Should I turn off MMS on my iPhone?

MMS – multimedia messaging service – allows you to send pictures and other media via text, as well as send longer texts. If you have a limited data plan or poor internet connection, and iMessage isn’t working on your iPhone, you should turn off iMessage and use MMS instead.

What does MMS messaging do?

Android MMS Settings MMS messaging is the easiest way to send or receive MMS. Multimedia messages that are commonly sent between mobile devices include video files and picture messages. Different phone models will use different file formats, so not all messages will be received on some mobile devices.

Do I need MMS messaging on iPhone?

If you aren’t using iMessage, you can use SMS/MMS. These messages are texts and photos that you send to other cell phones or another iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. SMS/MMS messages aren’t encrypted and appear in green text bubbles on your device. To use SMS/MMS on an iPhone, you need a text-messaging plan.

Why do my text messages say MMS?

Sometimes you might be charged for sending Multimedia Service messages (MMS) when you meant to send a text message (SMS) to a group of people. A text might turn into an MMS because: one or more of the recipients is being emailed. the message is too long.

How do I turn off MMS on Samsung?

On the messaging App, Tab on Menu options (three little dots), then go to Settings. Then More Settings and Select Multimedia Messages. At the end of the mms menu, you will see the option to Set restrictions, change it to Restricted and this will block the text messages being changed automatically from SMS to MMS.

Why are some iPhone messages green and some blue?

If you own an iPhone, you may have noticed something odd in the Messages app: Some messages are blue and some are green. Short answer: Blue ones have been sent or received using Apple’s iMessage technology, while green ones are “traditional” text messages exchanged via Short Messaging Service, or SMS.