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How I can change some contacts as sms into iMessage?

I using iMessage with friend, but today the message can’t send it and showing ‘not delivered ‘ it’s pop-up recommended me to send via sms instead so I clicked it. But another contacts are can text by using the iMessage and it showed blue color. How I can change friend’s contact back to iMessages? I’m trying to setting up by turn off/on iMessages but it isn’t working. Please help me, Thanks you.

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User uploaded fileAnother ‘s contacts

User uploaded fileFriend’s contact that I clicked it to send messages via sms it’s show green

How i can slove it

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Posted on Nov 17, 2017 9:39 AM

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Posted on Nov 17, 2017 9:46 AM

The issue isn't with your phone but your friend's phone it means that person is in an area with a weak wifi or cellular signal or has imessage off and when imessage is unavailable it will send as a text.


There is nothing that you need to do on your phone.

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How I can change some contacts as sms into iMessage?

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