iPhone (iMessage)

Gilbert89 · 23 Apr 2013 at 18:43

Stuck this in the hardware section due to (iPhone Discussion)

Just curious as to when sending a iMessage to an iPhone which is turned off would the message display (Delivered) on my phone or just hang around/or send as a text?

Gilbert89 · 23 Apr 2013 at 19:25

I have got my answer! No it dosen't say delivered when the phone is turned off.

Antowns · 29 Apr 2013 at 11:32

Yeah you're right, delivered on the iMessage service is not the same as delivered on text messaging where as it means it's been delivered to the network.

rpg · 29 Apr 2013 at 15:37

Gilbert89 said:
Just curious as to when sending a iMessage to an iPhone which is turned off would the message display (Delivered) on my phone or just hang around/or send as a text?

It completely depends on the message settings. If you have 'Send as SMS' off, then the device will not send an SMS when iMessage is unavailable (recipient doesn't have a 3G or WiFi data connection, or the device is off).

If the feature is on, then it will send the message as SMS, if the iMessage fails to deliver. However, in my experience (and others) how long it takes to send as SMS can vary, and can cause confusion if it's considerably delayed.

So my preference is now off, and if the iMessage doesn't deliver the message in the space of about 10 seconds (or however long you're prepared to wait), I hold the text message and tap 'Send as SMS' manually instead.