I’ve been trying to send text messages to Android devices from my iPhone and they are not delivered. It usually happened when I am sending photos to android users in a text or I’m on a group thread with android users my texts won’t go thru. Found out if I turn my vpn off my texts go thru. Any help with this?
It’s happening to me too but only with image messages. When I disable the VPN it works again. I’m running iOS 16.1.
Found the solution! Go into the ExpressVPN app, go to options>settings>network protections and toggle off the Internet Access (Block internet when unable to reconnect).
Edit: never mind. This solution doesn’t work. I was able to reply after turning it off, but now they won’t go through again.
ExpressVPN reroutes your internet connection, not your phone signal. MMS are sent via phone signal so any VPN connection shouldn’t affect your ability to send MMS.
Yeah my mom tries calling me and I accidentally have my vpn on and I will pick up and it will be silent on both ends. So I just try to remember to keep it off and use it when I need to (when I wanna watch rupaul on Netflix) that’s funny for group texts though. I recently invited my friends over in group texts but I never got a reply and I’m wondering if it’s the same reason. Did it show up with a notification it wasn’t sent ? How did you find out? I texted my bf individually with express vpn on and it went through. He has an android and I have an iPhone. So I’m not too familiar with group texts but would like to know more!
Having the same issue. I only noticed the problem once I upgraded to the new iOS (16.0.3). I’ve reached out to Express VPN but haven’t had any success with a long term solution.
I am having this exact issue as well, group messages from my iPhone to a group with an android user won’t be able to send texts or photos when the VPN is on. I also can’t send just a photo to an individual android user. I noticed this change recently, I think it happened when I upgraded to iOS 16.1.
Same issue as everyone else. Can’t message a group with android users. Can’t send pictures when vpn is on (to non iPhone users)
Same issue here. I told EVPN about the issue. Here in a few days I am switching to Nord.
You all seen the nordVPN Black Friday deal?!? It’s basically
-27 months of VPN(as good as EVPN)
-27 months of password manager (as good as lastpass)
-all for $115
This is the reason to switch from EVPN. Service is failing/becoming less useful and there is another option that is cheaper/just as good/more features.
I had, and fixed the same issue. I changed the VPN Protocol from Automatic to Lightway-UDP. On the App, go to: Options, Settings, VPN Protocol. Select Lightway-UDP.
Same issue. Going to turn off VPN while trying to remember when I’m doing stuff that benefit from extra anonymity
Same issue here. I have ExpressVPN installed on multiple Apple devices, iMac, iPad, and iPhone and group text messages with family who have Android devices don’t go through. I’d say this has been happening for the past couple months but I didn’t realize the solution until recently.
ExpressVPN needs a fix.
iMessages works fine but I realize that’s a different form of messaging.
Something to note, when I’m texting with a single Android user it seems to work. It’s only a group chat where it fails every time, regardless of if it’s text or images
Hopefully the “Express vpn protocol switch” works for everyone.
I have the exact same issue. Gets annoying turning it on and off to send work group messages or media to android people… smh lol
the OP didn’t say what sort of application was used to send the messages. A lot of people use Messenger or some other app for that.
Well clearly it is somehow interfering with iMessage somehow since multiple people have the same issue. It doesn’t make sense to me either, but it is. I can’t send text messages through iMessage with the VPN connected, yet the second I disconnect, I can send messages just fine.
On group text threads with androids, I would get a message that said “not delivered”. When I would send text messages with pictures to a single person with an android, it would do the same thing.
This is what they sent me and it seemed to work: Disconnect the VPN
Disable Wi-Fi/ mobile data connection
Restart your device
Connect to Wi-Fi
Keep “Block internet when unable to reconnect to VPN” disabled
Connect to the VPN
Yes same here. I noticed after the upgrade. I wasn’t able to send my daily wordle to my usual group for a while haha
Well dang. I currently have overlapping Nord and EVPN subscriptions. I signed up for EVPN because nord was annoying and would have delayed connection times causing my phone to basically be useless until I disconnected. EVPN doesn’t seem to have that problem but the text message thing is super frustrating. I could group text with Nord, but the overall usability SUCKED. 1-2x everyday I would have to turn it off because my phone became basically non-functional due to a slow connection/reconnection.
Also, I use the sideline/index app for a second number for work. With Nord I was unable to send texts or call while connected, but with EVPN it works fine.
Edit: EXPRESS VPN TURNED MY PHONE INTO A BRICK. I would wake up every morning and the signal would just say “sos”. Not only could I not connect to the network, but the Wi-Fi, even though connected to the network had no internet connection. This happened only while using express VPN. I tried resetting my network connection with no improvement. The only thing that brought my phone back to being usable was power cycling. Airplane mode on/off didn’t do a thing. Deleted the app and haven’t had a problem since. Using an iPhone 13pro that is up to date.