Apple integrates the iMessage service with the default Messages app on the iPhone. It’s an IM (Instant Messaging) service available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple distinguishes normal text messages from iMessages by the color of the chat bubble. The app displays iMessage texts in blue bubbles and normal texts as SMS in green bubbles. The message turning green depends on other factors. Here are the reasons why your text messages turn blue on your iPhone.
Sometimes, you may see your text messages to another iPhone turn green. It turns out that the message was sent as SMS/MMS instead of iMessage. You might even notice blue and green bubbles in a chat. That can sometimes be confusing. Let’s discuss a few scenarios in which messages turn green on iPhone.
1. iMessage not working
If the iMessage service is down, the default Messages app will send the text as a normal SMS. Even if the recipient has an iPhone, the message will be sent in a green bubble instead of a blue one. You can go to Apple’s system status website and check the iMessage status. If you notice an orange or yellow indicator next to iMessage, it’s experiencing an outage. After Apple resolves the server-side issues, try sending the message as an iMessage in the blue bubble. You can also visit Downdetector to confirm iMessage outages.
2. Recipient has changed phone
The iMessage service is only available on Apple’s line of hardware products, including iPhones, iPads, and Macs. If the recipient has changed their primary phone to Android, the message will turn green on the iPhone.
For such chats, any messages will be counted as SMS/MMS messages. You should be careful if you have limited SMS in your carrier plan. You should use another IM app, such as WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal to stay in touch with the person.
3. You have network connection problems
iMessage works over the internet. It requires an active internet connection to send messages. If your iPhone has network connectivity issues, the Messages app will send the text like a normal message. You will see green bubbles instead of blue for such messages. You can try opening a website to confirm internet problems on your iPhone. You can also reset the network connection using the Airplane mode trick. Go through the steps below.
Step 1: Swipe down from the upper right corner to open Control Center.
Step 2: Enable Airplane mode and turn it off after a minute or two.
Once you have a working internet connection, open the Messages app and send texts to see them appear in blue bubbles.
4. The recipient’s phone is not connected to the Internet
If the recipient’s iPhone isn’t connected to the internet, the Messages app sends a message in a green bubble. You should see ‘Sent as Text Message’ under those texts. Once the person connects their iPhone to the internet, you can send a new message and the bubble will turn blue and show up as ‘iMessage’.
You can check below screenshot for reference. You’ll see messages in both green and blue showing ‘Sent as Text Message’ and ‘iMessage’ warnings.
5. You have turned off iMessage
While iMessage is popular in the US and Canada, most iPhone users just prefer a cross-platform solution like WhatsApp or Telegram to stay in touch with friends and family. If you are among them, you may have disabled the iMessage function on your iPhone. In that case, the Messages app just sends the text in the green bubble. You can follow the steps below to activate iMessage on your iPhone.
Step 1: Open Settings on your iPhone.
Step 2: Scroll to Messages.
Step 3: Enable iMessage conversion from the following menu.
You should also perform the steps above when all your messages are green on your iPhone.
6. Have you enabled Send as SMS
When iMessage is unavailable, the Messages app sends the text as a normal SMS. If you’re on a carrier plan with limited SMS, your carrier may apply texting rates. You can turn off such behavior from iPhone Settings and only send messages in blue bubbles (as iMessages).
Step 1: Go to Messages in iPhone Settings (refer to the steps above).
Step 2: Disable the ‘Send as SMS’ toggle.
Green versus blue chat bubbles on iPhone
While Apple actively avoids Google’s RCS (Rich Communication Services), the whole blue versus green bubble can be confusing for new iPhone users. We recommend using iMessage whenever possible to talk to friends and contacts. It offers more features, end-to-end encryption, and better add-ons to spice up your conversations. Which app to use to chat on iPhone?
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