Should my text messages be blue instead of green after the iOS 5 update?

Should my text messages be blue instead of green after the iOS 5.0 update on my iPhone 4?

Blue messages are iMessages. Dont worry they work pretty much the same as txts
Instead of being sent via the sms service through your operator they're sent either as cellular data or wifi if you have it. The idea being that it functions in much the same way as BBM does on a Blackberry.
You can IIRC turn them off.
iOS 5 automatically determines if the intended recipient is using iOS5, and if they are, automatically sends the message as an iMessage rather than a txt. The colour change is designed to let you know whats what.

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I have a 6 plus phone . Just after the last update I have lost many text messages ?

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How to fix sent text message resetting to beginning of conversation after 4.3 update?

I recently went through the update to 4.3 on my Galaxy S3. Unfortunately now when I send a text and then minimize the keyboard my phone brings me to the top of the conversation thread, meaning the first message in the thread, and not to the bottom where the newest message was sent. Once someone responds it will bring it back to the most recent received message however I find this highly annoying that after I send a message I have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the thread to see it. Also even when someone responds to my message and I open the thread it bounces to the beginning of the conversation before snapping down to the bottom and the most recent received message. Before the update it would show the most recent message, sent or received, automatically. Is there any way to fix this short of one of the resets, which I have doubts of working anyway? Thanks.

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I understand wanting your text messages to be easily accessible and easy to reply to. Does this happen every time you exit out of the Messaging application and go back in? Are you using the text message application that came with the phone or a third party application? You may want to try going to a summary of all your text message threads, and then, jump back into the thread you want to see. Let us know if doing that gets you to the newest text message.
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Text messages no longer sync with car after 4.3 update

Before the 4.3 update to my Samsung Galaxy S3, my text messages would sync up with the bluetooth in my car. By this, I mean that I could read all of my text messages on the screen in my car. Now, after the 4.3 update, the text messages are not transferred to my car. I've tried:
verified that MAP protocol is allowed after the phone pairs
unpaired and re-paired the phone with the car
deleted the phone entirely from the car and re-paired it
This wouldn't be as frustrating except that it used to work before the upgrade! This probably broke as part of the changes made to allow you to do all that stuff with the "smart watch" devices, but don't break things that worked before.
Any ideas on what to do to fix this? Thanks!

I have been round and round on this issue also. Worked bf update fine. Samsung basically said they don't care that I no longer have access to one of my "favorite" features. I thought it was a great safety feature. Bty I have tried older android phones that don't have update they still work as does the iphone. They will not allow you to go back to older version etc. etc, and they don't know when or if their will be a fix for this. Verizon is not really helpful it seems like everyone just wants to pass the buck.

When texting one contact bubbles are blue instead of green, and texts sent are not being received, how do i sort this? cheers

when texting a friend, bubbles are blue instead of green and they dont receive the message. this is only happening with one contact,why's this happening and what can i do to sort it? cheers

Blue bubbles are using for iMessages, so problem with receiving is in iMessage.

Text message has blue background?

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Thanks.

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HT1414 Hi All, i recently done a back up and update & restore, but ive lost my notes, my text messages and my reminders and notes on the calender, i also have lost the data i had in an app which was very important to me. Please Please help me, i,m total

Hi All, i recently done a back up and update & restore, but ive lost my notes, my text messages and my reminders and notes on the calender, i also have lost the data i had in an app which was very important to me. Please Please help me, i,m total novice.
I did this back up because i was instructed by my service provider. This was supposed to sort out my losing connection problem, which it didn't, it instead gave me a new problem. If there is anyone out there who can help me to retrieve my lost information i would appreciate it.
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You should be syncing your contacts with an app on your computer or cloud service (iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo, etc), and not relying on a backup. If you haven't been doing this, start now and then restore your old backup. You will then be able to sync the new contacts back into the phone. However, you will lose all messages, etc newer thant the backup.

I'm using apple's bluetooth keyboard and I need an easy way to switch between the text and numbers fields instead of tapping on the screen

I'm using apple's bluetooth keyboard and I need an easy way to switch between the text and numbers fields instead of tapping on the screen

While not in edit mode:
- if start typing numbers, then it enters number mode.
- if start typing text, then it enters text mode.
Using the arrow keys exits edit mode. So this should work for you:
1 Type text into a cell, which enters text mode.
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4 Press left arrow key to get back to the cell.
5 Type a number, which enters number mode.
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How would I be able to pull up all of the text messages tat were in my phone over the course of 2 years and back them up to my computer since my phone has a broken screen and can no longer read the mesages.

If the messages are stored on the device and you can power the device up you can use the application posted at https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/770529 , the application has a screen capture option and you can use the screen as a guide to install MyBackup from Market or a number of backup apps from Market and then you can run the applications and backup data to your SD Card to restore to the replacement device.

When I send a text message to someone I am also getting the text to my phone. How can I stop this?

When I send a text message to someone I am also getting the text to my phone. How can I stop this?

Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive and make sure only the phone number is checked.

I have an Iphone 3gs and cannot send text messages to my wife. She is the only person that I cannot send or receive messages from. Does anyone know how to correct this?

I have an Iphone 3gs and cannot send text messages to my wife. She is the only person that I cannot send or receive text messages from. Does anyone know how to correct this?

We both have AT&T service. She has an Iphone 4s, I have the 3gs.

TS5185 Hi After I have report a junk message I coudl not get Imessge from other iphone. and could not send any message in blue color but green which need to pay for.

Hi After I have report a junk message to 7726, I coudl not get Imessge from other iphones. and could not send any message in blue color but green which need to pay for. Does Apple blocked my imessage ? I have checked the setting. imessage is on.
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HT4623 I started to update my iphone4 software to iOS 7.0.4 while in the process of updating a text message came in- now it keeps saying checking for update then an error comes up that says try again . How do I finish updating my phone?

I started to update my iphone4 software to iOS 7.0.4 while in the process of updating a text message came in- now it keeps saying checking for update then an error comes up that says try again . How do I finish updating my phone?

Hi
A little information will be of a great help, witch iPhone did you upgrade, memory , and version of software ( iOS 8.x.x )?
Try restarting you iPhone and make sure you have a god internet connection , get as close to your wifi router (1-3 meter / 2-9 feet ) as possible. Don't use restore to factory settings before you tried other options . And most imported du you have an iCloud backup.
//Sorenc

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Basically, your iMessage settings have become slightly off due to the update.
Go into Settings -> Messages -> Send/Receive.
You should see your phone number and your email address. Given your description, I would imagine that only your Email Address is checked. If you CAN (it's probably greyed out), check your phone number off, and it should work.
Now, operating under the assumption that you can't just turn the phone number back on:
1.) Go into Settings -> Messages, and turn iMessage off.
2.) Go into Settings -> iTunes and Appstore, and tap on your Apple ID at the top, and tap 'Sign Out'
3.) Power your phone off completely (Press and hold the sleep/wake key, then swipe to power off).
4.) Power your phone back on.
5.) Go back to Settings -> iTunes and Appstore, and sign back into your Apple ID.
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7.) Go into Send/Receive again, and verify that your phone number is now checked off.
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NOTE: If you do not know your Apple ID/Password, reset it at http://iforgot.apple.com.

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