How do I switch from text to iMessage For one person


I was texting a family member, and I had no problems with my iMessage until I accidentally pressed the 'send as text message' button. Now whenever I try to message her, It charges me and sends it in a green bubble instead of a blue one. I have no problem sending iMessages to everyone else that’s not in this conversation where I accidentally sent something as text. I have tried every possible way to change it back to iMessage/blue bubbles but none have worked. Things I’ve tried include advice in previous posts: turn off iPhone, turn off and on setting/message/imessage, delete my family member’s contact and recreating, starting a separate conversation. I am in a foreign country therefore iMessage is the only way i could get to my family, so i would really appreciate any comment or advice.

iPhone 13, iOS 17

Posted on Oct 15, 2024 1:04 PM

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Oct 15, 2024 1:27 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Hello! They definitely have iMessages enabled because we’ve always been texting through iMessages. I only started seeing the green bubbles after attempting and failing to “send as text message” once by accident in a family group chat of three people. Since that moment, I always see the green text bubble when texting each of these two people or in our group chat of three. I still text others in the blue iMessages with no problems.

Oct 15, 2024 2:10 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

The option showed up when I couldn’t send 20 photos through iMessage and the app asked me to resend again and again with alternative options of sending as text or with Personal. While I was trying to resend this, I could perfectly still send them other messages and other photos and receive their replies. And at one point the resend request becomes too annoying so I decided to send as text. Since then the problem of green bubble started. So I think the problem is caused by me switching to text messages because before that I could perfectly text them through iMessages.

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