Apple website deregisters iMessage on devices


Joe Rossignol for 8 to 5 Mac

For those that have switched to another smartphone and no longer own an iPhone, the website provides a field where you can enter your phone number, receive a confirmation code and enter that code to confirm your iMessage deregistration. Apple also reiterates instructions on how to deregister and turn off iMessage if you still have an iPhone.

Basically this walks customers through how to remove your iMessage ID from a device. Instructions cover how to do it whether you have a different iPhone by swapping the SIM or otherwise using a text confirmation on a new non-Apple device. This of course is if you forget to deactivate iMessage before moving off of the old device.