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Different-colored bubbles on iPhone text messaging?

I am a new iPhone owner and when sending text messages, some bubbles with my sent texts are in blue, others are in green. Anyone know what this means?

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  • SRΛSC
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Blue - iMessage, internet based, between Apple devices

    Green - SMS message, carrier based, any phone

  • 6 years ago

    Blue=iMessage, between you and another Apple user

    Green=Text message, between you and someone without an Apple product

  • 6 years ago

    Green=non-iOS user

    Blue=iOS user

    Blue texts are free over wifi, by the way :D

    Source(s): Apple, looking at my texts from android and ios.
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