iMessage International Texting 6+?

[bushido]

Thanks! I forgot that I could iMessage through an email rather than a number. I am able to send normal texts though their international cell numbers without picture texts. I sent my GIF New Years Greeting through email. I would have rather send it via iMessage. I'm trying that app called Whatsapp too. I created a new thread regarding my questions on Whatsapp.

it should work with phone numbers too. i do it every day.

i have them saved like this for example and their conversations turn blue

 

[cyb3rdud3]

I've used that format in my address books ever since the gsm standard came out. Never had any issue with international calls or texts. It actually always surprised me that people kept putting the local numbers in their address books.