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Go back to my question iPhone User profile for user: Lvtaylor Lvtaylor Author User level: Level 1 15 points texting a blocked number

Hello! I have recently blocked someone, but texted them a few times and it has shown as undelivered.

Can you text a person you have blocked? If you can then why are my texts to them showing as undelivered?

If you unblock somebody will they receive the texts you have sent them?

Posted on Jun 26, 2017 1:29 PM

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User profile for user: FoxFifth FoxFifth User level: Level 10 475,431 points

Jun 26, 2017 1:31 PM in response to Lvtaylor

Blocking someone affects texts sent to you. It does not affect texts that you send to them.

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User profile for user: Lvtaylor Lvtaylor Author User level: Level 1 15 points

Jun 26, 2017 1:56 PM in response to Saifan Pilot

I don't have "send as SMS" turned on, is that the reason they are not going through?

Also- if a blocked person(person a) texts you(person b) it will show on person a's phone that the message was delivered correct?

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User profile for user: stedman1 stedman1 User level: Level 10 265,006 points

Jun 26, 2017 1:51 PM in response to Lvtaylor

Maybe that person has also blocked you.

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User profile for user: Saifan Pilot Saifan Pilot User level: Level 6 8,747 points

Jun 26, 2017 1:34 PM in response to Lvtaylor

If you send iMessage, it has to "go" to an iPhone.

If it's not an iPhone, or if it was an iPhone but either turned off or out of reception range, the iPhone can try to deliver it again as an SMS, but this feature needs to be enabled for that:

Settings → Messages → Send as SMS = ON

So after a certain timeout period, it will be resent as a green SMS (not as a blue iMessage)

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User profile for user: Lvtaylor Lvtaylor Author User level: Level 1 15 points

Jun 26, 2017 1:38 PM in response to FoxFifth

That's what I would have assumed as well- but it's showing that my texts were never delivered.

Do you know why Apple would show them as undelivered even if they were blocked?

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User profile for user: Lvtaylor Lvtaylor Author User level: Level 1 15 points

Jun 26, 2017 1:49 PM in response to Saifan Pilot

They are blue (imessages) texts. We both have iPhones but when that individual is blocked my phone is displaying that the text never delievers.

Which is odd and why I asked the community.

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User profile for user: Saifan Pilot Saifan Pilot User level: Level 6 8,747 points

Jun 26, 2017 1:45 PM in response to Lvtaylor

iPhone has no way of knowing if text messages (Green SMS) were delivered or not.

It can only know if an iMessage (Blue) was delivered or not.

Make sure you turn on Send as SMS

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User profile for user: Saifan Pilot Saifan Pilot User level: Level 6 8,747 points

Jun 26, 2017 1:58 PM in response to Lvtaylor

Yes ❗

As I said numerous times, Make sure you turn on Send as SMS

Depends if that person blocked you or not.

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User profile for user: Lvtaylor Lvtaylor Author User level: Level 1 15 points

Jun 26, 2017 3:00 PM in response to Saifan Pilot

Thank you!! Your answer seems to be the correct one- if SMS isn't turned on so can't contact a blocked caller.

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User profile for user: Saifan Pilot Saifan Pilot User level: Level 6 8,747 points

Jun 26, 2017 1:51 PM in response to Lvtaylor

do you have " Send as SMS" turned on?

you can tap the message that failed to deliver then select "resend as SMS"

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