Why are some group chats sending as SMS after internet outage?

my internet went out for a few hours yesterday ever since then some of my group chats have me sending as sms even though I have it turned off in settings and some of my other chats are on regular non sms texts

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iPhone 14

Posted on Apr 5, 2025 11:03 AM

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