Why did my iPhone start a new text thread?

Why did my iPhone start a new text thread?

iOS differentiates messaging threads based off the specific iMessage ID used to address each recipient. Since iMessage can use both phone numbers and email addresses as iMessage IDs, this can cause multiple threads and much confusion.

Why do some Messages go as iMessage and some as text?

When you send an iMessage, Apple will route that message through their servers using an Internet connection. This Internet connection can be either Wi-Fi or your cellular provider’s data network. If no Internet connection is available, the Messages app may attempt to deliver the iMessage as a regular SMS text message.

How do you start a new thread in messages?

Android mobile app Tap Messages. Tap the New icon on the bottom right. Under New Message Thread, type a subject and your message, and then tap the Send button. Your message appears in the thread and the new thread is added to Message Threads.

How do you start a new text thread?

Start a conversation with one of your contacts

  1. Open the Messages app .
  2. Tap Start chat.
  3. Enter the name, phone number, or email of the person you’re sending a message to.
  4. Type your message and tap .

Is it possible to have more than one iMessage thread?

Everybody in the threads have iPhones and before upgrading they were all working and sending/receiving iMessages just fine. Now I’ll have 2-3 threads with the same contacts (using their same phone numbers, not another contact point like iCloud email, Apple ID, etc.).

Why is iMessage splitting group Conversat [ Apple community ]?

There seems to be no pattern to the problem. Evidence: (A) I have one thread w/ 5 people, all iPhones (all are iOS 8). Some of the group’s texts arrive in the group thread, but some come in separately as if from an individual. If I reply to the “individual,” some people see the reply but others do not.

How do I get my iMessage to go back to text?

Once the last message on your screen is an iMessage, it will switch back to iMessages. If not, go back to your list of conversations and then go back to that conversation. The reset network trick didn’t work for me either, this trick did.

Why is my iMessage not sending as text?

They may be failing to send as iMessages because the person with whom you’re conversing has no active data connection. Therefore, the Messages app would fall back to SMS. Did you check if “send as text” is still activated in Settings/Messages?