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Why are some text messages in green

Some text messages say delivered and others just show up as green. Does this mean they haven't been delivered or that I did something wrong?


Posted on Jun 28, 2023 3:02 PM

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Posted on Jun 29, 2023 7:49 AM

NB>> Forwarding iMessage text messages to the SMS text message system is LITERALLY done through your Physical iPhone, logged in with the SAME Apple-ID.


Your iPhone must be active with a carrier, powered on, and have Cellular Service at that moment to get anything but "Not delivered".

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Jun 29, 2023 6:24 AM in response to delrayj

delrayj wrote:

Some text messages say delivered and others just show up as green. Does this mean they haven't been delivered or that I did something wrong?

Only iMessages (blue) will give you a status update (e.g. Delivered, Read). SMS messages (green) will only show a status message if they fail, which is rare.


iMessage is Apple's messaging service and only works between Apple devices that are logged into the service and have an active data connection.


SMS is a standard messaging service that will work between pretty much any cellular device. And, if you have Text Message Forwarding enabled on your iPhone, you will also see them on your iPad or Mac.

Why are some text messages in green

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