Sending pictures via iMessage

Forums › Spark New Zealand (including Skinny and BigPipe) › Sending pictures via iMessage

1 | 2 | 3

Brunzy

2016 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#2020026 21-May-2018 19:19

Ok, the pic I posted clearly says iMessage in the reply line, as do all other iMessages I send, so surely that is how they are being sent

Linux

11424 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2020029 21-May-2018 19:32

Brunzy:
Ok, the pic I posted clearly says iMessage in the reply line, as do all other iMessages I send, so surely that is how they are being sent

Not if you are been charged by Spark

John

RunningMan

8955 posts

Uber Geek

#2020044 21-May-2018 19:52

It seems that your iMessages may not be delivered every time, and the phone is failing back to SMS/MMS to send instead. This will happen if the iMessage can't be delivered in about 2(??) minutes. In the screenshot you posted, there is no "delivered" tag under each message that should be there once the receiving device gets it. If the receiver has read receipts turned on, then it will change to read once it has been.

In settings->messages you should be able to disable both SMS and MMS as well. Diabling MMS should stop it trying to send pics as MMS of not delivered as iMessage.

In settings->messages->send and receive as - make sure the correct phone number is selected, you may or may not want to also use your apple ID.

Most iMessage issues can be resolved by disabling and re-enabling. Had a problem quite a while ago that was resolved by disabling iMessage overnight (on all devices signed in using that Apple ID).

Brunzy

2016 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#2020057 21-May-2018 20:18

Ok, Iv'e checked on 3 or 4 contacts with iphones.

Each one has 'delivered' under the last text sent but no others which should explain why you didn't see it.

Are you saying I can send pictures via iMessage with MMS turned off?

I thought it had to be on

RunningMan

8955 posts

Uber Geek

#2020067 21-May-2018 20:42

Turn MMS off - it is independent of iMessage.

If it's on, it will fail back to MMS if iMessage doesn't get through for whatever reason (receiver out of coverage etc.)

Linux

11424 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2020071 21-May-2018 21:00

Brunzy:
Ok, Iv'e checked on 3 or 4 contacts with iphones.

Each one has 'delivered' under the last text sent but no others which should explain why you didn't see it.

Are you saying I can send pictures via iMessage with MMS turned off?

I thought it had to be on

iMessage is zero related to MMS / PXT the only thing in common is they can use mobile data

The advantage to imessage over MMS is that imessage will work over Wi-Fi and MMS / PXT will not

John

Linux

11424 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2020072 21-May-2018 21:00

Brunzy:
Ok, Iv'e checked on 3 or 4 contacts with iphones.

Each one has 'delivered' under the last text sent but no others which should explain why you didn't see it.

Are you saying I can send pictures via iMessage with MMS turned off?

I thought it had to be on

iMessage is zero related to MMS / PXT the only thing in common is they can use mobile data

The advantage to imessage over MMS is that imessage will work over Wi-Fi and MMS / PXT will not

John

1 | 2 | 3