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The color of your messages on iPhone can let you know if and how others are receiving them.
  • If your iPhone messages are green, it means they're being sent as SMS texts rather than iMessages.
  • You'll always see green when texting Android users, or when you're not connected to the internet.
  • If all of your iPhone messages are green, you should make sure iMessage is turned on in Settings.

You may have noticed that the text messages in your iPhone's Messages app can appear as either green or blue.