Q: iMessage switched to text. How do I switch back?

They may be failing to send as iMessages because the person with whom you're conversing has no active data connection. Therefore, the Messages app would fall back to SMS.

Did you check if "send as text" is still activated in Settings/Messages?

Did you try to delete the contact information for this contact and add it back again after restarting your device?

Turn iMessage off.  Restart the device.  Turn iMessage back on.

Do you have an active data connection? Either WiFi or cellular data?

Don't worry. Just follow these simple instructions. First of all, make sure you have wifi or cellular on. Make sure that your iMessage is on too. I heard you were having problems with logging in so don't fret. All you have to do is reset network settings. To do that, go to settings > general > reset > reset network settings. Restart your iphone as you normally would. In this case, if your friend isn't recieving any iMessages, have them do a network reset. Once both of you have reset it, go to your messaging settings and sign in with your Apple ID. You both alsp must have a send & recieve option. Either select your email or number to recieve and send iMessages. I hope this helps.   I recommend resetting network settings because this has happened to me before.

bfriley76 wrote:

 

Nope...that doesn't work either. And now I'm having issues even activating iMessage. When I toggle the switch on, I have to sign in with my apple ID to active, and I get a message that says "Could Not Sign In. Please check your network connection and try again."

Try this: If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime - Apple Support

Also, are you in the U.S. or Canada?

If in the U.S., text the word 'HELP' to 48369.  If in Canada, text 'HELP' to 58369.  What reply do you get?

This (reset network settings) didn't help for me.

What works each time is to delete all messages from the moment you have "text message" displayed in your conversation.

"click"-hold a message, then choose "more". You then can select messages individually or several at once and delete them.

Once the last message on your screen is an iMessage, it will switch back to iMessages.

If not, go back to your list of conversations and then go back to that conversation.

You can send iMessages again.

The reset network trick didn't work for me either, this trick did.