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chaser5 Author

Level 1

20 points

iMessages sent as text message on iPhone

My IMessages on my iPhone6, to one particular person used to go through as blue and said "delivered". Now, for the last couple days when I send a text, they sit there as blue, and maybe 3-5 min later, they automatically turn green and get "Sent as Text Message". This has just been happening with this one individual.

I've turned on/off my phone, deleted the strand completely and sent new messages, turned on/off iMessage & SMS in Settings.... However, they are still being sent automatically as green text. I do have my SMS on....

Does this mean I am blocked?

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iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Jun 13, 2016 11:48 AM

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nrolando

Level 1

4 points

Posted on Dec 18, 2016 2:24 PM

I've been trying to text someone and it does the same thing. It starts out as blue but there's no indication that it's been delivered or read like it usually would say at the bottom, then after a few seconds it turns green. My daughter texted him(it's her dad) and it doesn't do that for her. Makes me wonder if he set his phone to block me or something. If anyone has an answer to this, I would appreciate it.

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Mar 17, 2017 10:09 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

I'm having the same thing going on with my daughter. She receives the texts though.

Mar 17, 2017 11:41 AM in response to joemcfann

That would indicate that one of you is not signed into iMessages and/or one of you does not have an active data connection at the time the message was sent.

Mar 17, 2017 4:48 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

That's what I thought too. We have unlimited data and iMessage is turned on on both phones. I don't know why but it's blue now and we didn't do anything. Thanks though :)

Mar 17, 2017 7:31 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

And he still gets your texts? Kind of makes since. My daughter has terrible signal at her house.

Mrk187

Level 1

4 points

Sep 18, 2017 10:38 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Thats exactly what it could mean. Either the person is of imessage or you have been blocked, I just tested bkocking one of my numbers and after a while with no "delivered" the text goes green.

Sm620

Level 1

4 points

Oct 16, 2017 8:11 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Excuse me I’m have a iPhone 8 plus ad I can’t text iMessage to my girlfriend it’s only sent text but she can send me iMessage to me what do I have to do ??

Oct 16, 2017 9:51 AM in response to Sm620

What happens when you try to message her? Has she checked to make sure she doesn't have you blocked?

iMessages sent as text message on iPhone