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Sharing photos in iMessage

I’m unable to send pictures from my iPhone 14Pro to non IPhone users despite iMessage enabled.

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 17

Posted on Mar 1, 2024 8:27 AM

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Posted on Mar 1, 2024 8:28 AM

When you send messages to non-iPhone (meaning they aren't able to use iMessage) the messages are handled via your carrier as SMS. So go to Settings > Messages and make sure Send as SMS and MMS Messaging are turned on there.

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Mar 1, 2024 8:28 AM in response to jbrusch

When you send messages to non-iPhone (meaning they aren't able to use iMessage) the messages are handled via your carrier as SMS. So go to Settings > Messages and make sure Send as SMS and MMS Messaging are turned on there.

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