Re: Texting with SMS, RCS, iMessage

['Richard Turner' via VIPhone]

Yes, if you send a picture or I think audio recording it goes as MMS, multimedia Messaging System, or something like that.  RCS should be automatic if sending to an Android device. iMessage will still be there between Appledevices. I have not looked intowhy or when it will be SMS.  But, if you are out ofcellular range and out of Wi-Fi range, it should try to send via satellite if you areoutside with a clear view of the sky. Richard, USA "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." - Jane Wagner from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. My web site: https://www.turner42.com/ Sent from my iPad Mini 6 On Oct 23, 2024, at 11:46 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:  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 <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 8:31 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com 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 <ann...@sbcglobal.net> 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. 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