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Why are my iMessages sending as SMS?
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.
Why won’t messages deliver on iPhone but iMessages do?
iMessage not saying “Delivered” simply means the messages has not yet been successfully delivered to the recipient’s device due to some reasons. Reasons could be: their phone not having available Wi-Fi or cellular data networks, they have their iPhone off or on Do Not Disturb mode, etc.
Can iMessage be used on 2 devices?
iMessage syncs messages to all your devices that are interconnected to the same iMessage number and email account. This means your iPhone, iPad, and Mac can all send and receive iMessages, in real-time. This was part of Apple’s plan to integrate the service into all the devices that you’d be using.
Why can’t I send an iMessage to someone with an iPhone?
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. iMessage is temporarily unavailable on your device or on your recipient’s device.
How to force messages to use SMS instead of iMessage?
Here’s a workaround that you can use to force the Messages app to send a test message as SMS instead of iMessage to a contact’s phone number. It is slight clumsy, but gets the job done in the scenarios like you described:
Why does my iPhone only send iMessage messages?
You’ll still only be able to send an iMessage (Blue arrow icon) as your iPhone knows that the receiver is registered with iMessage. Send the message normally. The message won’t get sent from your iPhone due to the absence of an Internet connection.
How can I send messages from my Mac?
If you have an iPhone with an active cellular plan, you can set up Messages to send and receive SMS and MMS messages from your Mac. Such messages don’t require the recipient to be using iMessage or an Apple device. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. Add a check to your phone number and email address.
Can you send an iMessage if your iPhone is offline?
If you have Internet access available on your iPhone via either Mobile data or Wi-Fi (indicated by the presence of appropriate icon in the iPhone’s status bar), and the receivers contact number is registered with iMessage, you’ll only be able to send an iMessage, irrespective of the online/offline status of the recipient.