Sometimes the Messages App on i. Phone sends i. Messages using your Carriers paid network, instead of using Free Apple Servers. You will find below the steps to prevent i. Messages being sent as SMS Text Messages.
While I was writing we ran into the question “Why are my iMessages being delivered as regular text messages?”.
However, when an i. Message recipient moves to an out of service area, turns OFF i. Message or Apple servers are having a problem, the Messages App tends to deliver i. Messages as regular SMS text Messages. This might be a glitch in the Messages App or an intentional design to make sure that Messages are delivered quickly to the recipients.
” Any message sent to a non-Apple user will be sent as a text message., the i Messaging service is only available for Apple devices . But if the i. Message couldn’t be sent, or if the recipient doesn’t have i. Message enabled, then your i. Phone will send it as a text message.
Why are my iMessages not being sent?
These could be hindrances for i. Message to be sent successfully because if i. Message is not enabled or there is no internet connection on their side, your i. Messages will be sent as text messages.
How can you tell if a text message has been sent iMessage?
You can tell if you have sent an i. Message because the shading around the message will be blue. Traditional SMS text messages have green shading around them. But even if you and your recipient have i. Message enabled on your Apple devices, it’s possible that a message will be sent as an SMS.
Why can’t I send text messages on my iPhone?
, your i Message is disabled: Sometimes your i. Message service is disabled by yourself, and you might not even notice it. If your i. Messages are off, your i. Phone will only send simple text messages to all contacts. Therefore, you can go to the i. Phone settings, check for the i. Message service, and turn it on.
Why won’t my iPhone send text messages to all contacts?
If your i. Messages are off, your i. Phone will only send simple text messages to all contacts. Therefore, you can go to the i. Phone settings, check for the i. Message service, and turn it on.
What happens if I send an iMessage to a non-Apple user?
Any message sent to a non-Apple user will be sent as a text message. , the i Messaging service is only available for Apple devices. But if the i. Message couldn’t be sent, or if the recipient doesn’t have i. Message enabled, then your i. Phone will send it as a text message.