The first thing you should do when you can’t send messages on iPhone 6s is to restart your phone. This will dump cache files stored in your phone’s memory which might be preventing the phone to connect to the network. If this tweak fails to fix the problem, troubleshoot further using the possible solutions mapped out below.
Fix Can’t Send Messages on iPhone 6s
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Solution
If you’re having issues with sending text messages or imessage from your iPhone 6s, then this is likely caused by a software issue and you should be able to fix it without too much trouble.
The first thing we’ll have to do is determine where the problem is with iMessage or with regular Text Messaging:
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Go to Settings > Messages and Turn iMessage off.
- Once iMessage is off, try sending a message.
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- If the message sends successfully, we know the issue is with iMessage. You will want to make sure you always have an internet connection when using iMessage. If you don’t have a data plan, it is preferable to keep iMessage off to avoid issues. If you do always have access to an internet connection through a data plan and use iMessage, perform the following steps:
- Sign out of iMessage by going into Settings > Messages > Send & Receive, tapping your Apple ID, then tapping Sign Out.
- Power off your iPhone completely, then power it back on.
- Go to Settings > Messages and tap Use your Apple ID for iMessage.
- Test iMessage now by trying to send a message again. If you still can’t send a message successfully on your iPhone, follow the rest of the guide.
- If the message sends successfully, we know the issue is with iMessage. You will want to make sure you always have an internet connection when using iMessage. If you don’t have a data plan, it is preferable to keep iMessage off to avoid issues. If you do always have access to an internet connection through a data plan and use iMessage, perform the following steps:
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- If the message doesn’t send successfully, the first thing to try is to Reset your network settings
- Tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
- If the message doesn’t send successfully, the first thing to try is to Reset your network settings
- Check the recipient’s contact info.
- Make sure that you’re using the right phone number or email address. If necessary, delete the contact entirely from your phone, and re-add them as a new contact with the proper phone number (including the area code).
- Go to Settings > Messages > Blocked and make sure that they’re not on your block list.
- If you still can’t send a message to a certain number, then delete any existing conversations between you and that number, restart your iPhone and test again.
- Check for updates by going into Settings > General > Software Updates and perform any software updates that might be available.
- If none of the above steps worked for you and fixed the issue, the last step is to perform a back up and restore of your device. For a guide on backing up and restoring your device, click here.
If everything else fails, contact your network service provider for further assistance and recommendations.
I hope that we are able to help you fix the messaging issue on your iPhone 6s device. If you find this information helpful, feel free to share this post.
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