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That actually isn't what iMessage does. iMessage maintains a database of phone numbers that are iMessage, and then intercepts and routes the messages through Ap
by readams 5y ago
That actually isn't what iMessage does. iMessage maintains a database of phone numbers that are iMessage, and then intercepts and routes the messages through Apple and not through SMS.
You can see this since if you switch away from Apple after using iMessage, anyone using iPhones will not be able to message you unless you go through a procedure to remove your phone number from iMessage.
- Terretta 5y agoTo be clear, Apple does not intercept SMS messages. The messages people say are hijacked are from other Messages users, sent to an individual's Messages label that happens to look like their phone number. Anyone using SMS can SMS your number on your new phone, since SMS is not being hijacked, and Apple is not intercepting SMS to do anything with it. If you don't want Apple friends using that label to reach your remaining Apple devices (a normal use case!), then remove the label yourself before ditching your iphone: - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201349 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201349 - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203042 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203042 Or, remove it yourself after: - https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage/ https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage/