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hey, guys. so my phone use to be on my family's iTunes account, and it was no big deal. well, I found out that from the beginning of summer until just now, my mom has been receiving and reading my texts on her iPad. I turned the setting off, but it can easily be selected back on, just by tapping my number on the message settings under "send and receive from". now I'm on my own iTunes account, but she can still do the same thing. is there a way to remove any ties of my number from that iTunes account? thanks!

Note: I know people are going to say this is against the community standards because hackintosh and stuff. Read the bottom, I'll have an explanation of why, even though this is close to the rule boundaries, doesn't actually violate the community standards. I'm currently attempting to be able to send iMessage messages over android. I've already tested and made sure I can actually do this by setting it up on a Mac, and it works. However, the server basically works by taking messages my phone sends and re sending them in the server, which requires an always on machine running macos. Say I have an Apple machine but for some super weird reason I don't have macos on it but Linux instead. How could I potentially be able to run iMessage on it, inside macos? I know obviously this requires a virtual machine, so really my question is how could I get s macos virtual machine on this definitely Apple made machine inside Linux that can still send and receive iMessages? It seems like VMware supports iMessage stuff, but I've been having trouble setting it up. I'm currently trying virtual box but I'm getting issues just having macos even boot up. Does anyone have any ideas? this doesn't go against the community standards because it is legal to run macos inside a vm on Apple hardware, so assuming this computer is from Apple this is perfectly fine.

How Do I Get iCloud Working in Yosemite Zone? Hello! I recently installed Yosemite Zone and iCloud, FaceTime, iMessage, and Google Chrome and none of them work, each saying my computer isn't validated. I have tried many things including the one with EFI Studio and deleting stuff to messing around in Chameleon and none of it seems to work. The App Store and it's sister apps work just fine, though. Does anyone know how to get all this working, as they are things I'd like to use. Specs: AMD Phenom II x4 B55 3.3 GHz 8 GB DDR3 NVidia GeForce GTX 750 MSI 890GXM-G65 Yosemite Zone 10.10.1

Hi. So, in the planning to purchase a new laptop, I had a list of what I was going to do. Find a decent laptop with a dGPU and all-day battery. Found the Dell Inspiron 7000 15" Gaming model. Seems like a great machine. Talk my friends into switching off of iMessage to something else. Purchase the new laptop after I have the money. Alright, so step 2 didn't go as I had hoped. I'm friends with some damn stubborn people who refuse to switch, and insist that I keep my old laptop with it's sh*t battery and crap performance. In other words, they were only thinking about themselves. This has put step 3 on a halt, and that's more of a halt than getting the money. I've been doing some research into using internet clients to 'stream' the iMessages to a local webpage. This is all well and good, except for the fact that I don't own an iPhone, and the most recent device I do own that has iMessage on it is my iPod Touch 4g from 2012. I've been messing around with this unit, trying to get it to sync with my iMessages on my Mac. This isn't working, and when I go to send a message after restarting the device, it won't send. I can't remember for the life of me how I got it working last time. There's one more thing: I want to keep all of my message history, but I don't want to keep it in a document. Also, the messages come through hella slow. My sister spammed me with about 38 messages. They quickly came through on my Mac, but took ages to come through on my iPod. If anyone can suggest an alternative that still has iMessage (I don't want to use a VM due to battery life) in it, for sort of under AU$50, that would be perfect! Thanks, Alpha.

Hello, Im doing some detective work for a friend, and let me explain what hes trying to do but he wants to make sure he does it right on the first try. His girlfriend has an iphone but he has an android, however he has an ipad. I know within settings you can put send and receive and put different numbers and emails. Question #1: do you have to have the same apple ID to sync them. Question 2# it would be a lot easier if it could just send him an email of text messages. Question #3: Does this even work? Just trying to help a friend out, but if he wants to do it, he wants no suspicion. Thanks!

I'm considering buying m first apple device- a 2018 11 inch iPad pro(wifi only). So my question is that does it come with iMessage and if it does how do i use it, like do i need to give my phone number or email or create an Apple account or something like that. Alo does it support animojis?

So I have an iPhone and I love it. I also have a windows PC. I really like the idea on having all my messages from my phone on my pc. I don't want to shell out $1200 to buy a macbook i wont use for anything else. I'm just wondering if there is any way to get iMessage in pc with out owning a Mac? Thanks!

BlueBubbles Hey everyone! Over the past handful of months, a few developers and I have been working on an open-source and cross-platform applications to enable texting via iMessage from an Android, Windows, or Linux device. Now, this is nothing new, however, this will be the first one to be (hopefully) community driven. That said, these apps will still require access to a MacOS device that is running the server app. You may be asking yourself, how is this really different than the other available clients? Well, this thread will hopefully help shed some light to that. For now, we are looking for alpha testers! Alpha testers will get access to alpha-builds of the Android app as well as the MacOS server app. If you'd really like, we can even give access to the Windows/Linux app. Though, that one is not as complete as the the others. What makes BlueBubbles different? The goal of starting BlueBubbles was to build a cross-platform and open-source app ecosystem to enable chatting on iMessage no matter what device you are on. Current solutions have their downsides such as needing to port-forward, or being closed-source, or just not being kept up-to-date. We are trying to solve that. The app's will be completely open to the public once we go into beta, with the end-goal of it being community-driven, thus providing user-driven features, customizations, and more. Here are a list of features on how we differentiate our apps: Open-source (once open-beta is available) Cross-platform (Android/Windows/Linux) No port-forwarding Community-driven No open socket in the background (reduces battery drain) Built on "newer" technologies Better attachment stability on slower networks Caffeinate (never sleep) built in Development Alternative solutions right now are all built on Java. And if you're anything like me, you absolutely hate Java. This might be a bit controversial (though, less than Java), but we went with a more "modern" approach to creating the ecosystem of apps. Below are the stacks we chose to go with (whether you agree with it or not). The good thing is, since it's all open-source, if you want to make your own client in a different language, go for it! MacOS Server: Typescript NodeJS (Electron) Material UI Android App: Flutter (Dart) Java (can't avoid all native code) Google FCM Desktop App: Typescript NodeJS (Electron) Custom CSS How can I become an alpha-tester? While we do want to eventually make this open to everyone, unfortunately, we want to keep it semi-closed while we are working out some of the kinks, based on differences in devices. That said, we are going to choose somewhere between 5 and 10 people to help us alpha test. We want to make the testing as diverse as possible, as well as as thorough as possible, so we ask that if you want to apply, you will fall into the following prerequisites: Have a MacOS device or VM Have an Android Device Use iMessage (or would like to) daily (we want real-world usage) Willing to provide feedback to us If you fall into the above prerequisites, please fill out this "application" and we will invite you to a Discord server if you get chosen! MacOS Device: <Enter here> Android Device: <Enter here> Android Version: <Enter here> About yourself: <Optional, but always good to hear some background on the community> FAQ Q: Will I need port-forwarding for this to work? Nope Q: Is my data encrypted? Yes, all connections are done over HTTPS/WSS and utilizes TLS encryption by default Q: Why do I need to sign up for Google's Firebase Service? BlueBubbles does not require an open socket connection at all times (to reduce battery usage). We use Google FCM to still be able to send/receive alerts even when the socket is closed Q: Why does the MacOS server require Full Disk Access? MacOS does not allow app's to read from iMessage's chat database unless they have Full Disk Access Q: Why does the MacOS server require Accessibility Access? In order to execute actions such as renaming a group chat or adding/removing a participant from a group. Apple does not expose APIs to do this natively, so accessibility is used Q: Can we see typing indicators? Not yet, but we do have proof-of-concept code that could theoretically allow us to Q: Can we react to messages? Not yet, but we are working on it, for limited support. Currently, we have implemented it in the Windows app with ~20% success Questions? If you have any other questions, feel free to ask! We will be happy to answer. I will add some screenshots later on! Screenshots MacOS Server: Android App:

so I've recently come across this new app called weMessage. It's allows you to send iMessages from an Android. It seems to be working pretty well. How it works is it takes the message from your phone and sends it to your Mac which then sends it through imessage. So yeah that kinda sucks that you need a Mac but I was wondering what are your thoughts on this app? The app was made by a 16 year old and I think that is quite impressive. Do have an Android and a Mac? Do you miss iMessage? Also do you think Linus should do a video on this app? Here's the website: https://wemessageapp.com

I am currently running mac 10.13 on VMware workstation 14 pro. the system works decently well, however, iMessage continues to be a problem and I am unable to log in to iMessage. Additionally, the laptop I am running it on has a GTX 1050 with 2 GB of VRAM, I am also unable to take advantage of this in the guest operating system. I have followed the instructions located here (https://github.com/toshmatik/VMWare-iMessage/blob/master/instructions.md). however, i get an authentication error when I try to log in. the attached photo is of the authentication error, and below is a coppy of my .vmx file. .encoding = "windows-1252" config.version = "8" virtualHW.version = "14" pciBridge0.present = "TRUE" pciBridge4.present = "TRUE" pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge4.functions = "8" pciBridge5.present = "TRUE" pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge5.functions = "8" pciBridge6.present = "TRUE" pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge6.functions = "8" pciBridge7.present = "TRUE" pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge7.functions = "8" vmci0.present = "TRUE" smc.present = "TRUE" hpet0.present = "TRUE" ich7m.present = "TRUE" usb.vbluetooth.startConnected = "TRUE" firmware = "efi" displayName = "macOS 10.13" guestOS = "darwin17-64" nvram = "macOS 10.13.nvram" virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted" gui.exitOnCLIHLT = "TRUE" powerType.powerOff = "soft" powerType.powerOn = "soft" powerType.suspend = "soft" powerType.reset = "soft" tools.syncTime = "FALSE" sound.autoDetect = "TRUE" sound.virtualDev = "hdaudio" sound.fileName = "-1" sound.present = "TRUE" numvcpus = "8" memsize = "8192" sata0.present = "TRUE" sata0:0.fileName = "D:\Andrew\VM\macOS High Sierra Final by Techsviewer\macOS High Sierra Final by Techsviewer.vmdk" usb.present = "TRUE" ehci.present = "TRUE" usb_xhci.present = "TRUE" ethernet0.connectionType = "nat" ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000e" ethernet0.present = "TRUE" extendedConfigFile = "macOS 10.13.vmxf" numa.autosize.cookie = "80001" numa.autosize.vcpu.maxPerVirtualNode = "8" uuid.bios = "56 4d 1f 79 c0 b2 61 9f-c6 f3 6e 63 cf 2d f6 1f" uuid.location = "56 4d 1f 79 c0 b2 61 9f-c6 f3 6e 63 cf 2d f6 1f" migrate.hostlog = ".\macOS 10.13-b9a97085.hlog" sata0:0.redo = "" pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17" pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21" pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22" pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23" pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24" usb.pciSlotNumber = "32" ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "160" sound.pciSlotNumber = "33" ehci.pciSlotNumber = "34" usb_xhci.pciSlotNumber = "192" vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "35" sata0.pciSlotNumber = "36" vmci0.id = "-819071457" monitor.phys_bits_used = "43" vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "134217728" vmotion.checkpointSVGAPrimarySize = "134217728" cleanShutdown = "FALSE" softPowerOff = "FALSE" sata0:0.present = "TRUE" smc.version = "0" gui.lastPoweredViewMode = "fullscreen" usb_xhci:6.speed = "2" usb_xhci:6.present = "TRUE" usb_xhci:6.deviceType = "hub" usb_xhci:6.port = "6" usb_xhci:6.parent = "-1" usb_xhci:7.speed = "4" usb_xhci:7.present = "TRUE" usb_xhci:7.deviceType = "hub" usb_xhci:7.port = "7" usb_xhci:7.parent = "-1" toolsInstallManager.updateCounter = "69" usb_xhci.autoConnect.device0 = "path:1/0/0/11 autoclean:1" sata0:2.autoDetect = "TRUE" sata0:2.deviceType = "cdrom-raw" sata0:2.fileName = "auto detect" sata0:2.present = "TRUE" sata0:2.connectionStatus = "4" sata0:2.startConnected = "FALSE" usb_xhci:4.speed = "2" usb_xhci:4.present = "TRUE" usb_xhci:4.deviceType = "hub" usb_xhci:4.port = "4" usb_xhci:4.parent = "-1" usb_xhci:5.speed = "4" usb_xhci:5.present = "TRUE" usb_xhci:5.deviceType = "hub" usb_xhci:5.port = "5" usb_xhci:5.parent = "-1" usb_xhci.autoConnect.device1 = "path:1/0/0/7 autoclean:1" gui.viewModeAtPowerOn = "fullscreen" floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE" floppy0.autodetect = "TRUE" cpuid.coresPerSocket = "8" mks.keyboardFilter = "allow" workingDir = "." mks.enable3d = "TRUE" svga.graphicsMemoryKB = "2097152" vvtd.enable = "TRUE" vhv.enable = "TRUE" usb.generic.allowHID = "TRUE" floppy0.present = "FALSE" board-id = "Mac-F60DEB81FF30ACF6" hw.model.reflectHost = "FALSE" hw.model = "MacPro6,1" serialNumber.reflectHost = "FALSE" serialNumber = "F5KRP12GF9VM" smbios.reflectHost = "FALSE" board-id.reflectHost = "FALSE" ethernet0.addressType = "static" ethernet0.Address = "8:66:98:1:e8:7d" ethernet0.checkMACAddress = "false" efi.nvram.var.ROM.reflectHost = "FALSE" efi.nvram.var.MLB.reflectHost = "FALSE" efi.nvram.var.ROM = "2273E631D741" efi.nvram.var.MLB = "F5K618306QXDM678C" usb_xhci:8.present = "TRUE" usb_xhci:8.deviceType = "hid" usb_xhci:8.port = "0" usb_xhci:8.parent = "4"

Apple's iOS 10 iMessage Is A Huge Mess: First There Was Porn, Now There Are Nazi GIFs Full Article: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/177855/20160916/apples-ios-10-imessage-is-a-huge-mess-first-there-was-porn-now-there-are-nazi-gifs.htm So, Apple's iOS10 Messenger has hit a snag when one of it's supposed features allowed users to send porn, and controversial memes. The feature lets users search and pull images and gifs from the internet for use in iMessage. This is interestingly humorous imo... The feature was initially intended to open up iMessage to app developers through an API so that they can develop apps for iMessage in addition to iOS, but since this is the internet, we all know that porn will eventually pop up... Just not this soon...

I really would like to have an android phone. I had an htc one (m7), and loved it. But when I switched to the iphone 6, I realized that I wouldn't have imessage on android. This isn't a problem, since you can deactivate your number from imessage, but I still wouldn't be able to have imessage group chats (which are all the ones I currently have). If you have any tips or info, please help. Thanks!

How do I configure Android so that when I receive a text message, only the person's name shows, NOT the message contents? "Show all content" shows both message & contact name, and "Dont show sensitive content" shows neither. I recently switched from iOS, and there was an option to have the person's name, but not the message. Device: Non-rooted Nexus 6 with N beta

I currently have a Nexus 5x and I think it's great, but after since seeing Apple's WWDC keynote earlier this week, I have been thinking a lot about leaving Android for iOS. Here are my reasons why: 1) To my understanding, iOS on the iPhone 6s is much smoother and fluid, especially in apps like Snapchat and Camera. 2) I live in the US, so many of my friends use iMessage, and I don't want to be left out from the new enhancements showcased at WWDC. I have been waiting for Google to release a worthy iMessage competitor, but I just don't see that happening in the near future with them splitting their users up with a handful of different messengers (Hangouts, Messenger, and now Allo). 3) I like how integrated Apple's different services appear to be. Services like Photos, Apple Music, iMessage, and Siri. The biggest thing holding me back is that feel tied down to Google services like Google Photos and Play Music All Access. I plan to make a full transition to Apple's counter parts, but am afraid that the transition will not be smooth and I could become locked down to Apple. Is this a valid fear? (Another idea is too keep using the Google Services on iOS) If I move to iOS, I will miss the customization and uniqueness of Android the most. But I think that what I listed above is more important then looks. So am I going crazy? Or should I really get an iPhone? I would like to keep this discussion focused on the experience on Android or iOS and not hardware. Some Background: - Before WWDC, I would have considered myself an "Android Fanboy" - I do not currently own any Apple Products myself (but all of my family has iPhones)

Hi guys, So recently i converted all my text messages on my iPhone to a PDF file. The document is over 5000 pages long. I've been looking for ways to see how many individual texts there are in the document. I'll upload a screenshot so you guys can have a rough idea what it looks like. Is there any software that is capable of differentiating and calculating the amount of text boxes? Is there some sort of software that can detect the two different colour boxes? Would it be difficult to create such software? Any help will be great guys, thanks in advance

id love to get imessage on windows, or a way to recieve txts on my computer and phone. Ive been doing some browsing and there appears to be a lot of stuff out there but it all seems pretty sketchy. has anyone found some software thats legit and works well? i havnt tried anything yet and im willing to experiemnt on my test machine but id like to hear from the comunity first. Thanks a bunch!

Sourced from the Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/4/10912250/apple-pay-patent-virnetx-facetime-imessage It seems Apple gotta pay the troll toll, in fact this is the second time they got sued from the same company. An interesting tidbit is both cases were in the same court The patent troll's previous victims also include Microsoft for $200 million and Skype for $23 million. Somebody call the Newegg troll-hunter... Edit: Here's some background info on the troll courtesy of arstechnica: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/jury-apple-must-pay-626-million-to-patent-troll-virnetx/

Does the Asus Zenfone 2 support iMessage group messaging? I want to switch from my Galaxy s4 to the Zenfone 2 but a group messaging option can make it or break it for me. Can anyone who has the "fone" tell me if you can use group mms? Thanks

David Cameron has made possibly the worst play in history if he's still hoping to hook in some of that cool youth vote: he's threatened to ban every young person's two primary junk photo communication tools, Snapchat and WhatsApp. In a statement made yesterday, Big D said that – should he somehow figure out a way to lead the country for a second term – he would crack down on forms of communication that cannot be read by security services even if they have a warrant. That means encrypted services like Telegram; Apple iMessage; FaceTime; all those massive WhatsApp groups you're in where everyone is planning a big awful holiday; and your primary form of watching videos that aren't quite funny enough for Vine: Snapchat. "Are we going to allow a means of communications which it simply isn't possible to read?" he said yesterday. "My answer to that question is: 'No, we must not.'" Basically, it's a retool of the so-called "Snoopers' Charter" repeatedly blocked by the Lib Dems, with a bit of post-riots BBM communication fear thrown in to boot. Cameron's main concern – and the news hook on which he hung this policy, in a very "let's push this thing we've been planning for a while through while everyone is getting sweaty-palmed over free speech" sort of way – were the attacks in Paris last week, in which the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were attacked by extremists before a hostage situation in a nearby kosher supermarket led to four civilian deaths. He argued that apps such as WhatsApp were being used by terror cells to plan their attacks, and stressed the need for secret services and the police to be given greater access to private communications. "The attacks in Paris demonstrated the scale of the threat that we face," he said, "and the need to have robust powers through our intelligence and security agencies in order to keep our people safe." And yes, terrorists do use WhatsApp to make plans. But so do you. So does your mum. So do about 417 million people worldwide. So does my cousin, and he is the kind of wrong era throwback dude who spends most of his time looking at snakes and being angry at the concept of cities. Encryption isn't just important when it comes to keeping your dick-pics or your terror plans safe and secure; it also stops people yanking your credit card details when you buy something online, or having your bank details ripped off wholesale with the kind of digital skills last thought of as cutting edge in the film Hackers. So when David Cameron is making a weak-punch swing at encryption, he's exposing the UK to more than just the threat of an isolated terrorist attack: he's having a massive pop at personal privacy, too. And he's doing it literally hours after travelling to Paris proclaiming the importance of freedom of speech. And most of all, he's swinging at the fly of terror with the wrong rolled-up newspaper. Think about it: there are other forms of communication beyond WhatsApp. There are carrier pigeons, for example. Handwritten letters. And, encryption or not, there's nothing really stopping a terror cell WhatsApping the message, "Fancy popping down Nando's, lads?" and setting their plans into motion – with their mouths, using unencrypted human sounds – over a bottomless frozen yoghurt. Sources: http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/david-cameron-wants-to-ban-you-from-using-snapchat-and-whatsapp-673?utm_source=vicefbuk http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/12/british-prime-minister-suggests-banning-some-online-messaging-apps/ All information is quoted directly from the sources listed above.

The disappearing message bug that occurs when switching from an Iphone to a different device has apparently been fixed with this web tool. The article states that, "all you need to do is enter the phone number you wish to uncouple from Apple's iMessage system. Apple will then send you a confirmation code over SMS — type it into the browser window and you'll be home free". Source: http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/9/7183507/apple-tool-deregister-imessage-phone-numbers-released

Hey there! So Apple finally managed to release a tool which can be used to deregister your phone number from iMessage. This tool had a long wait for it and was really needed. The case was that users switching from iPhone to another phone, which kept their phone number, would not receive text messages from people which they used iMessage with. This was caused by Apple whom didn't send out the text, but just send them to their non-existent iPhones. Alot of people experienced this issue when switching phones and some even went back to iPhone because of this, but finally Apple released a tool to deregister phone numbers from iMessage. This is a step in the right direction. Link to the tool: https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage

Hey everyone, I finally got Hackintosh 10.9 Mavericks running successfully in my system. But I've been facing a number of issues... 1) iMessage iMessage not getting ACTIVATED. I have tried FileNYRAM.dylib file but it doesn't work. And I have Chimera 2.2.1 running rather than Chameleon Even though I tick marked the activate button, its still in inactive mode (Check right Side). 2) Graphic Card I don't know if I should be worried about this but my Graphic Card (which is Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB OC Card) is recognised as an 7xxx card in 'About my Mac' I don't know whether its a compatibility problem or a driver problem, but I would like to get that fixed 3) Bootloader Okay so let me explain my configuration, I have a 240GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. My SSD is fully taken by Windows and my 1TB is used as a media storage. When I installed mackintosh I partitioned my 1TB and installed OS X on it. Now the problem is that normally if you boot into hard drive where mac is already installed chimera boot loader will pop up. In my case even if I put the 1TB HDD at first, it will still boot into windows since majority of it is used by windows (assumption). What should I do. Currently I'm booting OS X using an USB with Chimera loaded. 4) Microsoft Mouse scroll wheel This is a minor but a very irritating problem. My Microsoft mouse's scroll wheel is oversensitive in OS X. Even though I turned the speed to minimum there isn't any change. Unplugging and plugging it back solves the problem but I have to keep doing the same thing every time I restart. Thank you for your time. i'm a newbie to this whole mackintosh thing. These question I asked are the answers i couldn't find through Google. Your help is well appreciated. Thank You

OP : As an Android user , i didn't even know this , so thought would interest many who do. Blue = iMessage. Green = SMS. But why does that matter? If you own an iPhone, you may have noticed something odd in the Messages app: some messages are blue and some are green. What's the deal with that? Short answer: blue ones have been sent or received using Apple's iMessage technology, while green ones are "traditional" text messages exchanged via Short Messaging Service, or SMS. Does this matter? In the grand texting scheme of things, should you care whether your messages are blue or green? Maybe yes, maybe no. Let's start by making sure you have all the necessary information. A standard SMS text message is delivered over the same voice networks used for phone calls. Back in the bad old days, carriers charged by the message (often 10-25 cents per!). Then they bundled a fixed number of messages into your calling plan, and now most of them offer unlimited messaging. In the interim, Apple unveiled iMessage, which looks and acts like standard SMS but actually relies on data networks (cellular or Wi-Fi, whatever you're connected to). That affords two benefits: freedom from carrier rates for SMS (assuming you're paying extra for it or have a capped plan) and a wider set of messaging features. Indeed, iMessage allows you to do things standard SMS can't, like share your location, send walkie-talkie-style voice messages, check message delivery, and even see if someone's in the process of writing you back (indicated by three dots that appear below your last message). Ah, but here's the rub: iMessage works only with other iDevice owners. If you have an iPhone and you use the Messages app to contact an Android, BlackBerry or Windows Phone user, iOS recognizes there's no iMessage at the other end and switches (downshifts?) into SMS mode. Your indication that has happened? Green word bubbles instead of blue. However, you may end up seeing green even if you're corresponding with another iPhone. There are three possible causes: iMessage isn't activated on your device. (Tap Settings, Messages, then check to see if the feature is switched on. If it is, you should also activate "Send as SMS." Note that you may need to perform a one-time sign-in using your Apple ID.) iMessage isn't activated on the recipient's device. There's no data network available. But if your phone can still connect to a voice tower, it will default back to SMS. So, are there times when you should opt for one messaging method over the other? Although text messages are very small, picture messages can consume a fair bit of data -- and if your service plan offers unlimited texting but limited data, you may prefer to switch off iMessage in favor of SMS. On the flip side, if you're corresponding with fellow iPhone users but still seeing only green messages, ask them to enable iMessage at their end so you can enjoy the various benefits of the service. Many users have no idea iMessage is even a thing, and don't realize it's not enabled. Source : http://www.cnet.com/how-to/why-some-imessage-texts-are-blue-and-some-are-green/