As an iPhone user, you might have wondered why did your text messages turn from blue to green? It might lead you to suspect something might be wrong with your Messages App.
However, there’s a reason why the two coloring options exist.
Your iMessages are blue when exchanging text messages with another iPhone user. iMessage is a feature only available for iPhone users who can avail many of its perks.
However, if you exchange messages with an Android user, your messages will turn green. The green text message indicates that your iPhone uses traditional SMS services to send your texts.
Aside from that, there could be a few different reasons why your iMessages could be changing from blue to green. Read ahead to find out!
Do Blocked Messages Turn Green?
If the iMessage never shows a “Delivered” or “Read” confirmation and is still blue, the recipient has blocked you.
However, there are other reasons for this as well. When messages are sent as green instead of blue, it also means that your iPhone is trying to send a normal SMS text message instead of an iMessage.
Similarly, if you were exchanging iMessages and your text color changed from blue to green, it too is a sign that the other party has blocked your number. So, if you’d like to confirm this as a fact, note whether you see a “Sent” or a “Delivered” verification.
Aside from that, there is a number of ways to find out if someone has blocked you on iMessages.
- Check the iMessage bubble color. iMessages normally appear in blue text bubbles.
- Another way would be to check the iMessage delivery status. iMessage shows “Delivered” and “Read” receipt notifications for every message. It doesn’t matter what Apple device you are using.
- Similarly, you can try calling the person to check if your number is blocked. If you try to FaceTime the recipient, it will be auto declined. Hence, that should be the clue that confirms your suspicions.
Keep in mind that all of these things could also happen if a person has turned on the “Do not disturb” mode on their phone. Hence, don’t be too hasty when arriving at a conclusion.
Why Did My Texts Suddenly Turn Green?
iMessage is a platform where users can exchange messages between Apple devices. It works over Wi-Fi or by using your cellular data plan.
As such, it is an entirely different technology than SMS text messaging. SMS uses traditional cell tower services to deliver texts.
You can use these if you have no data plan at all. However, these messages don’t count against your monthly text limits, and they typically allow only 160 characters.
The iPhone supports both iMessage and SMS texts. So, to clarify what is getting used, every message sent by the user is color-coded. Messages sent through iMessage are blue. Similarly, messages sent through the SMS feature are green.
Now, if you are messaging an Android user, the entire conversation will be green. However, if you were having a blue conversation that turned green, there are a few reasons why that could happen.
- It could be an indication that the recipient blocked your number. Apple doesn’t deliver any notification if the recipient blocks you. You won’t be able to message that number anymore. Basically, you can no longer do all the activities that you could do using iMessage with that person.
- Another reason might be that the person you’re texting has turned their phone off. Similarly, it might mean their phone turned off because of a low battery.
- In addition, a green bubble means the other party turned the “airplane mode” on. It could also be an indication of them being just simply out of range of their cellular network.
If you’re facing a similar issue, the best thing to do is to wait for the recipient to come back online.
Even so, you won’t be sure if your message got delivered. The delivered message feature only works for iMessage.
Is There Any Way to Turn Green Messages Back to Blue?
If your iPhone messages are sent as green text bubbles, it might mean you are texting an Android user.
However, this might still happen even when you’re chatting with another iPhone user. In this case, your iMessages feature might be disabled in your iPhone’s settings. Simply enabling that will change your green text bubbles to blue.
Aside from that, your iPhone text bubbles turn green instead of blue because they are getting sent as SMS text messages. It can happen between iPhone to iPhone messages exchange as well.
Generally, you might notice this upon entering a location with a bad network connection. In other words, it is simply an indication of your device struggling to establish an online status.
As per the iPhone rule, if iMessages aren’t delivering to the recipient, it sends out a text message. As soon as you find a good network connection, your messages will go back to the default blue color.
Similarly, when your text messages don’t turn back to blue even when your data connection is fine, you will have to manually go into the message settings of your iPhone and enable the “iMessage” option.
So, the problem might still lie in either you or the recipient accidentally disabling the “iMessage” option.
In short, you can solve your iMessage color problems relating to the network and settings issues. If someone blocks you, there isn’t a way to turn those green text bubbles to blue, at least not from your end.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. Did they block me, or is their phone off?
If a person blocks you, calling them won’t give you any notification about it. However, if they turn their phone off, you will be directed to voicemail right away.
2. How can I contact someone who has blocked me?
If you are trying to contact someone who has blocked you on your iPhone, the easiest way to contact them would be through a phone with another Apple ID.
3. Why can someone I’ve blocked still text me via my iPhone?
If you are still getting messages from a blocked contact, it is most likely that you have just blocked their number. So, make sure to block the number as well as their caller ID (Apple ID).
4. Why are my green text messages not delivering?
It might be happening because the recipient doesn’t have service or their phone is in “airplane mode”. It could also mean that you have used all of your phone plan’s data limit.
If your blue text bubbles are not delivering, it could mean that you are out of your network connection or don’t have a Wi-Fi connection.
5. How do I know if my text went through?
When you send a message using an iPhone, you can tap and hold the text message and view message details. In that menu, you can see the status of the message.
Conclusion
iMessage is a feature available to iPhone users. It offers tons of benefits if you’re exchanging messages with fellow iPhone users. iMessage is only available on Apple devices, but they have several advantages over SMS.
With iMessage, you don’t have to worry about your texting plan as they don’t count against it. This feature uses Wi-Fi or your data plan. In addition, it includes perks like seeing the “typing” icon for a message as the user is typing it, etc.
So, if you are still seeing green text bubbles instead of blue, the chances are that the iMessage option is disabled on either your or the recipient’s iPhone.
You’d be surprised to know how most of the time, people don’t even realize that iMessage is even a thing without enabling it on their iPhone.