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Samsung Galaxy and Apple for Messages
I have a Samsung Galaxy phone and a plan with no data. While I can receive one on one messages from family and friends who use Apple phones I miss dozens of messages a month that are group texts fro...
As you know, iMessage messages that usually go between Apple devices are not compatible with Android devices. Normally if an iPhone knows the target device doesn't have iMessage on it or the sending iPhone doesn't get the acknowledgement the message was received, iMessage will send the message as a plain text message that is compatible with pretty much any phone. Whether that works reliably in group messaging I do not know, but it could be where the problem is.
Nighthawk
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Community Power UserAs you know, iMessage messages that usually go between Apple devices are not compatible with Android devices. Normally if an iPhone knows the target device doesn't have iMessage on it or the sending iPhone doesn't get the acknowledgement the message was received, iMessage will send the message as a plain text message that is compatible with pretty much any phone. Whether that works reliably in group messaging I do not know, but it could be where the problem is.
