SMS text messages are pretty standard on all phones, so it's the best way to communicate with people who use all kinds of service or operating system. iMessage, on the other hand, is proprietary and specific to Apple. This means that not everyone can communicate with you if you insist on using it because not everyone is part of the Apple ecosystem. How do you send texts instead of iMessages on your iPhone, though? Let's take a look at a few different methods that allow you to easily do this:
I am having trouble with imessage with one contact only. I can send and receive imessages from other contacts. But there is one contact who imessage will not work with from my end or their end. They are also able to imessage others. I am able to send an imessage to this contact through messages app on my mac also. I have an iphone 5 running iOS. So, anyone trying to send you a message from iPhone/iPod touch/iPad/Mac would be sending the message through iMessage. Unless the sender switches off iMessage and forces the message to be sent as an SMS, you'll never get the message. Not getting texts after switching from iPhone to Android? Turn Off iMessage on iPhone or iPad. If you've enabled iMessage protocol, and there is nothing to do with network connection, you might try to reset iMessage. 1 Navigate to 'Settings' 'Messages' ' Send & Receive'. 2 And uncheck the email address in the section of 'YOU CAN BE REACHED BY IMESSAGE AT'. 3 Tap your Apple ID and choose 'Sign Out'.
Problem 1: iPad not Sending/Receiving Text Messages. IMessage is a service that Apple users can use to exchange messages with fellow Mac, iPhone and iPad users as long as you have a good internet connection. Messages sent through iMessage are shown in a blue bubble while regular text messages appear as a green bubble. IMessage is turned off on your device or on your recipient's device. To check if iMessage is turned on for your device, go to Settings Messages iMessage. IMessage is temporarily unavailable on your device or on your recipient's device. Learn the difference between iMessage and MMS/SMS messages.
Can you relate to this scenario? Many iPhone users do, and it is not funny when you lose that precious information you put down in your Notes. Nevertheless, there are things you can do to fix the problem of your notes getting deleted randomly by your iPhone. We will look at some solutions, but let us find out what causes iPhone to delete notes randomly first.
1 Change iMessages to Text Messages by Pressing iMessages
You can do this by long-pressing the iMessages:
1. When you are done creating your message, you can send it off as you normally do.
2. Long-press and keep your finger on the body of the message (kind of like you do when you are playing with the copy and paste function).
3. A little dialog box will come up giving you a couple of options. One of those should be 'Send as Text Message'. Tap that, and your iMessage will be turned into a text message.
For this to work, you must press it quickly after you tapping the Send button, before the iMessage has arrived to its recipient.
2 Turn Off Your Wi-Fi and Cellular Data
Follow these steps to turn these off:
- Go to Settings and go into the Wi-Fi/WLAN section.
- Turn the Wi-Fi/WLAN off with the switch.
- Go back to the main Settings screen, and tap Cellular.
- Tap the switch to turn your data off.
You can now text your recipient. Since data and Wi-Fi are turned off, your phone will default to standard SMS texts.
3 Turn Off iMessage on iPhone
You can also simply turn off iMessage. Do this by following these steps:
- Go to Settings on your iPhone.
- Tap Messages.
- Change the iMessage switch to OFF.
You can also optionally turn off MMS messages if you don't want to send larger multimedia texts, such as texts that have attachments or that are very long.
The Importance of Backing Up Your Messages
Regardless of whether you use iMessage or standard SMS text messages, you could potentially lose all of your important saved communication if something happened to your phone. That is why using an application like iMyFone D-Port iPhone Data Exporter can be a life-saver. Once data is lost, it's hard to recover, so it's always best to take preventative measures.
4 Back Up Messages and iMessages on iPhone
D-Port helps you back up your data from your iPhone in a few easy clicks, including your text messages and iMessages. It has a lot of great features, including:
iMyFone D-Port iPhone Data Exporter
Key Features:
- The ability to export both textual content and attachments, such as pictures, videos and audios in message conversations.
- The ability to export from any iOS device, including iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch of iOS 12/11.4/11.3/11.2/11.
- You can preview your data before you back it up, so that only important files are moved.
- D-Port supports 20 types of files, including WhatsApp, notes, voice memos etc.
- You can use D-Port to check your iTunes backup without restoring it to your device.
How to Transfer Text Messages and iMessages from iPhone to Computer
You can easily transfer your text messages and iMessages from your iPhone to your computer by following these steps:
Step 1. Choose Data You Need to Back Up
Download D-Port from the iMyFone official website and install it on your computer. Click 'Export from iOS Device' and click 'Start' to select the files that you want to transfer. Here you can check Message and it will includes text messages and iMessages, then click 'Next.'
Step 2. Connect and Scan All Messages on iPhone
A message should come up on the screen telling you that you can now connect your iOS device to your computer. Do so at this time using your USB cable. And click 'Scan' to search text messages and iMessages on your iPhone.
Step 3. Preview and Back Up iPhone Messages
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After scanning, D-Port will display all the messages on your iPhone. You can preview them and check the text messages and iMessages you need to back up. Then click Export to transfer them from iPhone to computer.
SMS text messages are pretty standard on all phones, so it's the best way to communicate with people who use all kinds of service or operating system. iMessage, on the other hand, is proprietary and specific to Apple. This means that not everyone can communicate with you if you insist on using it because not everyone is part of the Apple ecosystem. How do you send texts instead of iMessages on your iPhone, though? Let's take a look at a few different methods that allow you to easily do this:
I am having trouble with imessage with one contact only. I can send and receive imessages from other contacts. But there is one contact who imessage will not work with from my end or their end. They are also able to imessage others. I am able to send an imessage to this contact through messages app on my mac also. I have an iphone 5 running iOS. So, anyone trying to send you a message from iPhone/iPod touch/iPad/Mac would be sending the message through iMessage. Unless the sender switches off iMessage and forces the message to be sent as an SMS, you'll never get the message. Not getting texts after switching from iPhone to Android? Turn Off iMessage on iPhone or iPad. If you've enabled iMessage protocol, and there is nothing to do with network connection, you might try to reset iMessage. 1 Navigate to 'Settings' 'Messages' ' Send & Receive'. 2 And uncheck the email address in the section of 'YOU CAN BE REACHED BY IMESSAGE AT'. 3 Tap your Apple ID and choose 'Sign Out'.
Problem 1: iPad not Sending/Receiving Text Messages. IMessage is a service that Apple users can use to exchange messages with fellow Mac, iPhone and iPad users as long as you have a good internet connection. Messages sent through iMessage are shown in a blue bubble while regular text messages appear as a green bubble. IMessage is turned off on your device or on your recipient's device. To check if iMessage is turned on for your device, go to Settings Messages iMessage. IMessage is temporarily unavailable on your device or on your recipient's device. Learn the difference between iMessage and MMS/SMS messages.
Can you relate to this scenario? Many iPhone users do, and it is not funny when you lose that precious information you put down in your Notes. Nevertheless, there are things you can do to fix the problem of your notes getting deleted randomly by your iPhone. We will look at some solutions, but let us find out what causes iPhone to delete notes randomly first.
1 Change iMessages to Text Messages by Pressing iMessages
You can do this by long-pressing the iMessages:
1. When you are done creating your message, you can send it off as you normally do.
2. Long-press and keep your finger on the body of the message (kind of like you do when you are playing with the copy and paste function).
3. A little dialog box will come up giving you a couple of options. One of those should be 'Send as Text Message'. Tap that, and your iMessage will be turned into a text message.
For this to work, you must press it quickly after you tapping the Send button, before the iMessage has arrived to its recipient.
2 Turn Off Your Wi-Fi and Cellular Data
Follow these steps to turn these off:
- Go to Settings and go into the Wi-Fi/WLAN section.
- Turn the Wi-Fi/WLAN off with the switch.
- Go back to the main Settings screen, and tap Cellular.
- Tap the switch to turn your data off.
You can now text your recipient. Since data and Wi-Fi are turned off, your phone will default to standard SMS texts.
3 Turn Off iMessage on iPhone
You can also simply turn off iMessage. Do this by following these steps:
- Go to Settings on your iPhone.
- Tap Messages.
- Change the iMessage switch to OFF.
You can also optionally turn off MMS messages if you don't want to send larger multimedia texts, such as texts that have attachments or that are very long.
The Importance of Backing Up Your Messages
Regardless of whether you use iMessage or standard SMS text messages, you could potentially lose all of your important saved communication if something happened to your phone. That is why using an application like iMyFone D-Port iPhone Data Exporter can be a life-saver. Once data is lost, it's hard to recover, so it's always best to take preventative measures.
4 Back Up Messages and iMessages on iPhone
D-Port helps you back up your data from your iPhone in a few easy clicks, including your text messages and iMessages. It has a lot of great features, including:
iMyFone D-Port iPhone Data Exporter
Key Features:
- The ability to export both textual content and attachments, such as pictures, videos and audios in message conversations.
- The ability to export from any iOS device, including iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch of iOS 12/11.4/11.3/11.2/11.
- You can preview your data before you back it up, so that only important files are moved.
- D-Port supports 20 types of files, including WhatsApp, notes, voice memos etc.
- You can use D-Port to check your iTunes backup without restoring it to your device.
How to Transfer Text Messages and iMessages from iPhone to Computer
You can easily transfer your text messages and iMessages from your iPhone to your computer by following these steps:
Step 1. Choose Data You Need to Back Up
Download D-Port from the iMyFone official website and install it on your computer. Click 'Export from iOS Device' and click 'Start' to select the files that you want to transfer. Here you can check Message and it will includes text messages and iMessages, then click 'Next.'
Step 2. Connect and Scan All Messages on iPhone
A message should come up on the screen telling you that you can now connect your iOS device to your computer. Do so at this time using your USB cable. And click 'Scan' to search text messages and iMessages on your iPhone.
Step 3. Preview and Back Up iPhone Messages
Not Getting Imessages On New Iphone
After scanning, D-Port will display all the messages on your iPhone. You can preview them and check the text messages and iMessages you need to back up. Then click Export to transfer them from iPhone to computer.
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In summary, there are three main ways to change iMessages into text messages. The first is to long-press the message while it's sending and quickly switch it to text. Next, you can turn off all your WI-FI and data connections to force your phone into using SMS only. Finally, you can just turn off iMessage in the settings.
Not Getting Imessages On Mac
For backing up your messages (which is extremely important), a great application to use is iMyFone D-Port iPhone Data Exporter. You can get a free trial version of this software, so there's no risk in giving it a try.
