Blue vs Green Text Bubbles: iMessage, SMS, and RCS Explained

Are you confused by Apple’s Messages app? Why are some messages blue and others green? Why can't your iPad or Mac always text your Android friends?

In this video, I’ll explain how Apple Messages works—including iMessage, SMS, and the newer RCS format. You’ll learn:

• What the blue and green bubbles actually mean
• Why only your iPhone can text Android phones
• How iMessage works across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
• How to set up Text Message Forwarding
• How to set up Messages in iCloud
• When to use email addresses vs phone number for messaging
• How to sync messages across all your Apple devices

Plus, I’ll show how to check your settings to make sure everything is working as it should. Whether you're troubleshooting a problem or just curious, this video will help make Apple Messages make sense.

🔖 Chapters

00:00 Introduction
00:26 What are these platforms?
02:02 How things work IRL
04:19 Getting things configured
06:20 Messages in iCloud
07:27 iCloud+ subscription?
08:08 Conclusion

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