

www.macrumors.com