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RainbowFrog: 1 year ago via iPhone

Why are some txt messages blue and some are green for my iPhone 4S?

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clairedrom: 1 year ago

Some of your messages are green because those are text messages sent through SMS while others are blue because they have been sent through iMessage. If there is no internet connection to use it will fall back to SMS instead of iMessage.

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RainbowFrog: 1 year ago via iPhone

So basically it will be green for txt and blue for iMessage. Ugh ridiculous. I like the blue color better-I have person that it is iMessage. I suppose she is set up and others are not. From what read it seems pointless unless someone else has it.

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packp1: 7 months ago

Clairedrom has best explanation. Wikipedia says iMessage will change SMS seemlessly however, working in Prudhoe Bay AK, some of my texts to wife are blue, but some are green depending on whether the crummy wi-fi signal or crummy cell tower connection is stronger. We both have up to date iphones.

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jpc10bjc: 1 year ago

you can switch it from normal to blue and green. you are lucky to have an iPhone 4S.

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RainbowFrog: 1 year ago via iPhone

How can I switch from green to blue? Cause last person said green is text MSG and blue is for imsg.

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lewiedgaf: 1 year ago via iPhone

People you text in Blue have the iPhone 4s or the iPhone 4 with the new upgrade

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beachrn: 1 year ago

not true. Some texts are blue and some are green to the same person in the same conversation.

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SEJB: 11 months ago

I have never had blue and green in the same conversation, one or the other.

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marierm: 6 months ago

I just had both in the same conversation because he was traveling and entered a weak signal area.

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jennifermiller: 1 year ago via iPhone

Blue means you are tx'n someone with a iPhone. Green means you are tx'n other cell phones. Now that apple made it free to tx from one apple to another it comes up blue. Also if you notice in setting you can see now when the other iPhone user is tx'n back and when they read the message.

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karolmanley: 1 year ago

How can I see when someone is answering my text. Are you talking about "Send Read Receipts"?

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RainbowFrog: 1 year ago via iPhone

It's an actually bubble with three periods in it. But that's only in iMessage which is between iPhone 4 and up users. I checked it out n changed my settings. :)

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SEJB: 11 months ago

I text lots of people with IPhones, some are blue some are green.

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MichelleKnudsen: 9 months ago via iPhone

My iPhone 4s switches the text color from blue to green and it is being sent to the same person who also has an iPhone 4s. Sometimes it says " delivered" after a blue text and then it says " sent as a text message" when the text is green! Who knows!?!?

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JuliaMoffatt: 3 months ago

I text someone in blue who has an iphone then when i look back at those messages to the same person with an iphone some are green ansd some are blue so it has nothing to do with if they have an iphone or not this still is not answering the question

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scott37: 2 months ago

this answer doesn't explain why, sometimes when I send a text to another iphone, the message appears green.

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Iamarika: 1 year ago

iMessage allows you to send unlimited text, photos, videos, locations, and contacts using Wi-Fi or 3G* from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to other iOS 5 users. For more information on how to use iMessage, see the user guide for your iOS device.
A valid Apple ID is required to use iMessage on iPad and iPod touch. A valid phone number or Apple ID is required to use iMessage on iPhone.
Note: On iPhone, if iMessage is unavailable, the message may be sent as SMS or MMS, depending on content. Carrier messaging rates may apply. You can turn this on or off in iPhone at Settings > Messages > Send As SMS. Messages sent using iMessage will appear in a light blue bubble, while messages sent using SMS or MMS will appear in a green bubble.

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Mushatq: 1 year ago

you don't like it? give ur handset to me, question resolved

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nixonbabe: 1 year ago

i have a iPhone 4s it use to send imessages but now it send them in green to my mate that also has a iPhone 4s, i don't know whats happened or changes this,
anyone know?

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malinowski51: 11 months ago

I have the same issue. It came out of the blue just recently. iMessage communication has failed and all my messages to another iPhone 4 are now being sent as SMS texts! What gives?

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jbpeek: 11 months ago

Sorry, this link has a better answer (FYI, I can get some blue or green to same user (obviously same phone)) http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-blue-and-green-messages-on-the-iPhone-in-iOS-5-0-1

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Sueclitherow: 8 months ago

After my texts were changing from blue to green during one conversation I went to settings and turned off SMS. That put it right and I can also still send texts to other phones which are green

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incredimom: 8 months ago via iPhone | Last edited at 6:43PM on 9/29/2012

Basically, if your data is turned off and you are not in a wifi area, your messages will be delivered green...regular text message. You need to have an internet connection to take advantage of the imessage function.... blue messages.

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oohlalah: 6 months ago

blue means iMessages was used meaning its free unlimited messages because both parties are iPhone users and you both are 'unlimited data' or using wi-fi... by green means regular paid Text Message was used since the other end is Not Unli data or not in wi-fi zone or simply is not an iPhone user... be thankful if all your SMS are blue that means you'll never be charged since its unlimited free text offered to all iPhone users.

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ClaireR: 6 months ago

Hi, if you go into settings, click on the messages icon, then ensure iMessage is in the on position. This then ensures that if you are sending a text to someone who has enabled iMessages, it will be sent as an Imessage. This is for iPhone 5, but would think its the same for iPhone 4 and 4s as well

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WillWray: 1 month ago

this helped me get my blue messages back. thanks! I have iPhone 5 and was connected to the internet and texting someone else with the iPhone 5 and they were all green messages until i turned on iMessage.

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shalamerylei: 1 month ago

The thing you need to know is that when you accidentally delete a contact or group of contacts from iPhone, or lose or break your iPhone, this doesn't mean that your contacts are gone for ever. In fact, iTunes can automatically back up your iPhone contacts and update it every time you sync it. So you really get a big chance to recover contacts from iPhone backup.
Recover iPhone sms
http://www.istonsoft.com/iphone/recover-deleted-iphone-text-messages.html

Recover iPhone contacts
http://www.istonsoft.com/iphone/recover-iphone-contacts.html

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