Not too long ago I could text my wife something like "Happy New Year," then before tapping "Send" I would choose the fireworks emoji, tap and hold the "Send" arrow to access the window showing "Screen" and "Bubble boxes," and then I would tap the Send arrow. My wife would receive a text with a loud fireworks display. We could do this using balloons too, regardless if using data plus Wi-Fi or not.
But for the past few months this feature no longer works. I tried it using data on both iPhones, but the recipient receives the text plus a note indicating, "sent with echo," but the fireworks or balloons aren't received nor shown with sound. We don't text using iMessage (blue screen), just MMS. In Both iPhones iMessage is turned off.
I have also noticed that in the "Messages" settings, there was a setting for other than "MMS" texting that is not longer available in the recent iOS upgrades. Maybe that's where the problems is, or maybe the problem is with the carrier?
But for the past few months this feature no longer works. I tried it using data on both iPhones, but the recipient receives the text plus a note indicating, "sent with echo," but the fireworks or balloons aren't received nor shown with sound. We don't text using iMessage (blue screen), just MMS. In Both iPhones iMessage is turned off.
I have also noticed that in the "Messages" settings, there was a setting for other than "MMS" texting that is not longer available in the recent iOS upgrades. Maybe that's where the problems is, or maybe the problem is with the carrier?
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