Why do my texts keep switching between RCS and SMS on iPhone?

zCarolineee wrote:

I have done all of these things nothing has worked. i hate this stupid phone and ios system this is what makes me want to switch to android

You should always get the products that best meet your needs.

has this issue been resolved for people? I have tried all of the suggestions. Resetting the network settings sometimes fixes the issue but it always ends up going back to SMS. My wife will text me with RCS but my phone will only reply with SMS

Why keep green ( text message rcs ) for what what is mean annoying for me

Your post makes little sense in English.

RCS is the replacement for SMS and MMS, and you will get messages using RCS if your carrier and the devices of the users you are contacting support it.

If that is not what you meant please see→How to write an effective Apple Support Communities post

I tried all the suggestions listed and none worked. But I turned RCS off, turned off my phone for 1 minute, turned my phone back on then switched RCS back on and it worked. It was only doing it on one contact and it fixed it.

RCS is aweful, and I have disabled on iphone but apple needs to allow me to disable it on my ipad

everyone should disable RCS

and Apple should disable it permanently because it is not needed and full of problems for months and months and months now

Strange. Most users LOVE RCS, as it has fewer restrictions than SMS/MMS. What problem do you have with it; the most common complaint is that they can’t use RCS when they want to.

iPads don’t support RCS at all; when you use RCS (or SMS/MMS) on an iPad it is using the messaging app on your iPhone.

this issue of creating multiple new groups because RCS doesn't work properly has been going on for months and months

its time for apple to just disable it

sms works fine but as long as one person i. the group is using RCS then I have multiple groups of the same peopl

Both my wife and I have turned it off on our iphones but there is no way to turn it off on her ipad

but still, others who group text are using RCS and/or haven't updated to the latest iOS and that is their right to do so

as long as they exist on the group the issues persist

And no I am not blocking my family or telling them to turn it off

Apple should make RCS work regardless of the situation

RCS is just poorly implemented and causes a lot of problems

obviously whomever is responding has no idea of the problem

our entire group has iphones, there is no need for RCS to be used on a group with all iphones

but when someone is unable to send using imessage, which none of us are privy to why it randomly sends messages using RCS

Apple is choosing to send using RCS when all the phones are iphones

Apple should not be sending RCS to apple phones

RemovetheCamera wrote:

obviously whomever is responding has no idea of the problem

I only know what you tell me about the problem. You've never really explained what the problem is with RCS other than you don't like it and think Apple shouldn't use it.

our entire group has iphones, there is no need for RCS to be used on a group with all iphones

Having iPhones is not the same thing as using iMessage. There are lots of people with iPhones who don't use iMessage. And that's their choice.

but when someone is unable to send using imessage, which none of us are privy to why it randomly sends messages using RCS

In order to be able to send an iMessage, you have to have an active data connection, either WiFi or cellular. If you don't or it's very weak, the message can get sent as an RCS (if you have that feature enabled) or and SMS (if you don't).

But you know what? You can set your phone so that if it can't send as an iMessage, the message will simply fail and not be sent. I don't think it's an improvement but I'm not you.

Settings>Apps>Message>Send as Text Message>Off

Apple is choosing to send using RCS when all the phones are iphones

No, the user is choosing it by 1) having RCS enabled on their phone and 2) having Send as Text Message enabled.

Apple should not be sending RCS to apple phones

Apple is not sending RCS messages. Your friends and family are. Apple has made RCS available to those who want to use it (and whose carriers support it).

I know that you are not going to take any of the suggestions I've given that will resolve most, if not all, of your issues. I know that you just want Apple to accede to your demands. Guess what? That's not going to happen. Millions of people begged Apple to add RCS capabilities for years. You're in a very tiny minority.

Take the suggestions I've given, give Apple feedback, continue to complain and demand to no purpose, it's all up to you.

briseyda163 wrote:

did you ever get it fixed if so how ? i’m having the same problem currently

I suggest you read at least some of the 7 pages of the thread that you just added to. It may prove enlightening.

I, too, am having the same issue. Rebooting my phone and toggling RCS on and off didn’t resolve the problem.

That didn’t work apparently. Now it’s back to doing it again and only working a few times a day.

It was only with one contact with me too. But tonight it happened with a second contact. Sometimes the messages don’t even go through. This is awful

I upgraded to the new iOS that was released today. The issue still persists.