Green And Blue Text Messages

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  1. Green and Blue Bubbles Your iPhone's Messages app actually combines two different types of messages into one: iMessage and SMS. IMessage is Apple's proprietary messaging system, which appear as blue bubbles. If you send a message over SMS, the bubble appears green.
  2. After some overseas travel my imessage conversation with my contact (also an iPhone user) switched from blue (iMessage) to green (SMS) - due to problems with international roaming. We're back in our home country, but the message conversation persists in SMS (green) and we'd like it to go back to iMessage (blue).
  3. I sent a standard SMS text message from my iPhone 6 to a colleague's iPhone, who mentioned that my message was green and not blue, and that meant I hadn't activated something or wasn't using the right app to take advantage of iMessaging. Currently I don't use apps beyond what came with my phone.
Hello IphantArda,
Green And Blue Text MessagesThanks for that info and choosing the Apple Support Communities. Based on what you stated, it seems you are experiencing issues with iMessage messages sending unexpectedly as a green message bubble on your iPhone. To help resolve this issue, please follow the steps in this resource on your situation:

If you see a green message bubble

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. 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.

What Does Green And Blue Text Messages Mean

Learn the difference between iMessage and MMS/SMS messages.

Green text bubbles on an iPhone can mean that you're texting with someone who doesn't also have an iPhone, but they also mean that the texts are not encrypted through iMessage. When you send texts.


If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Cheers!Green And Blue Text Messages

Stache. Oct 27, 2017 11:44 AM

You can use the Messages app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to send messages. Those messages are sent as iMessage or SMS/MMS. Learn more about the difference between the message types.

iMessage

Difference Between Blue And Green Text Messages On Iphone 5

iMessages are texts, photos, or videos that you send to another iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac over Wi-Fi or cellular-data networks. These messages are always encrypted and appear in blue text bubbles. To turn iMessage on or off, go to Settings > Messages.

SMS/MMS

Iphone Green And Blue Text Messages

If you aren’t using iMessage, you can use SMS/MMS. These messages are texts and photos that you send to other cell phones or another iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. SMS/MMS messages aren't encrypted and appear in green text bubbles on your device.

To use SMS/MMS on an iPhone, you need a text-messaging plan. Contact your wireless carrier for more information. You can also set up your other Apple devices to send and receive messages from any Apple device.

Green And Blue Text Messages Between Iphones

If Wi-Fi is unavailable, iMessages will be sent over cellular data. Cellular data rates might apply.