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Question about old/new phone conversion/Question about apps

Posted on 6/24/15 at 7:07 pm
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86598 posts
Posted on 6/24/15 at 7:07 pm
I've had an old iphone 4 for a few years that was so out of date I needed to get something else. So yesterday I bought a first gen Moto X from a guy online. Met him at his house, seemed like a good dude, no issues with the new phone.

Soo..after I got it I went to the AT&T store since the SIM cards were different sizes. They got me a new one, transfered over my contacts and my service, and I'm on my way with no problems. Well, I now realize that for some reason, texts are still going through to the old iphone. I even took the SIM card out of it, and it still happens. I'll text someone from the new phone, and their response will go to the iphone.

How does this happen? What can be done?

2) I started downloading some of the old apps I had on the iphone. Basic, popular apps, like scorecenter, shazam, facebook,uber, etc. Every app I try to download it has a laundry list of pretty appaling things I have to give it access to. If they want to see my name and email, ok fine whatever. But some of the things listed were things like:

-can make purchases on your behalf
-can adjust your phone settings and controls
-access to your texts, call history, photos, address book, etc
-can access the microphone and record at any time

I mean what the frick? Is this a new thing or something? I don't ever remember apps saying stuff like that before.
This post was edited on 6/24/15 at 7:16 pm
Posted by GrammarKnotsi
Member since Feb 2013
9435 posts
Posted on 6/24/15 at 7:50 pm to
I am not crapple guru, but I believe googling this will get you better results...I believe it is just a setting you can flip off within you icloud
Posted by LSUJay13
South Louisiana
Member since May 2008
543 posts
Posted on 6/24/15 at 8:08 pm to
I'm sure it has something to do with imessage with apple... I don't know how to turn it off, but Google is your friend.
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
34025 posts
Posted on 6/24/15 at 8:14 pm to
quote:

Well, I now realize that for some reason, texts are still going through to the old iphone. I even took the SIM card out of it, and it still happens. I'll text someone from the new phone, and their response will go to the iphone.


I don't remember how so you'll need to google it but my wife's phone was good to go within about 6 hours of whatever it was we did.


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2) I started downloading some of the old apps I had on the iphone. Basic, popular apps, like scorecenter, shazam, facebook,uber, etc. Every app I try to download it has a laundry list of pretty appaling things I have to give it access to. If they want to see my name and email, ok fine whatever. But some of the things listed were things like:

-can make purchases on your behalf
-can adjust your phone settings and controls
-access to your texts, call history, photos, address book, etc
-can access the microphone and record at any time

I mean what the frick? Is this a new thing or something? I don't ever remember apps saying stuff like that before.


This is called transparency.
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
12773 posts
Posted on 6/25/15 at 8:15 am to
quote:

Well, I now realize that for some reason, texts are still going through to the old iphone. I even took the SIM card out of it, and it still happens. I'll text someone from the new phone, and their response will go to the iphone


Is it texts from other iphones or ipads? Probably iMessage. It doesn't actually go through as a "text" but more like the old Blackberry Messenger where it is more like an instant messaging system. Is the old iPhone still connected to WiFi? That's probably it. Go to your Settings on the iphone, and it is Settings > Messages and from there turn off iMessage. There should also be an option called Send & Receive in that same menu. It may say 2 addresses, 3 addresses, etc. Mine has my phone number and my email address that is linked to my iTunes account. You can clear those out as well, but turning off the iMessage should do it.
Posted by retired trucker
midwest
Member since Feb 2015
5093 posts
Posted on 6/25/15 at 1:08 pm to
just shooting from the hip

how about turning off the old phone? for starters, but most likely call your service provider.

my inbound messages were blocked on mine by accident
and they fixed it jiffy quick.
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