While iMessage can't work on Android devices, iMessage does work on both iOS and macOS. It's the Mac compatibility that matters most here. WeMessage is a program for Mac that routes messages through the iMessage network.
- If you send and receive iMessages on your Apple computer, you might be interested in learning how you can mute conversations from your Mac too. The procedure is fairly similar and straightforward. Hopefully you were successful in muting iMessages and SMS text messages from anyone you found to be annoying or disruptive in your contacts list.
- Quickly create and share a photo or video with Memoji, filters, text, fun stickers, and more. Follow these steps: Open Messages and tap the Compose button to create a new message. Or go to an existing conversation. Tap the Camera button. Tap the Effects button, then select one of the effects, like Memoji. or an iMessage app. You can add more.
- Send/recieve iMessages. The Dell Mobile Connect app can send and receive SMS and iMessages from your phone. Open Dell Mobile Connect on your desktop. Go to the messages tab. Click the plus button to start a new message thread. Compose and send a message. If the contact has iMessage set up, the message will be sent as an iMessage.
You can use the Messages app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to send messages. Those messages are sent as iMessage or SMS/MMS. Learn more about the difference between the message types.
iMessage
iMessages are texts, photos, or videos that you send to another iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac over Wi-Fi or cellular-data networks. These messages are always encrypted and appear in blue text bubbles. To turn iMessage on or off, go to Settings > Messages.
SMS/MMS
If you aren’t using iMessage, you can use SMS/MMS. These messages are texts and photos that you send to other cell phones or another iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. SMS/MMS messages aren't encrypted and appear in green text bubbles on your device.
To use SMS/MMS on an iPhone, you need a text-messaging plan. Contact your wireless carrier for more information. You can also set up your other Apple devices to send and receive messages from any Apple device.
If Wi-Fi is unavailable, iMessages will be sent over cellular data. Cellular data rates might apply.
When someone sends you an SMS or MMS message on your iPhone, it appears as a green bubble. iMessages appear as blue bubbles. When you set up Text Message Forwarding, you can send and receive the SMS and MMS messages from your iPhone on any Mac, iPad, or iPod touch that meets the Continuity system requirements.
Set up text message forwarding
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. On your Mac, open Messages, choose Messages > Preferences, then click iMessage. Make sure that you're signed in to iMessage with the same Apple ID on all your devices.
- On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding.*
- Choose which devices can send and receive text messages from your iPhone. If you're not using two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, a verification code appears on each of your other devices: enter that code on your iPhone.
As long as your iPhone is turned on and connected to Wi-Fi or a cellular network, new SMS/MMS texts can be sent and received on the devices that you added.
iCloud now keeps your entire messages history updated and available on all your devices — even when you set up a new device. Learn how to keep all your messages in iCloud.
Imessage Text Bomb
* Don't see the Text Message Forwarding setting on your iPhone? Go to Settings > Messages, turn off iMessage, turn it back on, tap Send & Receive, tap Use Your Apple ID for iMessage, then sign in with the same Apple ID used on your other devices.
Forward older text messages
- Touch and hold the message bubble that you want to forward, then tap More.
- Select any other text messages that you want to forward.
- Tap Forward and enter a recipient.
- Tap Send .
Learn more
Imessage Text Effects
- Learn more about Messages.
- To forward an SMS/MMS from your iPhone, you need a text-messaging plan. Contact your wireless carrier for more information.
- Learn more about the Continuity features for your Apple devices.