why are my iphone text messages green not blue?
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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: ... iMessage is turned off on your device or on your recipient's device. To check if iMessage is turned on for your device, go to Settings > Messages > iMessage.
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iMessages go through your network connection so to your provider they look just like any other network/internet/browser traffic. If your text messages were from Apple device to Apple device (using iMessage for both sides), it's not going to show up on the provider logs.
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Open Settings in your iPhone and scroll down to “Messages.” Step 2. Open “Messages” tab, and at the bottom of the page is “Low Quality Image Mode.” Make sure the button is toggled to the grey, Off, position. To send the highest resolution available via text and iMessage, this must be off.
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iMessage is Apple's own instant messaging service that sends messages over the Internet, using your data. They only work when you have an Internet connection. To send iMessages, you need a data plan, or you can send them over WiFi. ... iMessages are in blue and text messages are green.
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You can tell if your message has been sent via iMessage in Apple's messaging app because it'll be blue. If it's green, it's an ordinary text message and doesn't offer the read/delivered receipts.
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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.
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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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Green word bubbles instead of blue. Make sure iMessage is activated. iMessage isn't activated on your device. (Tap Settings, Messages, then check to see if the feature is switched on.
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Green text messages are just sent over the network as a regular text message and will use up your alloted texting and recieving amount through your carrier. Hope this helps. Now if you are texting to another iPhone and its green, try going to SETTINGS > Messages > iMessage > make sure it is ON.
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Underneath you will see the status, Sent, Delivered, Read. If the bubble is green, it means the recipient isn't on iPhone which means read receipts might not work. If both bubbles are blue and the status stays at Delivered, they may have turned read receipts off.
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A green background means that the message you sent or received was delivered by SMS through your cellular provider. ... 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.
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What does send as text message mean on iPhone? Have you ever sent a message to your friend or colleague, but instead of the usual blue text bubble, you're greeted with green. This is because your iPhone has sent your message as an SMS over your mobile network, rather than iMessage on an internet connection.
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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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Firstly, in the Messages app, your outgoing message bubbles are either blue or green. ... If they're blue, that means it is an iMessage going from one Apple device (iPhone, iPad, iPod, or Mac) to another. These are free communication, be it text or image, and don't count against your texting plan.
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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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If you see a green message bubble instead of a blue one, then that message was sent using MMS/SMS instead of iMessage. ... iMessage is turned off on your device or on your recipient's device. To check if iMessage is turned on for your device, go to Settings > Messages > iMessage.
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It's just a lighting effect Apple included in the messages to make it more dynamic. If I remember correctly, the lower ones are dark blue. It's just a color gradient thing that Apple does.