Someone please help I upgraded my phone today to iPhone 16 pro max and now all of a sudden I’m not getting any group messages that has an android in it and my RCS said waiting activation.. I called my phone carrier and they couldn’t do anything besides create a ticket and get back to me.. does anyone have any ideas I have tried everything
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iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18
go to your messages and turn off rcs 2 times and then turn it back on , go to your number erase it ! then all the rcs messages will show ! thank me later peace !!!!✌🏾🤝🏾🙏🏾
go to your messages and turn off rcs 2 times and then turn it back on , go to your number erase it ! then all the rcs messages will show ! thank me later peace !!!!✌🏾🤝🏾🙏🏾
Did you have this resolved? I am having the exact same issue.
It’s on it shows waiting for activation called AT&T and they transferred me to apple then apple said it’s AT&T problem and transferred me back.. I reset my network settings I turned everything off and on again and nothing working and it’s causing me not to receive any group messages I didn’t have this issue before but then I upgraded and now nothing works
i transferred from Verizon to ATT and upgraded to an iPhone 16. I never got any RCS messaging or calls. I called today and the technician said that my number wasn’t ported when I changed services (which was ATT fault) he had to create a profile for me and then finishing the porting. If you transferred carriers I would call and see if your number wasn’t ported properly ported. They say my phone should work in 2-3 hours crossing fingers !
Perhaps a long shot:
Do you have a 3rd party VPN installed, even if you are not using it? If so, delete the VPN profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management/VPN. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile. If that fixes it, you can try reinstalling VPN. However, VPN actually reduces your privacy, it does not enhance it.
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Unfortunately I don’t have that.. I have even tried factory resetting my phone and not restoring it just to see and still nothing I’m stuck I don’t know what else to do
If you’ve done all that it’s a carrier problem. Call support and ask to be escalated to a senior tech.
Switching back to your old phone solved the issue? My phone experienced this issue when we changed phone plans. We just switched to a new phone (14 Pro to 16 Pro Max) hoping that would fix it and still no luck. Cannot send/receive texts on either device.
Want to post this incase it helps someone! Verizon did all the trouble shooting they could and finally gave me a phone replacement. After 3 weeks of no RCS I finally have it again.. this is iPhone 16 pro max, replacement is the same phone .
So I say that it’s the phone itself that is somehow having issues with the compatibility. 🤷🏻♀️
Go to Settings/Apps/Messages and make sure RCS Messaging is turned on. After that, it’s up to your carrier. Be sure you have Cellular Data enabled.
Unfortunately I don’t have that.. I have even tried factory resetting my phone and not restoring it just to see and still nothing I’m stuck I don’t know what else to do
Unfortunately I want back to my old phone and by the next day my messages were working again
Yes switching back helped the issue took a few hours but then it worked
Not OP, but i switched to an iphone 12 and its working, iphone 16 pro max is not, This started after an update i think on March 11th.
RCS waiting activation after upgrading to iPhone 16 Pro Max
