Why is my name blue in a text?

The message will show their name in bold, blue letters indicating to them that you've mentioned them. The message bubble will also appear highlighted for a moment in dark gray color before returning to normal.

Why are some names blue in my messages?

Short answer: Blue ones have been sent or received using Apple's iMessage technology, while green ones are "traditional" text messages exchanged via Short Messaging Service, or SMS.

Why does the name turn blue in iMessage?

You'll see that person's full name and profile photo in a popup; tap it to select that contact. Now, you'll see a little animation in which the person's name turns blue. This means he or she has been tagged. Tap the Send icon to send your message.

Why are some of my contacts highlighted in blue?

Just a guess: If the "message+" app is the messaging app from your carrier, the blue marking is probably an indication that these contacts are with the same carrier which allows the app to use extra features like showing you when they are online or showing them as "typing" during a conversation.

What does blue Colour on text mean?

All mobile phones — Android, iPhone, and otherwise — use SMS in some way. However, iPhones also use iMessage, which was built to send messages over the internet, specifically between Apple devices. Messages in green are SMS, while messages in blue are iMessages.

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What is a blue message on iPhone?

iMessages are texts, photos, or videos that you send to another iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac over Wi-Fi or cellular-data networks. These messages are always encrypted and appear in blue text bubbles.

How do I make my iMessages blue?

Try temporarily turning off Settings > Messages > Send as SMS. Then send some messages. It their back to blue you can turn Send as SMS back on and sent additional messages to ensure they're still blue.

Why are some contacts blue Android?

Chat enabled contacts are identified by a blue dot (bottom-right) on their Caller ID image. Once selected, the names of chat enabled participants appear in blue.

What do the different colors on text messages mean?

Trusted Member. It's the enhanced messages option. One colour will determine it was sent via standard SMS whereas the other will show it's been sent through the internet instead. Tap on each colour and see which one says delivered.

How do I make my iPhone name blue?

Finally, to tag someone, tap their contact bubble after tapping their name, and their name will turn a bold blue using a fancy animation.

Why are some names green and some blue on iPhone?

Short answer: Blue ones have been sent or received using Apple's iMessage technology, while green ones are "traditional" text messages exchanged via Short Messaging Service, or SMS.

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.

Why are my messages so blue?

Answer. This is the way Android Messages indicates whether the message is being sent via RCS or SMS/MMS protocols. The darker messages are RCS.

What does blue text mean on Android?

If a message appears in a blue bubble, it means the message was sent via Advanced Messaging. A teal bubble indicates a message sent via SMS or MMS.

Why is Samsung text blue?

Adding to this, the blue text bubble was caused by using Android Chat features, found in the Rich Communication bit of the Settings in Messages.

Why did the color change on my text messages?

everything might not be updated yet. Samuel Orris likes this. It appears to me that in a single chat session if you or your respondant send two or more messages in a row without a response then they turn colors to let you know that your first message has not been answered.

Why are iPhone texts different colors?

Apple® uses different colored message bubbles to indicate whether a message is sent via iMessage® (blue) or standard SMS/MMS (green). iMessage is an Apple service that allows unlimited messaging to other iOS 5 and higher devices.

How do you know if a text has been read?

On an Android

First, open your Messages app and navigate to the settings. Depending on your phone model, operating system, and cellular provider, you will notice one of the following: Read Receipts, Send Read Receipts, or Request Receipt. Turn on the applicable option.

How do I turn off blue messages on my Samsung?

Here is how to remove the blue dot from contact. Select your text-messaging app. Click the three dots in the upper right corner. Turn off advanced messages by clicking the button.

What does blue Dot mean on Samsung contacts?

The blue dot let you know that another person is using Samsung messages. The benefits of this is that it allows you to see if some has read your messages and when they're typing something to you. You can't remove it.

Why are some texts blue and some green?

Blue messages are sent as iMessages to another iOS device, green ones are being sent as texts to other devices, the grey ones are incoming messages. To add a bit to the above. Blue messages are sent to someone who is actively using iMessage. That person must be using an iPhone, iPad, iPod, or Mac.

Why is iPhone sending as text instead of iMessage?

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. iMessage is turned off on your device or on your recipient's device.

What's the difference between blue and green messages on iPhone?

Blue is a Messages text sent to another iOS device. On the iPhone a green message is one sent by SMS, the traditional phone text messaging system, a blue one is via iMessage to another iDevice.