MMS messaging needs to be enabled to send

That's the message I get on my iPad when trying to send a picture using text message forwarding Through my iPhone. Regular texts work fine, only pictures on non iMessages give me the error. And yes, MMS messaging is enabled and works when I just use my iPhone.

Fixed it by toggling off my text forwarding and toggling back on. Had to re enter the code and all was well.

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I cant send MMS using my iphone 5s . it keep on prompt me a msg "MMS Messaging needs to be enabled to send this message", but inside "setting/message" there's no button for me to ON the SMS/MMS. pls help. Thks

I cant send MMS using my iphone 5s . it keep on prompt me a msg "MMS Messaging needs to be enabled to send this message", but inside "setting/message" there's no button for me to ON the SMS/MMS. pls help. Thks

@Dmitriy Buldakov, have you found the solution to the issue yet? I have the same problem, no option to turn on MMS in my iPhone settings. I checked the settings on my friend's iPhone, which has the same iOS version as me (8.1.1), and the option is there. It's really annoying...

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yogi1125 wrote:
when i send text message it showing error "MMS Messaging needs to be enable to send this message"
what should i do?
Please read my previous response to you

Cannot send message mms messaging needs to be enabled to send this message

[iPhone4] cannot send message mms messaging needs to be enabled to send this message

OK - This means you cannot disable MMS and send SMS messages? Rather a step back from my Nokia N70 I think

I message needs to be enabled to send this message

i cant use i message because it says "i message needs to be enabled to sen this message" but how? i dont know how to enable it!!!
pls help and thx
ps: im using iphone5

If iMessage is already on you can try signing out then back in.

"iMessage needs to be enabled to send this message?

What does "iMessage needs to be enabled to send this message" mean? I can't get my messages to send and when I try that pops up. What is it and how can I fix it?

I have a similar problem as the OP, I wished to disable iMessage just to avoid the complications of having two messaging systems. Also, I never use data and always keep it off in order to save battery. Third, I noticed that when using iMessage, sometimes others' messages to me reach me late, i.e. they would send it at 3 pm and I would receive it at 6 pm when I turned on my wi-fi (remember, I have data off always). For these reasons I chose to completely disable imessage.
However, for one of my contacts, I noticed that the "send" button was still blue, rather than green (as you know, green is for ordinary SMS while blue is for iMessage). When I try to send this person a text, I naturally get the "imessage needs to be enabled to send this message". I tried the solutions in this thread, but none of them worked.
However, I managed to find a workaround. First, I turned on iMessage, then I turned on "send as SMS if imessage not available" in the settings. Then, I disconnected my wifi and data so that imessage would not be available, then I tried to send an iMessage to the person in question (the one with the button stuck on blue). This time I did NOT get the error message, but the iMessage tried to send anyways, getting stuck when the bar was around 85% complete. Then, I pressed on the speech bubble being sent, and manually chose "send as text message"). Voila! the button suddenly turned green, and now I can send regular texts to that person again!

What does the message iMessage needs to be enabled to send this message mean

When trying to send a message with a video, i get the message,"iMessage needs to be enabled to send this message". What does this mean??

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yes to signal
yes to make calls and text certain people but it wont text others who I hve texted in the past
text some people but not others
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I can't send an SMS on my iPhone 6 , I get the message "iMessage must be enabled to send this message" I dont use iMessage, I just want to send an as SMS

I can't send an SMS on my iPhone 6 , I get the message "iMessage must be enabled to send this message" I dont use iMessage, I just want to send an as SMS

SMS is a cellular carrier function. Contact your cellular carrier and make sure you are correctly set up with an SMS plan.

Picture/MMS messages stall out and won't send

For the last few weeks, I've been having a problem sending picture messages. I hit "send" and the circle just spins and spins and spins and the message does not go through. I've had the GS3 for eight months and haven't had this problem until the last month or so. VZW requires using their mobile data to send/receive picture messages rather than just using wi-fi, so it's getting increasingly frustrating that this keeps happening when I'm PAYING FOR DATA. I see there are several other threads going back a year of people having the same problem -- what is the fix to this, Verizon?!?!

Hi. I had this problem too, and the only solution that worked for me was going to the Play store and downloading Go SMS. The app description stated it could send over wi-fi, and sure enough, it does. I actually find I like it much better than the stock messaging app anyway, and it's easy to use. This should fix your problem and you might find you like it better too.

My i5 won't send MMS messages.

Whenever I try to send an MMS it says cannot send message. "MMS messaging needs to be enabled to send this message". I have enabled imessage and send as SMS also.

Go to Settings>Messages scroll down and see if MMS Messaging is enabled. If it is, contact your carrier and ask them to enable it on your account.

MMS Message turn on off option not displaying

Hi,
I am a iPhone user for about 3-4 yrs now. I have a black 16 Gig iPhone 4 with the latest iOS 7.0.3. I rarely send MMS messages though but needed to send one yesterday only to realize that I can't do that. How did I realized this that I added a photo from my phone and then added the contact to which i wanted to send the msg. Upon clicking Send, i got the message "Cannot Send Message - MMS Messaging needs to be enabled to send this message". So then went to the settings thinking my MMS settings might have got turned off. Settings -> Messages and what I see is that under SMS/MMS -> MMS Messages -> On/Off -> This option is NOT AT ALL displayed there.
What I see on the screen is
1. iMessages (turn on/off is displayed)
2. Send Read Receipts
3. Send as SMS
4. Send & Receive
Then under SMS/MMS settings
5. Show Subject Field
6. Character Count
7. Blocked
That's all. No "MMS Messages On/Off" option displayef. Ideally it should be available before "Show Subject Field" option, isnt it?
Then I tried few settings but resulted in no benefit. I tried to reset network settings, tried to turn Wi-Fi on/off then turn 3G on/off, Carrier settings on/off. But nothing worked. Last option as suggested on the forum is to RESET as a new phone. But I dont want to lose my current app settings, especially all the game settings and statuses.
Please help here.
Regards,
Kiran

Hi,
Thanks for your quick reply to my post. I am currently in India and am on the Idea Cellular network. Well there does not seem to be any problem with my internet settings (both GPRS & 3G) because I use 3G internet with full speed and recently inquired and pushed the APN settings again for MMS. The mms on/off itself is not getting displayed in first place, forget turning it on or off.
Thanks for your response, waiting for a solution hat will work..
Regards,
Kiran

MMS messages with WiFi on

I just assisted in the purchase of 2 Lumia 925 on T-Mobile US
a day or after the purchase, both users noticed that they weren't able to send or recieve MMS messages.
I called TMo, and they instructed me to turn off the wifi ... Lo n behold the MMS's started flowing again...but this didn't make any sense to me why MS/NOkia would make such a setting ... with the wfi off, you can't back up your pictures at the highest res n such...it just wouldn't make sense...
well, messing around with phone myself, i found the following setting which resolved the issue
go into setting > cellular > "for limited wifi connectivity" - toggle it to use cellular...

Hello Kitty1952! I can certainly help you today! My apologies for the trouble you're experiencing! All MMS messages need data in order to send & receive properly. Let's ensure that your data is enabled. Even if you're connected to Wi-Fi, as long as your data is enabled, you'll be able to send properly. To verify data is on: Go to Settings > More Networks > Mobile Networks > verify Mobile Data is checked off > Go to Global Data roaming Access > Verify Allow access for all trips is enabled. Power off device to reset for 1 minute. Then try to send a MMS message to yourself to test the sending & receiving. Keep us posted, thanks!
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I don't have a 3G so i use Sms/Mms messaging when i have wifi. My co'iphone users receive my text messages but i cant receive theirs because it sends as an imessage. HELP thanks

I Don't have a 3G on my iphone 4. So when i dont have a wifi, i send text through SMS/MMS messaging. I can receive and send SMS/MMS messages to non iphone users. I can also send the same messages to my co iphone users but i cant receive theirs because it sends as imessage. someone help me pls. Thnks

The only way to get around that, since you do not have a data plan, is to completely disable iMessage. While you can turn on the switch for Send As SMS on, which could send your messages as SMS when not connected to Wi-Fi and data is not turned on, it could also find your messages lost in the server and never delivered. Also, anyone sending to you would have to be set up the same way. You can check out this support document for deactivating iMessage. iOS: Deactivating iMessage
iMessage requires an active data connection for both the sender and receiver to work properly.

IMessage needs to be enabled...

From photo album I hit select and chose 3 pictures then I hit the box with the up arrow in the bottom left hand corner and hit Message. I type in the recipient and hit send but I get an error message that says: Cannot Send Message, iMessage needs to be enabled to send this message.
The thing is iMessage is enabled and so is mms. Also this shouldn't be going threw as an iMessage as it's being sent to a regular phone. I've disabled and re-enabled iMessage but it still wont go threw.
The reason I am trying to send pictures this way it because I can't select more than one at a time as for the other way it's one at a time.

I have a similar problem as the OP, I wished to disable iMessage just to avoid the complications of having two messaging systems. Also, I never use data and always keep it off in order to save battery. Third, I noticed that when using iMessage, sometimes others' messages to me reach me late, i.e. they would send it at 3 pm and I would receive it at 6 pm when I turned on my wi-fi (remember, I have data off always). For these reasons I chose to completely disable imessage.
However, for one of my contacts, I noticed that the "send" button was still blue, rather than green (as you know, green is for ordinary SMS while blue is for iMessage). When I try to send this person a text, I naturally get the "imessage needs to be enabled to send this message". I tried the solutions in this thread, but none of them worked.
However, I managed to find a workaround. First, I turned on iMessage, then I turned on "send as SMS if imessage not available" in the settings. Then, I disconnected my wifi and data so that imessage would not be available, then I tried to send an iMessage to the person in question (the one with the button stuck on blue). This time I did NOT get the error message, but the iMessage tried to send anyways, getting stuck when the bar was around 85% complete. Then, I pressed on the speech bubble being sent, and manually chose "send as text message"). Voila! the button suddenly turned green, and now I can send regular texts to that person again!

IPhone MMS messages

I just bought a new iphone 3GS and found out that I cannot send or receive pictures in my text messages as I could do with my previous provider. The website video says that I should be able to send and receive pictures via MMS, but I do not seem to be able to have this option when I open a pic from my phone. It will let me email them, but that is not what I wish to do. Can anyone help me.

According to a MacWorld article: "Later this summer, as part of the 3.0 software, AT&T will make multimedia messaging (MMS) available at no extra cost to customers with a text messaging bundle." http://www.macworld.com/article/141155/2009/06/attmms_will_be_available_at_no_extra_cost_if_you_havetext.html
It's included with OS 3.0, but not activated until available from AT&T.
"Turn MMS messaging on or off:
In Settings, tap Messages, then tap MMS Messaging to turn it on or off. You may want to turn MMS Messaging off, for example, to prevent sending or receiving attachments when fees apply.
NOTE: The MMS Messaging setting doesn’t appear if MMS isn’t supported by your carrier."
http://www.apple.com/iphone/how-to/#messages.sending-and-receiving-messages

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