why are my text messages being sent in green?
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If your iPhone messages are green, it means that they're being sent as SMS text messages rather than as iMessages, which appear in blue. iMessages only work between Apple users. You'll always see green when writing to Android users, or when you're not connected to the internet.
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Open Messages on your Mac. Go to Settings > Messages on your iPhone and tap on Text Messages Forwarding. You will see your Mac (or Macs) listed here with an on off slider beside them. To allow your Mac to send and receive text messages turn the slider to green.
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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 iPhone messages. ... 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 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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When the bubble is blue, the message is send as an iMessage. If it turn green, it is send as a regular SMS. The iMessages have a build in delivery report and is will tell you tings like 'delivered' or 'read' when the message gets delivered/read.
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A pulsing green light indicates an incoming call. A spinning green light means you're currently on a call. A pulsing yellow light is telling you that you have messages in your inbox.
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If the message is green, it is a text message. ... If it doesn't say "Delivered" or "Read" below the message it means the message has not yet been delivered. This could be due to the person to whom you are sending the message being offline, or maybe they have their iPhone off or on Do Not Disturb.
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iMessage messages are not sent via your wireless provider, whether it be Verizon, AT&T, Orange or any other provider. These messages are managed and delivered by Apple, and as such have no impact on your text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS) messaging plans through your provider.
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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 temporarily unavailable on your device or on your recipient's device.
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If your text messages aren't being displayed in the proper order, this is due to having the wrong timestamps on the text messages. To fix this issue: Go to Settings > Date and time. Make sure “Automatic date and time” and “Automatic time zone” are checked ✓
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The blue means you are using iMessage, which is compatible with most Apple devices, and can use wifi when there is no cell service. ... The green means it's a regular text and the other user does not use iMessage or does not have an iPhone/Apple product they are using to communicate with.
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Either way, the person that has blocked you will never receive the messages. SO I have been blocked or put on Do Not Disturb? Blue or Green has nothing to do with being blocked. Blue means iMessage, i.e., messages sent through Apple, Green means messages sent through SMS.
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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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If a message appears in a green bubble, it was sent via Advanced Messaging. A yellow bubble indicates a message sent via SMS or MMS. If a message appears in a blue bubble, it means the message was sent via Advanced Messaging.
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Helpful answers All that means is the person you sent it too has saved that message. It is a bug in iOS8.
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If the iMessage goes through and shows a “Delivered” message, then you have probably not been blocked. ... Remember, when messages are being sent as green instead of blue, that means the phone is attempting to send a traditional SMS text message instead of an iMessage.