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Why is my iMessage only sending as text messages

Why is my iMessage only sending as text messages

iPhone 6s Plus

Posted on Jun 1, 2018 9:21 AM

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Posted on Jun 1, 2018 2:34 PM

mikerriafrombryan,

Both the sending and receiving phones must be iPhones with iMessages activated:

If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime

Good luck.

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Jun 1, 2018 2:34 PM in response to mikerriafrombryan

mikerriafrombryan,

Both the sending and receiving phones must be iPhones with iMessages activated:

If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime

Good luck.

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Why is my iMessage only sending as text messages

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