iPhone 12 Pro Lately my iMessage has been dropping in and out, at least a few times a week I will send a text and I get the blue “sending” bar at the top

[TH55]

Followed by a “failed to send” message. What is going on here? iPhone 12 Pro AT&T. When I turn on WiFi it immediately works again.

 

[now i see it]

My AT&T service drops out frequently

 

[gettycb]

it is your service from the network provide, I meant carrier, not the iPhone

 

[TH55]

it is your service from the network provide, I meant carrier, not the iPhone

What can I do to fix it?

 

[0128672]

It could be a carrier network issue, and you may need to contact your carrier to get troubleshooting help. If you haven't already seen this article and followed the steps, here's some other tips from Apple:

If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

If iMessage doesn't work, you can't receive text messages, or you see an alert when you send a message, learn what to do.

support.apple.com

 

[gettycb]

What can I do to fix it?

Have a strong connection, you need to talk to your carrier

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

I would say contact your carrier and tell them to refresh your data signal.

 

[gettycb]

I would say contact your carrier and tell them to refresh your data signal.

Switch a carrier

 

[MikeAK]

Followed by a “failed to send” message. What is going on here? iPhone 12 Pro AT&T. When I turn on WiFi it immediately works again.

It's a data issue. iMessage requires bandwidth/data in order to send and receive. This is why when you switch to WiFi it works. For some reason your carrier service is too weak for iMessage to function properly.

Two things you can do:

1. Contact your carrier and find out why your data signal is so poor. You may need to look at another carrier with better service in your area.

or

2. Go into your iPhone settings and turn off iMessage and use SMS messages as your default messaging application. You will lose all the cool features that iMessage has but at least you'll be able to send and receive your text messages. I imagine you've been missing some texts because of this.