What happens if I turn off iMessage?

Answering your question, the message will appear on the devices that has iMessage but not on the one you've disabled, however, if you turn off iMessage on all devices, then your friends will send you a normal text message.

What does turning off iMessage do?

You may need to turn off iMessage if you are now using a non-Apple phone and can't get SMS or text messages someone sends you from an iPhone.

What happens if I turn of iMessage on iPhone?

If you turn off iMessage, your phone will no longer be able to send or receive messages from other Apple devices. Any messages that are sent to your phone while iMessage is turned off will be sent as regular text messages, which may incur additional fees if you're not on a unlimited texting plan.

Can I turn off iMessage for just one person?

Unfortunately, no. iMessage doesn't work like that; you can't turn it off for one person while keeping the service on for others. It's a simple binary setting – you can either turn it on or off.

What happens when you turn off your messages on iPhone?

If you turn it off, you can't send or receive iMessages. You can send and receive standard SMS messages via your wireless cellular provider assuming that you have a plan that includes texting.

iPhone: How to turn off iMessage

Can you still receive messages if iMessage is turned off?

Answering your question, the message will appear on the devices that has iMessage but not on the one you've disabled, however, if you turn off iMessage on all devices, then your friends will send you a normal text message.

Do I have to use iMessage on my iPhone?

Question: Q: do you have to use imessage

Answer: A: Answer: A: iMessage is Apple's free internet messaging service. it is entirely at your discretion to use it or not use it.

Does turning off iMessage stop sharing location?

When you stop sharing your iPhone location with someone, they will see this change as a message in the iMessage app, and another message when you re-share with them — so turning off and on sharing isn't a great way to hide your location, or at least not to hide that you are hiding the location.

What is difference between iMessage and text message?

iMessages are in blue and text messages are green. iMessages only work between iPhones (and other Apple devices such as iPads). If you are using an iPhone and you send a message to a friend on Android, it will be sent as a SMS message and will be green.

How do I send a message without using iMessage?

Why do iMessages suddenly turn green?

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. iMessages only work between Apple users. You'll always see green when writing to Android users, or when you're not connected to the internet.

Why don't I get texts when I turn iMessage off?

Even with the iMessage slider turned off, your phone number is still associated with your Apple ID. Therefore, when other iPhone users send a message to you, it is sent as an iMessage to your Apple ID. But, since the slider is turned off, the message is not delivered to your iPhone.

What happens if I disable iMessage in iCloud?

If you turn off Messages in iCloud on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, your message history will be included in a separate iCloud backup, as we mentioned above. You can choose to turn Messages in iCloud off for just one device, or for all your devices.

What's the advantage of iMessage?

Since iMessage sends messages over the Internet, it can send a wider range of different kinds of data. iMessage is far better than text messages in this respect — you aren't limited to 160 characters and a blurry picture. Apple's instant messaging service lets you send any of the following types of media: GIFs.

Is there an advantage to using iMessage?

Benefits Of Using iMessage

iMessage is faster than SMS or MMS: SMS and MMS messages are sent using different technology than your iPhone uses to connect to the internet. You can send photos and other large files a lot faster using iMessage than you can using MMS messages.

How do you know if someone has iMessage?

Why is it green when I text another iPhone?

If you see a green message bubble instead of a blue one, then that message was sent using MMS/SMS instead of iMessage. There are several reasons for this: The person that you sent the message to doesn't have an Apple device.

Why did my text messages turn from blue to green am I blocked?

If you know someone has an iPhone and suddenly text messages between you and that person are green. This is a sign he or she has probably blocked you. Perhaps the person doesn't have cellular service or data connection or has iMessage turned off, so your iMessages fall back to SMS.

How do I turn off my location on iMessage without the other person knowing?

How do you stop someone from seeing your location without them knowing?

Why are some texts green and some blue?

Since Android and other carriers operate within the SMS and MMS standards of text communication, these green texts are more versatile in who they can reach with their texts. Blue messages, or iMessage messages, are compatible within the Apple ecosystem. Apple backs up all of these messages.

How can you tell if someone's phone is off when texting?

If you are using SMS messaging to contact someone then the best way to know if their phone is on or off is by seeing if the message gets delivered. If a message isn't delivered it doesn't always mean the phone is off.

How can you tell if someone blocked you?

If an Android user has blocked you, Lavelle says, “your text messages will go through as usual; they just won't be delivered to the Android user.” It's the same as an iPhone, but without the “delivered” notification (or lack thereof) to clue you in.