What happens if I send an iMessage to a non iPhone?
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What happens if I send an iMessage to a non iPhone?
It is not using the regular SMS text message system that most phones use for basic messaging. So you have to disable iMessage BEFORE you switch phones — otherwise other iPhones will continue delivering messages to your iMessage account and not to your actual phone.
Why can’t I send a message to a non Apple phone?
Answer: A: The reason you’re not able to send to non-iPhone users is that they don’t use iMessage. It sounds like your regular (or SMS) text messaging isn’t working, and all your messages are going out as iMessages to other iPhones.
What happens if I send an iMessage to an Android phone?
iMessage is Apple’s own instant messaging service that sends messages over the Internet, using your data. 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.
Why can’t I send messages from my iPhone to an Android phone?
Make sure that you’re connected to a cellular data or Wi-Fi network. Go to Settings > Messages and make sure that iMessage, Send as SMS, or MMS Messaging is turned on (whichever method you’re trying to use). Learn about the different types of messages you can send.
How can I iMessage someone without an iPhone?
You can’t. iMessage is from Apple and it only works between Apple Devices like iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac. If you use the Messages app to send a message to a non-apple device, it will be send as a SMS instead. If you cannot send a SMS, you can also use a third-party messenger like FB Messenger or WhatsApp.
How can I use iMessage without Apple ID?
No, you can just use their phone number to send and receive imessages. You dont have to use an email or apple ID.
Why wont my iPad send Messages to non-iPhone users?
iPads cannot send SMS messages to non-Apple devices nor an iMessage to a phone number not registered with iMessage from a Wi-Fi-only device. Actually, you can send SMS from your iPad to anyone, just like your iPhone can text non-iPhone users.
How do I send a text message from my iPad to a non-Apple device?
Tap the toggle switch beside your iPad to enable Text Message Forwarding for it. You are prompted to type a code on the iPad to activate the feature. After you type the code, your iPad can send text messages to both iPhone users and non-iPhone users.
How do I add non iPhone users to iMessage?
If you send a group message to people who aren’t using iMessage, then the message is sent as an MMS or SMS message.
- in your text message: pen icon, press the icon to open messages.
- Enter recipients, choose all your contacts and enter them into the “Enter recipients”
- “Enter message” and send.
Can Android receive iMessage?
You usually can’t use iMessage on Android because Apple uses a special end-to-end encryption system in iMessage that secures the messages from the device they’re sent on, through Apple’s servers, to the device receiving them. That’s why there’s no iMessage for Android app available on the Google Play store.
How do you text Non iPhone users?
Can I use iMessage to text Android phones?
Can I send an iMessage to an Android device? Yes, you can send iMessages from an iPhone to an Android (and vice versa) using SMS, which is simply the formal name for text messaging. Android phones can receive SMS text messages from any other phone or device on the market.