If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. You can put your iOS device in recovery mode and then restore it with iTunes. In these situations, you might need to use recovery mode to restore your device: 1  iTunes doesn't recognize your device or says it's in recovery mode.
Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and sending brief, electronic messages between two or more mobile phones, or fixed or portable devices over a phone network.
An alert can be any of the following: A notification of a text message or voicemail message. A reminder from an app (e.g., an upcoming event on your calendar) An information alert about today's weather, horoscopes, stocks, news, sports scores, etc. A text message is a typed message sent to your device. It can come from another mobile phone, tablet or other text messaging device or website.