{"id":6963,"date":"2017-02-19T20:31:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T20:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6963"},"modified":"2017-02-19T20:35:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T20:35:06","slug":"forcing-ios-send-messages-text-sms-instead-using-imessage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/02\/forcing-ios-send-messages-text-sms-instead-using-imessage.htm","title":{"rendered":"Forcing iOS to send messages as text (SMS) instead of using iMessage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My wife has been on holiday overseas for the last couple of weeks. In today&#8217;s age of WhatsApp, Skype and Facetime, video calling the kids has been no problem &#8211; when she has been able to get to Wi-Fi. But what if I want to get a message to her when she&#8217;s away from data networks? And mobile roaming is still an expensive proposition&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/images\/iphone-send-as-text.png?resize=225%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"iOS Send as Text Message\" width=\"225\" height=\"400\" \/>SMS (text) messages still have their place &#8211; even if my wife couldn&#8217;t respond without incurring charges, I could get a message to her (e.g. saying check your email\/WhatsApp\/whatever) and she could get online soon after. But my iPhone wants to send messages as iMessage to anyone it recognises as having an iCloud account.<\/p>\n<p>In cases like this, all you do is compose and send the message in the Messages app as normal, letting it send as a (blue) iMessage. Then, press and hold the message and you&#8217;ll see some more options &#8211; including to &#8220;Send as Text Message&#8221; (text messages are shown in green). 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