topic Re: Text bubbles are green in Get Support

Text bubbles are green

Johnb92 — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:23:14 GMT

Text bubbles are now green on iphone, they were blue to start, just started using this today. is this because of the current service upgrade?

Re: Text bubbles are green

hTideGnow — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:10:48 GMT

hi @Johnb92

If you see a green message bubble instead of a blue one, then that message was sent using RCS or MMS/SMS instead of iMessage.

Re: Text bubbles are green

Johnb92 — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:12:13 GMT

Ok but nothing was changed in settings or anywhere else, why are they not being sent via imessage?

Re: Text bubbles are green

umnikke8 — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:21:44 GMT

If you changed phone numbers or providers you might need to logout and back into iMessage and your Apple account. Try disabling iMessage, logging out of Apple account, log back in and turn iMessage back on. Make sure it's showing the proper phone number.

Re: Text bubbles are green

hTideGnow — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:22:54 GMT

hi @Johnb92

can be a problem on the other end too

did you get green for all your iMessage contacts? your mobile data or wifi are working?

try reboot phone, try turn off iMessage, wait 5 mins and turn it back on

Re: Text bubbles are green

BKNS27 — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:38:57 GMT

@Johnb92

The sender must have enabled RCS Messaging on their iPhone.
That is what I have done because RCS gives a higher resolution photos and videos.