The only reason why Android devices can’t receive iMessages is they don’t have software that lets them. If an Android user doesn’t disconnect her number from her Apple ID, the messages linger in the cloud, with nowhere to go-because Apple’s servers are looking for an iPhone, iPad, or Mac to deliver it to. According to this Apple security document, iMessages are queued for delivery to offline devices and are stored for up to seven days on Apple’s servers. Most of the time, iMessages whiz from sender to receiver. Each message is encrypted-scrambled with a digital code so it can’t easily be snooped on in transmission. Unlike traditional SMS text messages, Apple routes iMessages through its own secure servers, bypassing carriers like AT&T or T-Mobile. It wasn’t because of a feud: She just stopped getting my texts. But when one of those people switched to Android, we didn’t talk for a few days. The people I chat with the most are other iPhone users, and I can see their messages on both my MacBook and iPhone, depending on which device I’m using. Even this doesn’t always work.Īs an iPhone owner, I use iMessage to chat more than any other messaging application because it’s so convenient-but it only works for iOS users. While the company’s engineers have reportedly tried numerous times to fix the issue, different bugs keep derailing a fix.Īpple suggests users disassociate their phone number from their Apple ID-the login system used for Apple’s iTunes and App Store-and turn off iMessage on all their devices if they’re switching to Android. It’s frustrating, to say the least-for Apple, too. But anyone who has switched, or had a friend or contact switch, from Apple to Android has probably experienced this problem. By definition, it’s difficult to count what’s missing. It’s hard to assess the extent of the problem, because it involves messages that don’t find their way to their destination. Since Apple introduced its own text-messaging system, iMessage, in 2011, it’s had a dirty little secret: Users who ditch iPhones for Google’s Android smartphones may lose messages people send to them.
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