Why are some text messages blue and some green

Why are some text messages blue and some green?

Blue text messages are iMessages (with other iOS and Mac users with iMessage enabled).
Green are regular SMS messages to non-iPhone users and iPhone users with iMessage not enabled.

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  • HT5661 why are some texts in blue and some in green

    Why are some texts on the I 4s phone in blue and some in green

    Hi cstack,
    Blue messages are iMessages (i.e., messages sent via Wifi to other Apple devices)
    Green messages are SMS messages (i.e., messages sent via your Cellphone to non-Apple devices, or when Wifi isn't available for Apple devices)
    P.S. Apple devices using iMessage only.
    Cheers,
    GB

  • Why are my texts sometimes blue(iPhone txt) and sometimes green(txt msg) within minutes of a conversation?

    why are my texts sometimes blue(iPhone txt) and sometimes green(txt msg) within minutes of a conversation?

    If the iPhone can't send the message as an iMessage (blue) it will instead send it as an SMS message (green).

  • HT4515 why are my text messages all of a sudden in green and do not say delivered?

    why are my text messages all of a sudden in green and do not say delivered?  Also for the first time since I obtained the phone I went to use the headphones and the insert to headphones is very loose and I can connect for about 10 seconds then nothing, I do believe it is the jack that inserts into the phone or the phone receptacle is bad or the headphone piece that goes into the phone is bad it is not working is the main issues.  Thank you

    I should also mention we have 2 other iPhone users and 1 Samsung s5 user in my home not having the same problem.

  • Why are my text messages being sent through my Apple ID to only one person and through my phone number to all other contact when using iMessage?

    Why are my text messages being sent through my Apple ID to only one person and through my phone number to all other contact when using iMessage?

    Is this one person using an iphone or ipad for imessaging?

  • Why are my text messages showing up on my wife's IPhone 6 and her Text messages showing up on my iPhone 6?

    Why are my text messages showing up on my wife's iPhone 6 and her test messages showing up on my IPhone 6?

    its because you guys are using the same Apple ID on both devices , when you use the same it connects to iCloud/iMessages so when ever you get a text on any other iPhone with there iMessages on its going to show on both devices because its the same apple ID that you are using for your iMessages , you can fix that buy gating a new apple ID for one of you ,ore go to your system preferences then go in to your iMessages  remove your email from there make shore its only your number on there ,but the best why is to get another Apple ID.

  • Why are my text messages that i am sending going thru as emails now and recipient does not receive?

    I recently synced my I phone to install the recent upgrade. Nwhen I send a group text message,  that I did previously with no problems, now some of my recipients do not receive.  They are telling me that it looks like I am sending them an email.....????? I'm totally lost.  I changed nothing on my phone other than doing the upgrade.  Any advice???

    Thank you.  I think I am on to something.  Went thru with your instructions and the receive at is my email address......my phone number is in light gray and says error.   I cannot open it to change it.

  • Why are my text messages only going to my ipad and not my phone?

    Why are my incoming texts only going to my ipad and not my iPhone?

    Any suggestions as to why I can't see or add a phone number in iMessage on my iPad?
    I've added my mobile number to my Apple ID which I thought would flow through to iMessage

  • Some texts go thru and some dont?

    i updated to Jelly Bean in March and everything was fine for a few weeks.  then sometime in the middle of april my phone would send a text message but indicate that it hadnt sent it yet.  (on the stock text app it shows the green arrow, on handsent it shows the spinning circle.)  in some cases it would never send the message but i wouldnt know since half of the time it shows messages havent gone thru, when in some cases they have.
    whats even worse is sometimes it still shows the message hasnt been sent, but i get a response to the message.  so if i text someone, and havent heard back from them in a few minutes i resend the message, and they get it twice.  eatting up texts.
    is there a fix for this?  can i revert to ICS?  at this point if i needed to  >> comment deleted; discussions concerning rooting, jailbreaking, or hacking are strictly prohibited on this forum <<    lose google now it would be worth it to have full text funcionality back.
    Donkey
    Message was edited by: Verizon Moderator

        I want to make sure all of your messaging is back to it's full glory, phatdonkey. Although you will not be able to revert back to a previous software version, I'm sure we can find a way to get your messaging working. Do you happen to notice if the issue happens when you're sending messages to anyone in particular? Maybe a certain group of people or a specific carrier? Does this seem to happen more when you're at home, work, any certain zipcode, or all over?
    The first thing I'd highly recommend is deleting your third party messaging application http://vz.to/yRC2gJ. Many times, these may cause interference with the native messaging of the phone and result in strange message issues like you've described. I'd also suggest clearing out as much of your message history as possible http://vz.to/ZT4CYC, since lots of messaging can cause a bit of a build up in the phone. 
    Please let us know if that helps.
    Thank you
    JenniferH_VZW
    Please follow us on Twitter @vzwsupport

  • Why are my text messages saving on my iPhone?

    When I swipe my screen to the left and the search is on the top, text messages from months ago and also recent ones are showing up. If I type in a certian word, all of the text messages that the word was mentioned in come up. When I try and click on any of the messages, it just brings me back to the last text I sent. Is this a virus? How can I stop my phone from doing this?

    Why are you repeating the question?
    You are signed in with the same Apple ID.
    Sign out of one of the devices.

  • Why are my text messages shard with another iphone

    My Iphone is sharing my text messages with my husbands phone and vise versa. I did hit some type of shared question when I uploaded both our phones on our new mac computer. I wasn't sure what it would actually do. know I know and I don't want it!  How do I reset the settings for this feature?

    When we added a second phone we ran into this. Each phone can receive messages from every phone number (and email address) under that AppleID. You need to go into the settings for messaging on each device and uncheck the numbers and/or addresses that you don't want to use.
    Settings -> Messages -> Send & Receive and then choose what you want and don't want.
    You should also do this for Facetime I think. Maybe something else.

  • TS3672 Why are my text messages being received as emails?

    Why are my daughter receiving my text messages as emails but everyone else receives them as text messages?

    Why are you repeating the question?
    You are signed in with the same Apple ID.
    Sign out of one of the devices.

  • Why are 4s text messages sent as MMS?

    I don't have an iPhone 4S, however, more than one person has sent me text messages (only text, no pictures, video, or audio) using their 4S and they are always sent as multimedia (MMS) messages instead of SMS. It seems to happen when they compose a new text, but when they reply to one of my SMS messages, it replies as SMS.
    It's quite annoying, especially since I don't have a plan with unlimited messages and MMS cost me something like a quarter a piece... for something that does not have any multimedia content.
    So what's the deal? Is this an iPhone issue, or only an issue with specific carriers? I haven't asked which carriers my friends use, but I believe it's Verizon and/or AT&T. I don't believe it is an issue with pre- 4S iPhones.

    If the sender is sending out multiple SMS's at the same time, this could be the problem. Most carrier's will send multiple SMS's as MMS...nothing a sender can do about this, except not send multiple SMS's at once.

  • Why are my text messages being sent from my e-mail?

    Just recently  I reset the password to my apple ID and ever since it has been sending text messages through my e-mail. I will open my text messaging app but my friends are still telling my i am texting them through my email. I tried lookinng under my measaging settings and for my icloud it had my email selected and it would  not let me select my phone number.

    Hey Bgrossman,
    Thanks for the question. It sounds like you are signed into your Apple ID (email address) in your iMessage settings:
    iOS: Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268
    To sign out of your Apple ID
    1. Go to Settings > FaceTime, tap your Apple ID, and select Sign Out.
    2. Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive, tap your Apple ID, and select Sign Out.
    Thanks,
    Matt M.

  • Why are my text messages not delivered from Verizon Customers to my new provider?

    I ported two numbers away from Verizon and now Verizon is apparently blocking text messages from Verizon customers to my new provider.
    I can get texts from AT&T, Sprint, TMobile, and anyone else. Unfortunately, I cannot get texts from Verizon customers.
    I have been right next to a friend with a Verizon android who texted to my non-Verizon android, and it never got through. My new provider says that this is not uncommon.
    I have been on with Verizon tech support, and while they are nice enough, they have not been able to fix anything.
    Verizon, please take responsibility to fix this!

        rowdyonez, thanks for helping us support Frustrated_Former_Verizon_Cust with information regarding how to resolve their text messaging issue. Let's make sure that this isn't a memory capacity issue. The first thing that we recommend is to delete all unwanted text messages and power the devices off/on to soft reset. Keep us posted. We can assist right here in this forum, too.
    LasinaH_VZW
    Follow us on Twitter @VZWSupport

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