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Android txt messages - not showing as blue

Zhao0 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:49:07 GMT

I just switched to Public yesterday from Fido. I own a Samsung S9 (still same phone). I just noticed today that my text messages to other Android users are now green instead of blue. I checked my phone and nothing has changed. Has anyone else experienced this before?

Your help is greatly appreciated!

Android txt messages - not showing as blue

Zhao0 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:11:44 GMT

Just switched to Public the other day from Fido. I have a Samsung S9 (same phone as before) but now all my text messages are showing as green and not blue (with people with android phones). I checked my phone settings and nothing has changed. Can anyone help me out?

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

dust2dust — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:35:42 GMT

Are you connected to the internet somehow?

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

Handy1 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:36:10 GMT

@Zhao0 Android is green text bubbles iPhone has the blue text bubbles

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

softech — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:37:44 GMT

@Zhao0 your friends received your messages?

The Blue and Green are more iMessage vs SMS on iPhone.

For android, usually it is dark blue vs light blue for RCS vs Text

I wonder if you change the colour theme

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

Zhao0 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:38:50 GMT

Yes I am. I've tried with wifi on and off. Doesn't make a difference :(.

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

Zhao0 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:40:44 GMT

No messages between Android devices also have blue texts. It was working before I changed to Public

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

softech — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:43:07 GMT

@Zhao0

I think Samsung uses Green Blue as well
If the message bubbles are green, then they have been sent in SMS or MMS format, while blue bubbles have been sent as a chat format.

try

Open the Messages app.
Tap the profile icon on the right side of the search bar.
Go to Messages settings > Chat features.
Toggle chat features and test

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

Handy1 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:43:20 GMT

@Zhao0 sorry I wasn’t aware I have iPhone and when I text an android user it’s green for me but blue when it’s another iPhone . I think @softech might be in the money then

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

DennyCrane — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:35:56 GMT

Messages between Android and iPhone are all SMS right now, though Apple did finally announce they will adopt RCS messaging late 2024 for cross platform messaging. They'll still use their proprietary iMessage for messages between iPhones, but that will be complemented with RCS for cross platform messages.

~~In any case, carrier should make no difference because iPhone to Android is all SMS. It has to be a setting on your device, likely just a display issue.~~

EDIT: Ignore me. OP said it was Android to Android. Don't know what I thought I read 🙃

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

Zhao0 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:48:25 GMT

Hi. I did try this also before I posted. But it didn't help :(.

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

softech — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:49:39 GMT

@Zhao0

are you using Samsung stock messaging app or Google Messenger?

If you are still using Samsung's , try download Google Message and set it as default

if you are already using Google Message, try to clear cache and then reset all settings to default and test

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

Zhao0 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:55:10 GMT

I'm just using the same messaging app that came with the Samsung phone (default app). This only started happening when I switched to Public. I really do appreciate your help. It's just very weird. I didn't do anything else to my phone settings. I just ported my number over.

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

DennyCrane — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:36:33 GMT

~~That's very bizarre. Are you sure they have iPhones? What colour is it when you text another Android?~~ Have you checked your RCS settings? I don't use the Samsung app, so I can't check the settings to see what they are.

EDIT: Ignore me. OP said it was Android to Android. Don't know what I thought I read 🙃

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

BKNS27 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 04:10:53 GMT

@Zhao0

I would worry about it. Any your replies in blue is to an iPhone user. Any of your replies in green is to an Android user.

This is a feature on Apple iPhone iMessage and is to be available for Android phones.

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

Zhao0 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 04:12:37 GMT

So before I switched to Public, my messages to other Android users were blue. As soon as I switched and ported my number over, all texts to Android devices are green. It seems like the RCS feature from my messages have disappeared. I really don't understand why. I went through my settings and can't find the RCS setting or even chat setting anymore

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

Zhao0 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 04:18:27 GMT

No that's not true. Here's a screen grab of my txt with my buddy (Android user). The day before it was blue, but the next day (when I switched to Public) it's now green

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

dust2dust — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 04:18:29 GMT

I use the standard Samsung texter. There's no RCS. I'll look for it when I connect to a US tower with my US service in case the provider is disabling it. But I don't think so. The Google texter does show RCS.

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

DennyCrane — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:37:02 GMT

~~You also got a read receipt, which is really weird. That should only happen if RCS to RCS or iMessage to iMessage.~~

EDIT: Ignore me. OP said it was Android to Android. Don't know what I thought I read 🙃

Re: Android txt messages - not showing as blue

Zhao0 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 04:21:45 GMT

Exactly! I really don't know what happened. The RCS feature seemed to have just disappeared.