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Apple Launches Web Tool to Deregister Phone Numbers from iMessage

Apple today released a new web tool (https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage) for users to deregister their phone number from iMessage in the event they switched to a non-Apple device. To deregister a phone number from iMessage, users simply enter their phone number in Apple's web tool, receive a free text message containing a code, and submit the code to complete the process. Users who still have their original iPhone can also transfer their SIM card back to the device and go to Settings -> Messages to turn iMessage off.
 
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 Users switching from an iPhone to another device were often unable  (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1678336)to receive SMS messages from another iPhone due to their phone number still being linked to iMessage. These specific errors with iMessage have been a well-known issue (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1274118) since 2011, which is when the messaging service debuted with iOS 5. They were also made even more apparent this past May, where a server glitch (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/05/22/apple-imessage-server/) caused widespread message delivery problems. Apple was even sued over the matter (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/05/16/imessages-issue-lawsuit/) in a California court, although the company claimed that it was aware of the issue and could not provide a fix.
 
 Apple's web tool for deregistering phone numbers from iMessage (https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage) is available now.
 
 
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Source: Apple Launches Web Tool to Deregister Phone Numbers from iMessage (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/11/09/apple-web-tool-deregister-phone-numbers-imessage/)