[jaleelhamid]

Do text and iMessages send if the phone is locked? I find some iMessages don't send unless I stay in the message or wake my phone and go back into the message

[iEd]

My text and iMessages send if I come out of the app. I believe they send also if the phone is locked. I've never noticed that they weren't being sent.

[anon(4698833)]

Yes, both will send/receive if the phone is locked...it works in the background. The thing is, if you're sending the message, if your network connection is decent, you wouldn't really have time to lock your phone down if you hit send...and we all know receiving them works because we get notifications of such on the lock screen itself.

[jaleelhamid]

Oh ok that's what I thought guys, but just some iMessages didn't say delivered until I opened that message

[dictoresno]

depends how bad my service is in the area im in, but it always sends after i lock the screen. if im in a 1X area down in the dungeon at work, sometimes it takes up to a minute to send after i hit the button. ill lock the phone and set it down....a minute later ill hear the "fwoomp" send noise.

[dalaen]

You can send iMessages through Siri too. Works locked as well!

[iOS Gravity]

Oh ok that's what I thought guys, but just some iMessages didn't say delivered until I opened that message

Strange.

[dalaen]

Could happen that the Delivery notice triggers only when you open up the app.
Though it's almost certain the message is sent out no matter what, even when you're not looking.

[jaleelhamid]

Could happen that the Delivery notice triggers only when you open up the app.
Though it's almost certain the message is sent out no matter what, even when you're not looking.

Thank you that's what has been happening

[EmceeGeek]

I've never had a problem with mine not sending. Is your data connected when idle?


Sent from my [Gold] iPhone 5S

[jaleelhamid]

I've never had a problem with mine not sending. Is your data connected when idle?


Sent from my [Gold] iPhone 5S

Yes it's always connected

[jaleelhamid]

It's still happening! I send a text I get out of of messages and it's in the process of sending and it didn't send until I opened the message again after wondering why the delay in the text and it didn't finish sending :/

[kataran]

Slide the message over and check the time it was sent and you will know if it sent before you re-entered the app


Sent from my iPhone 5s Gold 64GB

[Jaguarr40]

What Kataran said is true but also when you open you are just seeing Delivered but it is there as soon as you send it and it hits it's destination to who you sent it to and the same with read if the other person and you have that feature turned on.

[acerace113]

Are you sure that the phone is not resending an iMessage as a text message? I've seen that happen before.


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[jaleelhamid]

Are you sure that the phone is not resending an iMessage as a text message? I've seen that happen before.


Sent from my iPhone 5S or 5th gen iPod Touch using Tapatalk

Yes sir definitely sure

[acerace113]

Yes sir definitely sure

Hmm... The only other thing I can think of is either your network connection is slow at the time you are send it or the person you are sending it to has a slow network connection at the time.


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[jaleelhamid]

Hmm... The only other thing I can think of is either your network connection is slow at the time you are send it or the person you are sending it to has a slow network connection at the time.


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That makes sense!

[Sekelani Zwambila]

When ever I send a message then lock my phone I hear the " whoop" sound, meaning the message is sent.
So yes iMessage messages are sent when you lock your phone.