RCS is the new messaging standard which is now supported in iOS 18. If you get a failed to send message, just tap on that and select "Try again" or there might be an option for "Send as SMS" in which case you can select this. There is, as Richard said, no way to force a message to go as MMS, I believe if you are sending pictures or something like that, it may be automatically sent as MMS.
From: 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 8:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Texting with SMS, RCS, iMessage As far as I know, you cannot. It decides based on what it thinks is necessary. RCS is primarily for Android users; so does the ones who end up as RCS have Androids? Why SMS and not iMessage, may be something you need to ask Apple about. Richard, USA "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." -- John Wesley My web site: https://www.turner42.com (sent from my iPhone 16 pro) c On Oct 22, 2024, at 7:46 PM, Ann Byrne <[email protected]> wrote: On my iPhone with IOS 18 I want to send a message with SMS, but when I type in the address it says RCS and the message won't send. Sometimes when I type the contact name the message is directed to SMS when it should go to iMessage. How can I control the way it is sent??? Thx, -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/1064967379.6725.1729651567848%40sbcglobal.net. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/6B855247-702D-4834-88E7-BBE15E149329%40comcast.net<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/6B855247-702D-4834-88E7-BBE15E149329%40comcast.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/DS0PR02MB10202289D8ED54E56C10889AFC74D2%40DS0PR02MB10202.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
