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force to send SMS as imessage to 1 particular contact

Hello,


one on my contacts has iPhone for a long time. His number is stored as iPhone in my contacts. however all the messages are sent as Text message (green). I want to change sending like iMessage (blue).


i've got no problems with the imessaging to the other contacts.

how can i force sending to this particular contact?


thank you for your help


ondrej

iPad Air 2, iOS 12

Posted on Jun 4, 2020 11:57 PM

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Posted on Jun 5, 2020 12:26 AM

Contact the person to whom you are wanting to send iMessage. Ask them whether they have de-registered their phone number from iMessage.


Are you sending it over WiFi or Cellular?


For your Internet connection.

  • Over Cellular: contact your Carrier (Cellular Service Provider). The agency who issued the SIM to you
  • Over WiFI: Contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider), the agency who provided the Internet Service on your Modem/Router to you



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Jun 5, 2020 12:26 AM in response to ondranen

Contact the person to whom you are wanting to send iMessage. Ask them whether they have de-registered their phone number from iMessage.


Are you sending it over WiFi or Cellular?


For your Internet connection.

  • Over Cellular: contact your Carrier (Cellular Service Provider). The agency who issued the SIM to you
  • Over WiFI: Contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider), the agency who provided the Internet Service on your Modem/Router to you



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Jun 5, 2020 12:03 AM in response to ondranen

There is nothing called "force sending as iMessage"

How you have stored and labeled the phone number is also immaterial. You store as Mobile, Phone, Home, Work it doesn't matter.


What matters for iMessage is...

  1. iMessage should have been activated on your device
  2. Have internet over WiFi or Cellular
  3. The recipient must have an iOS device.


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Jun 5, 2020 1:43 AM in response to SravanKrA

Why is it so complicated? i'm sure both send me back to Apple.

I've got the same problem from my iPhone / mac/ iPad, both on Wifi & GSM. i mean ANY wifi and ANY GSM (country)

Solution should be on Apple.


Any other hint? like switch OFF/ON something, change phone type in the contacts, delete something?


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force to send SMS as imessage to 1 particular contact

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