A green text message on your iPhone isn't a sign that your phone number was blocked, or that the text was not delivered. Instead, it means that the message was sent as a standard SMS message rather than an iMessage, which will appear as blue.
If the chat bubble is green, that could indicate someone has blocked you, especially if your chats with this person used to be blue. However, this is only true if both of you use iMessage on iPhones. If the other person switched to an Android phone, their bubble may have turned green (plus, they may have a new number).
If you see green bubbles, this means that your text messages are being sent through SMS, and they might have blocked you on iMessage. For example, if you send me a message and I receive it with a green bubble, this means that the message was sent through SMS rather than iMessage.
If you see a green message bubble instead of a blue one, then that message was sent using MMS/SMS instead of iMessage. There are several reasons for this: The person that you sent the message to doesn't have an Apple device. iMessage is turned off on your device or on your recipient's device.
Send them an SMS message
When you send them an SMS and you get the "Delivered" notification underneath it, you weren't blocked. If you get a notification like "Message Not Delivered" or you get no notification at all, that's a sign of a potential block.
If you send a message as a regular SMS in the green text bubble and you do not get a “Delivered” notification but instead get a notification similar to “Message not Delivered” or no message at all, that means you were probably blocked.
No, it doesn't mean that the text won't go through or hasn't gone through. Instead, a green text message on an iPhone is an SMS message that has been delivered to a phone that is not an iPhone or Apple device (ie. an Android).
Since Android and other carriers operate within the SMS and MMS standards of text communication, these green texts are more versatile in who they can reach with their texts. Blue messages, or iMessage messages, are compatible within the Apple ecosystem. Apple backs up all of these messages.
Android users may determine if someone has blocked their number by checking notifications. If the “sent” icon changes to “delivered,” the receiver is likely not blocked you. On the other hand, if it stays on “sent,” there's a good chance they have blocked your number.
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 you have shared focus on they can see it even if blocked.
The green message background indicates the traditional SMS text message. It actually means a message that you have sent to someone else is through SMS message service instead of Apple iMessage. Blue message background means the message is sent via iMessage technology.
A green text message on your iPhone isn't a sign that your phone number was blocked, or that the text was not delivered. Instead, it means that the message was sent as a standard SMS message rather than an iMessage, which will appear as blue.
Part 1: Why Are My Messages Green When They Should Be Blue
If you see your messages green when they should be blue, it can be caused by either the receiver's device is an Android, or there is no Wifi connection available.
If the iMessage never shows a “Delivered” or “Read” message, and it's still blue, then you may have been blocked – but not always. If the iMessage goes through and shows a “Read” receipt, then you have definitely not been blocked.
When you block a phone number or contact, they can still leave a voicemail, but you won't get a notification. Messages that are sent or received won't be delivered. Also, the contact won't get a notification that the call or message was blocked.
You have your answer if their calls go through and yours doesn't. Alternatively, send a text message from a different number and wait. Messages you send from your blocked number don't appear on the recipient's phone, even though the status says it's delivered. Recipients can only see the messages after unblocking you.
When someone you've blocked tries to text you, you will not receive text messages from them. The blocked person also does not receive any notification that they're blocked. However, many iPhone users may be able to deduce that you've blocked them. This is because of the iMessage text “status” feature on iPhones.
So if you send a message to someone who has blocked you, then everything will look normal with you. You will also see Delivered Status if you send messages via iMessages - but the message does not reach the recipient. The recipient will also not be able to see that you have tried to send a message to them.
Where do people get this impression that green means you're blocked? There's no way to tell if you've been blocked as far as I know.
When you see Sent As Text Message, your iMessage has been sent from your end without issue, but it arrived at the recipient's device as a regular text. With SMS texts, you won't be able to see if someone read your text. You'll only see Read Receipts for iMessages unless the recipient has them turned off.