Pictures in messages

i was curious on why cant u recieve pictures in text messages but only in email?
i find recieving pictures in text messages alot better than email and you can save them to your photos in your phone if you wanted to so why did apple do this?

i was curious on why cant u recieve pictures in text messages but only in email?
Because this is what Apple currently supports with the iPhone with no indication if they plan on including MMS support with the iPhone's SMS client. SMS and MMS are very limited forms of email exchange anyway.
i find recieving pictures in text messages alot better than email and you can save them to your photos in your phone if you wanted to so why did apple do this?
Adding MMS support would not make this possible by itself. You can't save photos received via email to the iPhone's Photo Library at the present time anyway so adding MMS support would not provide for this unless Apple also included this option when doing so.

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Hey lozza567,
Thanks for the question. I understand that you are experiencing issues sending MMS messages. The following resource may provide a solution:
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2755
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- An iPhone 3G or later.
- iOS 3.1 or later.
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- A domestic MMS plan from your cellular provider. You may need an international messaging plan to send MMS to an international contact. Contact your carrier for more information.
- A roaming MMS when using a cellular provider's network different from your billing cellular provider's network. Learn more about roaming and contact your carrier for more information.
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1. Go to Settings and turn airplane mode off.
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3. Go to Settings > Cellular and turn Cellular Data on.
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5. Verify that you have a cellular data connection in the status bar at the top left of your iPhone.
6. Go to Settings and turn Wi-Fi off. Open Safari and navigate to www.apple.com to verify that you have a data connection. Turn Wi-Fi back on to continue using Wi-Fi for other features. If your cellular data connection isn't available, follow these steps.
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10. Tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings on your iPhone.
11. Reseat your SIM card.
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2. Go to Settings > Messages and turn on group messaging if you are sending a group message.
3. Make sure that you are using the area code with the contact's phone number. When sending messages internationally, you also need the contact's international code.
4. Verify a "Pay as you go" MMS plan has enough available balance. Contact your carrier if unsure of your MMS plan or available balance.
5. If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, back up or forward important messages and delete your current messaging threads with the contact. Create a new message to the contact and try again.
6. If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, delete and re-create the contact from the Contacts application. Create a new message to the newly created contact and try again.
7. Back up and restore your iPhone as new.
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HT204053 How can I have 3 iCloud accounts and keep all pictures, contacts, messages separate ?

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Welcome to the Apple community.
To begin with, I would like to try to explain Apple's confusing nomenclature in regard to iCloud.
Apple have called the whole cloud thing iCloud, there are a number of features under the iCloud umbrella, some of which require their own login. iTunes is one of these, another is what Apple have unfortunately also called iCloud.
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Kris

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Can't send pictures with Messages, but I can receive them.

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Unable to send myself a test picture or message using MMS

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I have a 8820 and my provider is t-mobile. I have been trying for a month now to figure how to send myself a test picture and message to verify that MMS is working. I have had several different phone models from other companies and they allow me to send myself a test message. When I try it, it shows it being sent out but when it comes back there no pictures or messages. Also when I send myself a test email message it will not come back to my phone but will go to my desktop just fine. I can send to other users just fine and they can send to me. I just can not send myself a test message. t-mobile claims I should be able to do it but to date they have not been able to help me.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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So you are able to send MMS to other users, you are just wanting to send MMS to yourself? Making sure I understand question.
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Can't take pictures in message

IPhone 6 with up to date IOS. If I try to take a picture in messages I can do so once but the next try brings a black screen. Anyone else have this and if so, how is it fixed?

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Testing out mms by sending myself a picture or message

I have a 8820 and my provider is t-mobile. I have been trying for a month now to figure how to send myself a test picture and message to verify that MMS is working. I have had several different phone models from other companies and they allow me to send myself a test message. When I try it, it shows it being sent out but when it comes back there no pictures or messages. Also when I send myself a test email message it will not come back to my phone but will go to my desktop just fine. I can send to other users just fine and they can send to me. I just can not send myself a test message. t-mobile claims I should be able to do it but to date they have not been able to help me.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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