If the iMessage never shows a “Delivered” or “Read” message, and it’s still blue, then you may have been blocked – but not always. It might be also the case that the iMessage server is down for temporary either on your iPhone or recipient’s iPhone. If iMessage is switched off either on your iPhone or on the recipient’s iPhone, the message will be sent via SMS and due to this, the message background turned into green color. Why are my iMessages green when texting another iPhone?
However, this does not mean your contact won’t be able to read your message if the phone is dead. When the recipient’s phone is turned off or dead, Apple holds the iMessages sent to that account on its servers and delivers them to the iPhone when the recipient turns it back on.
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You’ll always see green when writing to Android users, or when you’re not connected to the internet.ĭoes iMessage turn green when phone is off? If your iPhone messages are green, it means that they’re being sent as SMS text messages rather than as iMessages, which appear in blue. “Turns to green and said sent as text messages” means you’ve turned on “Send as SMS” and you are not blocked. “The text starts as iMessage” means the cellular data or service is not available or out of range. Simply, you are not blocked and the receiver can get the messages. By forcing your phone to send as a text message, the recipient will be able to receive the message as long as they have a mobile network connection. If you want to text someone that is not connected to the internet, an iMessage will send but not deliver until the recipient turns on their connection. What does it mean when your iMessage says sent as text message?