IOS devices not recognizing a phone number as iMessage
At some point my phone stopped recognizing the text conversation I have with my dad as iMessage. There are other conversation threads (with him and my stepmom, for instance) that are STILL in iMessage (in blue). For some reason though, the one I have with just him is being sent as a text (in green). How do I switch him back to iMessage?
I use an iPhone 4S (8.1.2) and Macbook Air (Yosemite 10.10.1).
Thanks!
Might that have happened because your dad (or you) are not currently in an area that iMessage works in (i.e., not on WiFi and not in a cellular area that supports iMessage)?
I don't believe you overtly can control what devices are placed in iMessage and what devices are not. Again, there are two different sets of requirements to use iMessage at a specific time:
You must communicate to/from an Apple device (not an issue in your case); and
You and the other person must both be in either WiFi or an area where cellular coverage supports iMessage (possibly an issue for you).
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