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Why do messages to some appear blue and some appear green? Wondering if the green messages are able to be seen ...

Posted on Mar 31, 2020 10:26 AM

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Posted on Mar 31, 2020 10:32 AM

About iMessage and SMS/MMS - Apple Support provides an explanation.


Why are you wondering "if the green messages are able to be seen?"

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Mar 31, 2020 2:11 PM in response to JadeLily

If he previously had an iPhone there may be a problem with his settings. On your iPhone go to Settings > Messages and make sure Send as SMS is turned on. Be advised that the cell service providers SMS texting is under a lot of strain right now and in some cases it have vastly slowed the delivery of messages.

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