How does iOS 5 iChat work?

[Jpgiants4]

How does IOS 5 iChat work? Sometimes when texting my friend who has iOS 5, it appears as a text message (green), not an iChat message (blue). Do we both need to be on Wifi? Do we both need to be on 3G? Is this a glitch?

I apologize in advance if this is on the wrong forum, this is my first post on this website.

 

[chenks]

there is no such thing as iChat on iOS.
what you mean is iMessage.

 

[FSMBP]

How does IOS 5 iChat work? Sometimes when texting my friend who has iOS 5, it appears as a text message (green), not an iChat message (blue). Do we both need to be on Wifi? Do we both need to be on 3G? Is this a glitch?

I apologize in advance if this is on the wrong forum, this is my first post on this website.

It's actually just called iMessage. You both need to have a data connection (Wifi, 3G, Edge) and on iOS 5 devices.

Your problem may just be a glitch - as I've seen it 1st hand when my buddy sent me a text (green), but his next message (5 seconds later) was an iMessage (blue).

 

[Jpgiants4]

Whoops, I meant iMessage. For some reason it turned off on me and didn't turn back on. Problem solved, thanks guys!

 

[britboyj]

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I've noticed if someone has particularly crappy reception, it will end up being sent as a text.