It does’t matter what messaging platform you use to send and receive texts. You have wondered if your messages get delivered when the recipient’s phone is off. You also wonder if you have to resend the message again.
This is a common question that has crossed the mind of anyone who has ever sent a message and it is via iMessage, WhatsApp, SMS/MMS, Instagram, Signal, etc
In this article, you will learn if messages are delivered when the phone is dead and why it is so.
Do Messages Deliver When Phone is Dead?
No. The message will not be delivered if the receiver’s phone is off. This is true regardless of the media you used to send your texts. It will be sent but not delivered.
The sending of texts is in three stages:
1. Sent: This is when you send the message from your mobile device. It goes to the service of either your network operator or the servers of your Message app-sending platform.
2. Delivered: This is the part where the message from the server is directed to the phone of the receiver.
The message first goes from the servers of your network operator. This happens if you are using SMS/MMS and the receiver is of a different network operator. It is then sent to the servers of the receiver. Finally, it goes to the receiver’s phone.
For a message to be delivered, the receiver’s phone must be on.
3. Read: At this stage, the receiver acknowledges the message, opens it, and reads it.
How To Tell If A Message Has Been Sent, Delivered, And Read
Depending on the service you use to send messages, you see indications of progress. These indications show that your message has passed through each of the three stages of text-sending.
With SMS or MMS, there is no indication that your message has been delivered, let alone read.
The only confirmation will be when you get a reply from the one you sent the message.
With iMessage, when the message is sent, there is a little sent counter under the message.
It changes to Delivered and Read respectively when your message is delivered and opened by the receiver.
This is the same for WhatsApp. When the message is sent, a single gray tick appears beneath the message.
It switches to two gray ticks when the message is delivered. Then, it changes to a blue two-tick when it has been read.
On Twitter, there is only an indication of when messages are sent and read. The counter underneath the messages changes from sent to see when your message has been opened.
Conclusion
Now you don’t need to wonder again if your messages will be delivered if the phone is dead.
You do not need to worry if you will get messages if your phone is off. Once it is on, the sent messages will be on your phone.
