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What might be the reason for a text on iPhone iOS being delivered as both a text message and an iMessage? The message is sent as one message, but is delivered to my recipient as two separate messages (a text message and an iMessage)?

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Posted on Sep 17, 2020 10:56 AM

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Posted on Sep 17, 2020 11:11 AM

AppleQ17 wrote:

What might be the reason for a text on iPhone iOS being delivered as both a text message and an iMessage? The message is sent as one message, but is delivered to my recipient as two separate messages (a text message and an iMessage)?

A good indication that you or the recipient was in an area with a weak wifi or cellular data connection, when is unavailable it will send it as a text message.

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Sep 17, 2020 11:11 AM in response to AppleQ17

AppleQ17 wrote:

What might be the reason for a text on iPhone iOS being delivered as both a text message and an iMessage? The message is sent as one message, but is delivered to my recipient as two separate messages (a text message and an iMessage)?

A good indication that you or the recipient was in an area with a weak wifi or cellular data connection, when is unavailable it will send it as a text message.

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