why are my messages green to another iphone?
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If you see a green message bubble instead of a blue one, then that message was sent using MMS/SMS instead of iMessage. There are several reasons for this: The person that you sent the message to doesn't have an Apple device. iMessage is turned off on your device or on your recipient's device.
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Short answer: Blue ones have been sent or received using Apple's iMessage technology, while green ones are "traditional" text messages exchanged via Short Messaging Service, or SMS. ... In the grand texting scheme of things, should you care whether your messages are blue or green?
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If you have read receipts enabled on your iOS device, you can let your fellow texters know when you've read their latest messages. ... Your iMessage-enabled texts appear in blue, while SMS messages appear in green. Group messages don't support read receipts either.
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Thanks for using the  Apple Support Communities. If the contact's number is in red, it means you can't send iMessage to this number. You have to send regular SMS message.
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['Open the Settings app.', 'Tap on your Apple ID account.', 'Tap iCloud.', 'Make sure Messages is toggled on (green).']
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5- Make sure that your Mac is connected to the Internet. ... 7- On your Mac, Messages > Preferences > Accounts > iMessages Account; and on your iOS device, iPhone or iPad > Settings > Messages > Send and Receive the account should be same. 8- The issue may be because of Keychain problem.
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Go to App Store, click the search icon and enter some key words, such as “color iMessage” or “color text message”. Then it will list out a lot of apps available to change iMessage background. Click the download button to download and install the app that you want.
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While the phone is off that message will wait on Apple's servers. However there is a setting under Messaging which says “Send as SMS”. ... If the recipient disabled iMessage before switching off the iPhone, it will be sent as a normal SMS in green bubbles and additional carrier charges may apply.
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Video: Explained: Blue vs. Short answer: Blue ones have been sent or received using Apple's iMessage technology, while green ones are "traditional" text messages exchanged via Short Messaging Service, or SMS.
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Green Background Sometimes you can also send or receive green text messages to an iOS device. This happens when iMessage is turned off on one of the devices. You can check if iMessage is on or off your iPhone by going to your iPhone Settings (gear icon) and then to Messages. Enable iMessage.
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What is Green Message. The green message background indicates the traditional SMS text message. It actually means a message that you have sent to someone else is through SMS message service instead of Apple iMessage.
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When you send messages to another iOS device from your iPhone, the device sends those messages in iMessage format using Apple's servers rather than the cellular network. Any problem with Apple's servers could delay the the message and cause the recipient to get it later than expected, if at all.
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iMessage is located in the default messages app on your iPhone. ... iMessages are in blue and text messages are green. iMessages only work between iPhones (and other Apple devices such as iPads). If you are using an iPhone and you send a message to a friend on Android, it will be sent as a SMS message and will be green.
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The green bubble means that the conversation is being handled as a SMS or a text message. Besides the lack of encryption, the special features offered for those chatting via iMessage (such as Animoji) cannot be used. And that doesn't sit well with many iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch or Mac users.
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['Open the “Settings” app on the iPhone or iPad.', 'Go to “Messages” and toggle the switch for “iMessage” to the OFF position.', 'Wait a few moments, then turn the “iMessages” switch back to the ON position.', 'Re-open the Messages app to check the message order.']
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Here's what that means: If your message appears in a blue bubble, then your text message was sent using iMessage. If your message appears in a green bubble, then your text message was sent using your cellular plan, either using SMS or MMS.
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No. A green text message means the message was sent using SMS instead of the iMessage data service. This typically mean you did not have data at the tine your sent the message.