What happens if you send a text message that is too long?
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What happens if you send a text message that is too long?
As we mentioned, when a message you send is longer than the limit, your phone itself will split it into multiple messages. These messages are each independent and may arrive in any order. Your mobile carrier and the person or system receiving the messages simply sees several disjointed messages.
Is there a limit to how long a text message can be on iPhone?
Unlike iMessage, the SMS messages you send on your iPhone are regulated by your carrier and have a character limit of 160 characters.
Does iPhone break up long texts?
The very fact that it even allows messages over 160 characters is a sort of software kludge, not a real fix. Any SMS text over 160 characters has to be split up as that is the max. character limit for the SMS system (many networks also convert anything beyond 480 characters into an MMS message).
Is there a limit to how long a text can be?
The maximum length of a text message is 160 characters as long as you use standard 7 bit characters. Once you use a character that is not in the 7 bit encoding list, your maximum number of characters in a text message drops to 70.
How many Imessages can I pin?
The ‘Pin’ feature Use the “Pin” feature to make sure that doesn’t happen. You can “Pin” important conversations so they stay at the top of your text feed inside a circle. Swipe right or long-press on any text to pin up to nine conversations.
Why do long texts come in out of order?
This is because CDMA technology (what Verizon and Sprint use) can only handle a 160 character text before it has to “break” it into multiples of 160 each. When I send a long text on Sprint on my screen it looks normal.. But I know it splits it up.
Why are my iMessages split?
Unfortunately, if your friends are switching between multiple Apple devices, using both phone numbers and email addresses for iMessage, running an older version of iOS, old Android software, or some other quirk that iMessage fails to recognize, it can cause the conversation to split into multiple threads.
How long should texts be?
A text message should be two to three sentences tops, says etiquette consultant Jodi R. R. Smith, president and owner of Mannersmith.
How do I increase text limit?
Android: Increase MMS File Size Limit
- Once you’ve downloaded and installed the app, open it and select “Menu” > “Settings” > “MMS“.
- You will see an option for “Carrier Send Limit“.
- Set the limit to “4MB” or “Carrier has no limit“.
Why is there a circle at the top of my messages?
Answer: A: Just FYI – That is Pin a text contact to the top feature that you may have accidentally activated. You can keep pinning other members of your Messages app as well for easy access. You can remove the Pinned contacts by Touching and Resting your finger on the pinned contact icon.
How to stop text messages from disappearing after a while?
I think your case is unique as I’m not sure of many people who spend that much time composing a text. I’d recommend you compose your messages in the Notes app, then copy and paste them into the message. That would prevent the possibility of losing a message you’ve spent so much time on.
Is there a way to draft text messages on the iPhone?
To your question, there really isn’t a drafts area. I’d imagine those messages are simply deleted. I think your case is unique as I’m not sure of many people who spend that much time composing a text. I’d recommend you compose your messages in the Notes app, then copy and paste them into the message.
What happens if a message fails to get sent as iMessage?
As long as you have “Send as SMS” checked, if a message fails to get sent as an iMessage, it will be sent as an SMS. Does your daughter have WiFi?
How can you tell if a text message has been delivered?
It starts out as blue but there’s no indication that it’s been delivered or read like it usually would say at the bottom, then after a few seconds it turns green. My daughter texted him (it’s her dad) and it doesn’t do that for her.