, on i Phone, if i. Message is unavailable, the message may be sent as SMS or MMS, depending on content. Carrier messaging rates may apply. You can adjust this behavior in i. Phone at Settings > Messages > Send As SMS. Messages sent using i. Message appear in a light blue bubble, while messages sent using SMS or MMS appear in a green bubble.
What does’send as SMS when iMessage is unavailable’mean?
The option to “send as sms when imessage is unavailable” refers to the sender side, meaning that if the sender is not connected to i. Message (i. e. offline), the message will be sent to the receiver as a SMS.
When imessage is sent as text message?
As mentioned previously, an i. Message sent as a text message is usually indicative of a network issue. If your i. Message doesn’t have a “Delivered” message underneath it, but previous ones in the conversation did, then this could be an indication that you have been blocked. Why does my i. Phone text say “sent as text message?
An answer is that Here is what happens when your blue i. Message is sent as text message green. Blocked settings could be the reason for it. You have to enable i, and message first. If you enable i. Message in the settings, the messages you send to other i. Phone users will use internet or cellular data to send messages.
How to send iMessages as SMS on iPhone?
‘Send as SMS’ is an option in i. Phone that allows you to send your i. Messages as a text message automatically when the internet connection is not available. Hence check this option and disable it to check if i. Message is still sent normally. Start with opening ‘Settings’. Go to ‘Messages’ now and look for the ‘Send as SMS’ option.
This of course begs the query “When should I use SMS instead of iMessage?”
If there’s a necessity to send an information to someone and you tried using the imessage but it fails or unavailable, you should use the sms to send the message unless you don’t texting plans to send the message.
Why am I getting text messages as SMS instead of iMessage?
Only when you have sms turned on or probably whej you open the settings app, you will see send as sms when imessage is unavailable when the imessage is not working or you have ran out of data or not available Wi-Fi in your environment.
How do I know if an iMessage has been sent?
, i Messages normally appear in blue text bubbles (messages between Apple devices). If you’ve enabled “ Send as SMS” on your i. Phone, when i. Message is not available your messages will be sent as SMS. Keep in mind Carrier messaging rates may apply.
What if I don’t use iMessage?
If you aren’t using i. Message, you can use SMS/MMS. These messages are texts and photos that you send to other cell phones or i, and os devices. SMS/MMS messages aren’t encrypted and appear in green text bubbles on your device.
For example: One day while chatting with a friend via i. Message your friend goes into a tunel and disconnects from the Internet, your i. Phone detects that your friend is off-line. If the option “send as SMS when i. Message is unavailable” is enabled, the messsage will be send as an SMS.