11 Nov 2014
Apple finally releases web tool to deregister phone numbers from iMessage.
At last, Apple has made a de-registration web tool available to former iPhone owners who have struggled to receive messages on their new handset because
their phone number was still associated with the iMessage service, which allows
iPhone users to send free messages to each other. The
site, first spotted in a post on Reddit should solve the problem of disappearing text messages.
Many former iphone users have
complained that they were not receiving text messages from their friends
who were using iphones and this prompted one former Apple user in
the US who was affected by the issue since she replaced her iPhone with a
Samsung Galaxy S5, to launch a class-action lawsuit against Apple, claiming that she was
being penalized for adopting Android. The issue is as a result of Apple rerouting iMessage text messages over its own
servers rather than an operator’s network, bypassing SMS costs and providing additional
features such as the ability to see when a recipient is typing or reading a
message.
Since iMessage is proprietary to
Apple's platforms, users who switched away from iOS but didn't disable iMessage
first would no longer be able to see messages sent from friends with Apple
devices.
But with
the recently released web tool, users just need to input their
phone number so they can receive a confirmation code via SMS which, when
entered back on the webpage, removes the number from Apple’s records and
ensures any text messages sent from an iPhone should make their way to the
user’s device.
If you
don't switch devices often, the new tool may seem insignificant, but for those
who often swap SIM cards into different devices for work, it should make the
transition smoother.
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