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I have an Apple Watch series 3 (GPS). When I’m not connected to WiFi or celluar,I cant send an iMessage as a SMS. When I send a message on my watch it automatically sends it as an iMessage and it doesn’t go through. Can I do anything?

iMessage as SMS when not connected to WiFi or cellular

Posted on Aug 1, 2018 5:20 PM

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Posted on Aug 1, 2018 8:10 PM

On the iPhone go to Settings and then Messages and make sure “Send as SMS” is turned on. User uploaded file

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I have an Apple Watch series 3 (GPS). When I’m not connected to WiFi or celluar,I cant send an iMessage as a SMS. When I send a message on my watch it automatically sends it as an iMessage and it doesn’t go through. Can I do anything?

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