[robflynn]

How long ago was that? There used to be a bug related to that, but disabling iMessage on your device before you switch off would resolve it. Not obvious, I know. I'm unsure if that's still a thing or if I'm even remembering it correctly.

[julienfr112]

what if it is stolen/broken and you don't want to buy an iphone but an android ?

[quickthrowman]

https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage/

[robflynn]

That's definitely a problem. I wasn't claiming it wasn't an issue, I was curious how long ago it happened because I wanted to know if it was the same as the issue I experienced years ago.