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Feb 21, 2025 • Filed to: Mobile Repair Solutions • Proven solutions
"I’ve been trying to send messages all day, but it seems my iPhone XS is not receiving texts or sending them out!"
You likely identify with the above-mentioned scenario if you’re reading this. All phones tend to malfunction from time to time, and this includes iPhone XR, iPhone XS (Max), or any other iPhone model. It’s not very pleasant if you have an iPhone not receiving texts. There are many factors and scenarios where an iPhone fails; if you are reading this most probably, you have an iPhone not receiving texts, so I will try to help you as best as I can.
All different situations and scenarios have different solutions since we can’t be present there to diagnose the problem, you’ll have to go through these troubleshooting methods yourself. By the way, you should try sending a text after each step, don’t just go through all of them and try to send one at the end.
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The "iPhone not receiving texts" problem can be caused by a lot of different factors, and if you go through all the possible solutions one by one, you’ll be wasting a lot of time, and you might even risk data loss, with no guarantee of success.
This is why we recommend that before you try out all the regular trial-and-error methods, you should use a third-party tool called Dr.Fone - System Repair. Recognized by Forbes, and with multiple media awards from CNET, Lifehack, PCWorld, and Softonic, they can help you learn new things about your phone.
Dr.Fone is a solution that can help detect whatever the issue may be in your iPhone XR, iPhone XS (Max), or any other iPhone model, and it can fix it without any data loss. You don't need to worry about reinstalling all your apps or backing up iPhone to iTunes.
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If you don’t want to immediately install and use third-party software, there are a lot of different methods you can use in a trial-and-error manner to fix your "iPhone not receiving texts" problem. Below you’ll find all the possible quick fixes:
Some carriers don’t let its users browse the internet and call or text someone at the same time so you should try to turn off LTE:
Another thing that you could try is to reset the network settings, in case you or someone else messed about with them, you can do the reset like this:
I hoped we didn’t have to get this far, but it’s time for a factory reset. Don’t roll back to a previous backup unless it’s necessary, but in this case, I would advise a reset. Your iPhone XS (Max) or any other iPhone model not receiving texts may be fixed after this procedure. Yes, you will lose all of your apps, but at least you get to feel the joy of installing everything back on. Before you reset, make sure everything is backed up on iCloud.
Now let’s continue with the reset:
If the "iPhone not receiving texts" problem persists even after using Dr.Fone, then it’s time to contact Apple or the place where you purchased the device because it requires a repair at least if a replacement or refund is not possible.
If none of the previously mentioned methods work, then the problem is likely hardware-related. You will have to go in for a repair. Hopefully, you have AppleCare or at least some type of insurance on it.
Conclusion
So you can see that there are a lot of different things you can do to fix the "iPhone not receiving messages" problem. However, most of the solutions are of a trial-and-error kind, which takes a lot of time, and also runs the risk of data loss. It would be far more efficient to use Dr.Fone.
However, whatever you decide to do, please feel free to let us know how this article served you. We’d love to hear your thoughts!
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