{"id":416814,"date":"2022-03-15T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-imessage-and-how-does-it-differ-from-sms\/"},"modified":"2022-03-15T16:00:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T13:00:39","slug":"what-is-imessage-and-how-does-it-differ-from-sms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-imessage-and-how-does-it-differ-from-sms\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is iMessage, and How Does It Differ From SMS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac913e21aaab\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac913e21aaab\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-imessage-and-how-does-it-differ-from-sms\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_iMessage_and_How_Does_It_Differ_From_SMS%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Is iMessage, and How Does It Differ From SMS?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-imessage-and-how-does-it-differ-from-sms\/#The_Origins_of_iMessage\" >The Origins of iMessage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-imessage-and-how-does-it-differ-from-sms\/#Notable_Features_of_iMessage\" >Notable Features of iMessage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-imessage-and-how-does-it-differ-from-sms\/#Whats_the_Difference_Between_Messages_and_iMessage\" >What\u2019s the Difference Between Messages and iMessage?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-imessage-and-how-does-it-differ-from-sms\/#How_Do_I_Use_iMessage\" >How Do I Use iMessage?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_iMessage_and_How_Does_It_Differ_From_SMS%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Is iMessage, and How Does It Differ From SMS?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-786139\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/apple_messages_mac_hero_2.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/apple_messages_mac_hero_2.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/apple_messages_mac_hero_2.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Messages <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac utilizes a special instant messaging service called iMessage, which is different from the SMS texting service supported by cell carriers. Here\u2019s a look at what\u2019s special about iMessage.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Origins_of_iMessage\"><\/span>The Origins of iMessage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Apple <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/214747\/ios-5-imessage.html\">introduced<\/a> iMessage in 2011 with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IOS_5\">iOS 5<\/a> on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. iMessage came to Macs in OS X 10.8 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/OS_X_Mountain_Lion\">Mountain Lion<\/a> in 2012 when the Messages app replaced <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IChat\">iChat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the arrival of iMessage, Apple iPhone owners used SMS to send text messages to each other. At the time, many US mobile phone plans charged per text message (or put limits on the number you could send). In 2011, CBS <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/apple-to-launch-imessage-on-wednesday-forget-texting\/\">reported<\/a> that texting fees had generated $20 billion for mobile carriers.<\/p>\n<p>Among other benefits that we\u2019ll outline below, iMessage was initially <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/10\/10\/technology\/paying-to-text-is-becoming-passe-companies-fret.html\">big news<\/a> because it allowed iPhone owners to text other iPhone owners for free. And it could do this because, unlike SMS, iMessage works through the internet instead of through the global mobile phone network. That means you can use iMessage on devices that only have Wi-Fi connections, such as some iPads and Macs. iMessage doesn\u2019t even require a cell phone\u2014just an Apple ID account and an Apple device.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notable_Features_of_iMessage\"><\/span>Notable Features of iMessage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Apple\u2019s iMessage service includes numerous benefits that are as attractive today for Apple device owners as they were in 2011. Here\u2019s a handful of notable ones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free messaging between Apple devices, including iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.<\/li>\n<li>Support for sending larger photos and videos than MMS, with no extra fees other than those related to cellular data rates.<\/li>\n<li>End-to-end encryption that protects the contents of your messages from interception by others, including Apple. In contrast, regular SMS messages are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.law.fordham.edu\/jcfl\/2016\/06\/02\/cell-phone-forensics-powerful-tools-wielded-by-federal-investigators\/\">stored<\/a> for a time by cell carriers without encryption.<\/li>\n<li>The ability to send many types of messages, including text, videos, reactions, images, documents, contacts, stickers, and location data.<\/li>\n<li>Seeing when other people are typing a response (a bubble with a \u201c\u2026\u201d ellipses in it) and receiving a confirmation when your message is read (which can be disabled.)<\/li>\n<li>Support for iMessage apps and extensions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>iMessage has some limitations, too. The biggest one is that it\u2019s an Apple-only service, so owners of devices that run Windows or Android can\u2019t use iMessage on those platforms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Google&#8217;s Not Happy About Green Text Messages<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_Difference_Between_Messages_and_iMessage\"><\/span>What\u2019s the Difference Between Messages and iMessage?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even with everything we\u2019ve covered above, it may be confusing to figure out the difference between Apple Messages (an app) and iMessage (a service). So here\u2019s a very brief guide.<\/p>\n<p>The main difference is that \u201ciMessage\u201d is Apple\u2019s name for its proprietary messaging service. It\u2019s a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Communication_protocol\">communication protocol<\/a> that works behind the scenes to help you communicate. In contrast, \u201cMessages\u201d is the name for the chat app included with the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac, and Apple Watch. Messages (the app) can use either iMessage or SMS (on the iPhone) as a way to\u00a0 communicate with other people.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Use_iMessage\"><\/span>How Do I Use iMessage?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to use iMessage, all you need is an Apple ID and an Apple device such as an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac, or Apple Watch. Using iMessage happens automatically in the Messages app. When you enter a contact you\u2019d like to chat with, Messages will automatically detect if the person you\u2019re messaging is using an Apple device, which means they can use iMessage as well.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-786155 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/imessage_sms_difference.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Blue bubbles for iMessage, green bubbles for SMS or MMS\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" data-credittext=\"Apple\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Apple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can tell you\u2019re using iMessage if the chat bubbles are blue. If you see green chat bubbles, the person isn\u2019t using an Apple device, so the text conversation will fall back to the legacy SMS standard. Have fun, and happy chatting!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Why Are Some iMessages Green and Some Blue on My iPhone?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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