How to turn off iMessage from iPhone

If you are an iOS user and you want to change to android user. But when you are
changing iOS to Android, you must deactivate iMessage service. Because even you change to the android device, other iOS users can see that you are available for iMessage until you deactivate it. So, when they are sent iMessage to you, you will not get that. Therefore you need to change it once you switch from an iOS device. In this article, we will discuss the possible ways to How to turn off imessage on Mac.

How to turn off iMessage from iPhone

If you already have your iPhone, you can deactivate iMessage easily. Just follow this guideline

Go to setting app on your iOS device

Find the message and tap on it.

Now turn off https://developer.apple.com/imessage/from toggle button.

Now you have successfully deactivated iMessage from your device. So your mobile number doesn't support iMessage after these changes.

How to turn off iMessage from online.

This is very useful if you don't have your previous iOS devices. Once you migrate from iOS to Android or windows, you can follow this method. Apple has already provided online service for this problem. Follow this guideline to deactivate iMessage online.

  1. First of all, Go to (http://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage) from any of your web browsers.
  2. Now you can scroll down until you find the No longer have your iPhone?
  3. There is a text box which you can add the mobile number you used for iMessage and click on send code.
  4. Now, wait until you get the text message from apple to your current mobile phone.
  5. Once you get the code, enter the confirmation code on the next text box and click on submit. Within an hour your current mobile number will remove from iMessage servers.

Above two methods are the only way to deactivate iMessage from your mobile device. If you have the plan to switch from iOS to Android or other platform, Make sure to deactivate iMessage first.