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Weaver:
I am sometimes getting delays of half an hour, an hour or whatever until Janet gets iMessage messages from me. Anyone else getting this horrific problem? (Because I really really need to get help when I am in pain.)

gt94sss2:
I suspect it's to do with Apple's servers being overloaded due to the launch of iOS 12.

You might want to install Whatsapp as a backup..

sevenlayermuddle:
May happen when the recipient has an Apple account and a device capable of receiving iMessage, but has no wifi or mobile data, or has disabled data.   In that case, iMessage falls back on SMS texts.   But it seems to wait a very long time, before resorting to SMS, an hour may be about right.

There are other quite valid scenarios when even SMS texts can be delayed, for hours or even days.   Bottom line, SMS or iMessage simply cannot be relied upon when time is of the essence, despite what 99% of teenagers may think.   If it is urgent, make a phone call. :)

Weaver:
I can’t understand why iMessage doesn’t at least try (I am assuming anyway) to just directly contact another device over IPv6 if available - would need to go indirectly via server the first time to ask the other end to pierce its firewall, that’s the way I think it would have to be done. But after that has been set up, I don’t see any need for long delays, provided both ends are contactable, yet there have been countless cases where I know that the Mrs Weaver is on the network because I can access her machine immediately via other direct methods.

If iMessage is not delivering the goods, and I am desperate to get some help, I now use Find iPad or whatever it is called and get it to remotely command her machine to start making alert noises, and that gets her attention if she has put her iPhone or iPad down somewhere. This started when she lost her iPhone, we used that app and tracked it down to a bed of nettles with the help of a very good detailed map at first and then the pinging noise.

andyfitter:
That falls down in that iMessages are stored in the cloud and also can be delivered to multiple devices for a single recipient, and also multiple recipients. My iMessages are potentially delivered to an iPad, a watch, a phone and two macs. They all keep global state of messages received/unread/deleted etc. And lots of people don’t have IP V6

Keeping the whole thing in sync would be a nightmare.

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