AppleInsider Staff
Apple on Tuesday said it was aware of an issue a number of iPhone users have been experiencing with iMessage since upgrading to iOS 7, noting that a fix is coming soon to patch the problem.
The company told The Wall Street Journal in a statement that it is aware of an apparent iMessage glitch in which some users' messages go unsent, unreceived or sent as a text. The problem appears to affect a variety of iPhone models running iOS 7.
Apple's statement:
We are aware of an issue that affects a fraction of a percent of our iMessage users, and we will have a fix available in an upcoming software update. In the meantime, we encourage any users having problems to reference our troubleshooting documents or contact AppleCare to help resolve their issue. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes impacted users.
Since Apple released iOS 7 on Sept. 18, a number of threads pertaining to the issue have been created on Apple's Support Communities webpage, the earliest of which dates back to launch day. The frequency of posts has increased, however, especially since the last iOS 7.0.2 update went live last week.
AppleInsider reported on Monday that a simple procedure has successfully eliminated the bug for many users:
- Disable iMessage in Settings -> Messages,
- Reset the iPhone's Network Settings under Settings -> General -> Reset
- Reenable iMessage.
While the method worked, and continues to work, for most iPhone owners afflicted with the iMessage bug, some have reported that the message failures reappeared after a few hours, forcing them to repeat the steps above.
Apple did not make clear when it plans to roll out the patch, though reports on Tuesday claimed a third iOS 7 update, dubbed iOS 7.0.3, has been distributed to employees and select partners.
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51 Comments
7.0.3?
How about the WIFI & Bluetooth issues?? After 10s of times entering the router password I finally connect. Turn the phone off and on again....start the 15 minute process alllll over again. This update "just doesn't work" for me......and still doesn't.
This is more than a fraction of a percent of users. Every single ios7 user I know is experiencing this issue.
This is more than a fraction of a percent of users. Every single ios7 user I know is experiencing this issue.
Really? Every iOS7 user I know is not having these issues. Could be a fraction of users, could be more. Can't determine based on just your test pool.
I've surveyed the 25 friends of mine all using iOS 7. We all have the issue at hand. Resetting the network settings seems to have resolved it for some, and for others it comes back a few hours later. I would agree that it's probably more than a fraction of a percent. But. Who knows.