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Worth noting that RCS is a similar shit show. When I opted into this when I had an Android temporarily, it broke (some) SMS for iOS when I moved back. I had to set the android handset up again, log in with my google account and deregister it, then flatten the android handset again.

This was ironic in a way because I was just trying to activate WhatsApp with SMS so I didn't have to use SMS/RCS/iMessage!

Oh I don’t disagree.

Given that she is in such a situation though, I’m just trying to be helpful by offering some hopefully useful info.

How exactly will Apple know she no longer has an iPhone if she does not deregister?

How your computer know there is no longer a neighbour with an IP address X.X.X.X at MM:MM:MM:MM:MM:MM MAC address? Timeout