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iMessages to and from my iPhone 11 Pro Max with family and friends who also have iPhones are being sent and received as SMS with “green” message bubbles instead of blue. We all have our iMessage function switched on in settings, yet I’m the only one who us being affected by this. Any suggestions?

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Mar 30, 2022 12:38 PM

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Posted on Mar 30, 2022 2:38 PM

Jhayes60 wrote:

iMessages to and from my iPhone 11 Pro Max with family and friends who also have iPhones are being sent and received as SMS with “green” message bubbles instead of blue. We all have our iMessage function switched on in settings, yet I’m the only one who us being affected by this. Any suggestions?

When imessage is unavailable it will send as SMS, the cause either you or the recipients is in an area with a weak wifi/cellular data connection or has imessage turned off.

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Mar 30, 2022 2:38 PM in response to Jhayes60

Jhayes60 wrote:

iMessages to and from my iPhone 11 Pro Max with family and friends who also have iPhones are being sent and received as SMS with “green” message bubbles instead of blue. We all have our iMessage function switched on in settings, yet I’m the only one who us being affected by this. Any suggestions?

When imessage is unavailable it will send as SMS, the cause either you or the recipients is in an area with a weak wifi/cellular data connection or has imessage turned off.

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