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LoganBeau
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Will messages revert to SMS when their phone recipients phone is out of service, even while blocked?

If someone has blocked me on iMessage, will my messages still revert to sending as SMS when their phone is off or temporarily out of service?

Posted on Oct 5, 2026 8:28 AM

2 replies

Chattanoogan
User level: Level 8 (43,489 points)

Oct 5, 2026 8:34 AM in response to LoganBeau

If someone has blocked you, attempting to circumvent that block might constitute harassing behavior.

LoganBeau Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Oct 5, 2026 9:11 AM in response to Chattanoogan

That’s not the question. I am not trying to circumvent the block at all.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256370849