How to Sign Out of Apple Messages

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This wikiHow teaches you how to sign out of iMessage so that you will only receive SMS texts through the Messages app.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

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Open your device's Settings. It is an app with three grey gears located on the home screen.
- Sometimes, Settings may be located within the Utilities folder on the home screen.
It is located in the fifth group of menu options.

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It is in the fourth group of menu options.
This will disable the app's ability to send and receive messages, while the ability to send and receive SMS messages (on iPhones) will remain.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

It looks like a blue icon with a white ellipses in a thought bubble located on the dock or desktop.
The iMessages account will be listed with other accounts on the left side of the menu.
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Click Sign Out . This will disable the app's ability to send and receive messages.
- You will have to click Sign Out again if prompted to confirm.