What is the difference between text message and Imessage?
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What is the difference between text message and Imessage?
iMessages are in blue and text messages are green. 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 are some texts blue and some green?
If you’re communicating between two Apple devices with iMessage enabled, you’ll see blue messages. If you’re communicating with any device that doesn’t use iMessage—like an Android phone, or an iPhone that doesn’t have iMessage turned on—you’ll see green messages.
How can I text an iPhone without using data?
Re: Cannot text without a data plan (iPhone)?
- Open the Settings app and go to “Message”
- Locate the switch for “Send as SMS” and turn this to the ON position (if send as SMS is already on, try turning it off for about 10 seconds and then turn it back on again)
- Return to Messages and try sending the text message again.
How do I text without iMessage?
You can use cellular, wi-fi, or hotspot from another phone’s data connection. Then you’d need cellular data. In other words, in order to use iMessages you need an active data connection, either WiFi or cellular. SMS messages, on the other hand, do not require data, just a standard cellular voice connection.
Can you send texts without data?
Messages are considered texts and don’t count toward your data usage. Your data usage is also free when you turn on chat features (RCS). You cannot use SMS delivery reports with Google Fi. Tip: You can send texts over Wi-Fi even if you don’t have cell service.
Does text messaging use data?
Depending on the kind of information that you’re sending and receiving, free texts might be costing you more than you think. It doesn’t matter if you use Apple’s iMessage, Google Voice or a variety of third-party apps like TextFree, textPlus or WhatsApp, they all use your cellular data.
What uses the most data on a cell phone?
The apps that use the most data typically are the apps that you use the most. For a lot of people, that’s Facebook, Instagram, Netflix, Snapchat, Spotify, Twitter and YouTube. If you use any of these apps daily, change these settings to reduce how much data they use.
