On iPhone, there are two types of texting messaging that you will encounter and which are the iMessage and SMS text message.
iMessage works only for those using iMessage on their device, while the SMS text message works on all types of phones and networks.
If you send a text to an android user, definitely it will be sent as SMS text while sending a text to someone using iMessage will be sent as an iMessage which is green in color.
Looking at the question we have here, why iPhone green message doesn’t say sent as text after sending a text message on your iPhone?
I will explain all you need to know why iMessage doesn’t say sent as text message after sending a green text message on your iPhone.
Why iPhone green message doesn’t say sent as text?
The reason the green message doesn’t say sent as text message is that the recipient’s phone number is not activated with iMessage or send as SMS is not enabled on iPhone.
If a green text says sent as text after sending a message on your iPhone, then it means sent as SMS (when iMessage is unavailable) is enabled on your iPhone.
If you send a text message on your iPhone to someone using an android phone or a feature phone, the message will be green in color but it won’t say sent as text message.
Below is a typical example of what I’m talking about.
Looking at the above picture you will see that it didn’t state Sent as text message below the green text message and this is because the recipient is not using an iPhone or the iPhone.
This means the recipient’s phone number is not linked with iMessage and this is why iPhone green message didn’t say sent as text.
You shouldn’t be surprised even if the recipient is using an iPhone because maybe the recipient’s phone number is not activated with iMessage. As long as a phone number is activated with iMessage, it will send a blue text message or the green text message which will say sent as text message.
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Understanding sent as text message on iPhone
Sent as text message on iPhone doesn’t appear anytime you send a green text message on your iPhone.
Sent as text message on iPhone literally means that the recipient’s iMessage was not available to receive iMessages and instead the message was sent as text using the cellular network service or the carrier network.
Normally, iMessage will use the internet to send messages but it requires that both the sender and the recipient’s iPhone must have an active internet connection.
However, if there’s no internet connection on the recipient’s iPhone or even on the sender’s iPhone, the message will be sent as SMS and not iMessage.
But the truth is that before this will happen, you must enable send as SMS on your iPhone or the messaging app. If the send as SMS is not enabled on your iPhone, you won’t see such after sending a text on your iPhone, or probably you won’t be able to send a green text message to the iPhone user.
Once again kindly note that sent as text message will only appear if you’re sending a text message to a phone number linked with iMessage and which iMessage is unavailable at the time of sending the text message on your iPhone.
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How to enable send as SMS on your iPhone
To enable send as SMS on your iPhone kindly open the settings app, select messages, and right there turn on send as SMS on your iPhone.
Below is a detailed explanation of to turn on send as SMS on your iPhone.
Open the Settings App on your iPhone.
Right on the settings app, scroll down to Messages, and open it.
On the Messages, scroll down a bit and you will see Send as SMS as shown in the picture below, please make sure to have it enabled on your iPhone.
As you can see, it states;
Send as sms when iMessage is unavailable. Network provider messaging rates may apply.
This shows you that the text message will be sent using the carrier which attracts a rate for the text message unless your carrier offers free SMS text messaging.
Once you have this enabled on your iPhone if you happen to send an iMessage that was not delivered to the recipient because of no internet connection or the recipient iMessage is not available in general, the text will immediately turn green and get sent as text message to the recipient.
Below is what I’m talking about.
By default, you will be notified that the text was sent as text message instead of iMessage which is blue in color.
So talking about iPhone green message doesn’t say sent as text message, it simply means that the recipient’s phone number is not activated with iMessage or send as SMS is not enabled on your iPhone.
Requirements to send sms text messages on iPhone
For you to send SMS text messages on your iPhone, you need to have a sim card on your iPhone, a texting plan or airtime, and an active cellular network service.
Remember that if your phone is offline, you won’t be able to send SMS green text on your iPhone.
What happens if send as SMS is not enabled on iPhone?
If send as SMS is not enabled on your iPhone, you won’t be able to send a green text message to a phone number activated with iMessage on your iPhone.
In this type of situation what will happen is that the sent iMessage will remain blue until the recipient iMessage is active and available.
It is very important to enable send as SMS on your iPhone because it helps to use the second option of sending a text message in case iMessage is unavailable on the recipient’s phone.
If you’re desperate need to have a text message get delivered to the recipient, it is good to enable send as SMS on your iPhone in case iMessage is not available when sending a text message on your iPhone.
Am I blocked if iMessage is sent as text message?
The simple answer is no. You are not blocked if iMessage says sent as text message because it means that the recipient’s iMessage is unavailable when you sent the message on your iPhone.
Kindly note that if you are blocked on iPhone or the message app, the message or the iMessage will never turn green in color.
It will still remain blue in color but won’t say delivered. The fact that your message turns to green from blue simply means the recipient iMessage is unavailable and not that you have blocked the recipient.
Also, remember that your iMessage was sent as text message because you enabled send as SMS when iMessage is unavailable on your iPhone and you have a sim card and an active texting plan on your iPhone.
Why are my messages green when they should be blue?
Messages are green instead of blue on iPhone because iMessage is unavailable on the recipient’s phone or maybe on the sender’s iPhone.
iMessage being an instant messaging service requires an internet connection like Wi-Fi or cellular data to function. Now if you have send as SMS enabled on your iPhone and the recipient has no active internet connection, the iMessage will automatically turn green in color.
This doesn’t necessarily mean that you have been blocked but rather iMessage is not active or unavailable on the recipient’s phone.
If sending a text message to a phone turns green and after sending it never showed sent as text message, this simply means that the phone number you sent the text message to, is not activated with iMessage.
Maybe the recipient is using an android phone or tablet, or a feature phone.
Green text message on iPhone doesn’t mean blocked but rather iMessage is unavailable on the recipient phone or probably on your phone as well.
Asking why iPhone green message doesn’t say sent as text message, this simply means that the recipient phone number is not activated with iMessage or send as SMS is not enabled on iPhone.
