iMessage malfunctioning

So my cousins iPhone jumps from iMessage to text message randomly for no reason. This also happens to my friend. They aren’t switching it on and off because I looked at their settings and they both has iMessage on. What is the issue here? They don’t have iOS 17 or anything yet.

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 17, 2023 6:10 PM

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Sep 18, 2023 10:40 AM in response to IpodLover5-5

IpodLover5-5 wrote:

So my cousins iPhone jumps from iMessage to text message randomly for no reason. This also happens to my friend. They aren’t switching it on and off because I looked at their settings and they both has iMessage on. What is the issue here? They don’t have iOS 17 or anything yet.

When imessage is unavailable it will send as a SMS, due to either you or the recipient is in an area with a weak wifi/cellular signal or has imessage turned off.

iMessage malfunctioning

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