Anyone having problems with the notifications for iMessage on iPhone 4 and iPad 1? I don't know if I got a iMessage on either device until I go into the messaging app. Even then, it only shows one side of each conversation. I have made sure the notification is active for them.
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iMessage flaw?
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not having those issues. working perfectly actually. best beta 1 i've ever used... good job apple!
How come? Data is data surly? If you have a iPad with 3G abilities why wouldn't it use them?
He was answering the following questions, "How will iMessage work in iPads with wifi only?"
Yes I'm getting similar issues. iMessage worked flawlessly on iP4 but refused to work for several hours on iPad1. When messages finally started going through and I got replies back I couldn't easily tell which I'd originally sent as some replies were appearing on the sent side. It is a Beta though and shows lots of promise so I will wait til the next release.
I figured it would work over wifi, but my question is if iMessage is embedded within the Message.app, will there be a Message app in the iPad w/o 3G? And since there's no phone number associated with my wifi-iPad 2 how will it work?
Fair point!!
It is interesting to note however that i *CAN* send an iMessage from my iPad to a phone number set up for iMessage.
Will continue to test.
I would figure you need to add a different email address in the iMessage settings under 'Receive at'. I don't have my iPad with me here at work to test, but I would figure that would do the job.
You have to go play with the Notifications settings for the Messaging app. Make sure you enable View in Lock Screen, otherwise they'll only show up in your app.
Hope this fixes it..
the real flaw
imagine this:
you don't have a data plan on the iPhone. You have wifi at home and at work, and no need for a data plan.
Your at home or at work, and you receive all the iMessages on the iPhone. When you get out of home or work, your iPhone is still registered as an iMessage active user (because you won't turn it on or off every time you get home or work)... so people will send you iMessages, and you will not receive them nor SMS until you get home or catch a wifi spot.
So, having iMessage activated, and no network, forget about getting iMessages or SMS from people sending you from iPhones....
I hope apple makes iPhone smarter enough to turn off iMessages when people don't an active have 3g network. Right now, it seems you must turn it on or of on settings.
This makes iMessage completely messy, because people won't trust the service. People with other iPhones sending you messages, and you not receiving them until get a wifi hotspot? no good!
imagine this:
you don't have a data plan on the iPhone. You have wifi at home and at work, and no need for a data plan.
Your at home or at work, and you receive all the iMessages on the iPhone. When you get out of home or work, your iPhone is still registered as an iMessage active user (because you won't turn it on or off every time you get home or work)... so people will send you iMessages, and you will not receive them nor SMS until you get home or catch a wifi spot.
So, having iMessage activated, and no network, forget about getting iMessages or SMS from people sending you from iPhones....
I hope apple makes iPhone smarter enough to turn off iMessages when people don't an active have 3g network. Right now, it seems you must turn it on or of on settings.
This makes iMessage completely messy, because people won't trust the service. People with other iPhones sending you messages, and you not receiving them until get a wifi hotspot? no good!
The flaw in your scenario is the person bought a phone that was designed to always have an internet connection and in some cases an unlimited data connection. That's why US carriers like Verizon and AT&T require a data plan on the iPhone.