You may have heard that i. Message on i. Phones or i. Pads will encrypt your text messages. The secure text messages i. Phone creates actually uses i. Message servers and avoids your mobile carrier’s SMS service all together. There are a few catches however, The other user MUST have an i, phone, i Pad or Apple device.
Another common inquiry is “Are iMessages stored on my phone?”.
Only messages and attachments in i. Message are stored . ) Of course, even i. Message is much better than traditional text messages. SMS messages aren’t even private or secure when you’re sending and receiving them! Your cellular carrier can see their contents.
, with i Message or MMS, you can send and receive photos and videos, and send locations, contact info, and voice memos. The size limit of attachments is determined by your service provider—i. Phone may compress photo and video attachments when necessary.”.
, i Messages are texts, photos, or videos that you send to another i, phone, i, pad, i Pod touch, or Mac over Wi-Fi or cellular-data networks. These messages are always encrypted and appear in blue text bubbles. To turn i. Message on or off, go to Settings > Messages. If you aren’t using i. Message, you can use SMS/MMS.
How secure is iMessage on iPhone?
The service makes use of the end-to-end encryption built into i. Cloud to keep i. Message users’ messages secure. Both messages and attachments that are sent and received via the Messages app are protected by end-to-end encryption, and no one but the sender and the recipient can access them.
While we were reading we ran into the inquiry “Is it safe to send photos over iMessage?”.
One source stated that but there are actually major advantages in sending photos over i, and message. Images are not automatically compressed, so you can send the original format. And you can share GPS and other data where you need to. But, absent that, such private information should be stripped out, erring on the side of caution.
How are images and videos resized in iMessage?
Images and videos sent as MMS messages ( green) are compressed and resized as per carrier restrictions., i Message messages (blue) are sent at original size, without modification, at least up to the max resolution the device’s camera will capture. If desired, Messages settings now allows turning on low-quality image mode.
When you attach a video via Messages, the app automatically compresses the clip (if necessary) to a suitable filesize for sharing. The size limitations vary based on whether you’re sending an i. Message or a regular SMS text., remember, i Messages are only compatible with other Apple devices and are sent over the internet.
Some articles claimed in summary, the reason some people get high quality videos and some people don’t is because the high quality content is delivered by the i. Message system and the low quality content is a result of file size restrictions and heavy-handed compression applied to meet the limitations of the MMS protocol.
Does imessage compress photos?
The simple answer is no. Imessage does not compress photos or reduce the quality of the sent photos sent using the imessage. This is one major advantage the imessage has over whatsapp, and we all know that whatsapp by default do compress sent pictures or photos.
From the i. Phone user manual With i. Message or MMS, you can send and receive photos and videos, and send locations, contact info, and voice memos. The size limit of attachments is determined by your service provider—i. Phone may compress photo and video attachments when necessary.” Emailing a photo will not compress it.
Emailing a photo will not compress it. Images and videos sent as MMS messages (green) are compressed and resized as per carrier restrictions., i Message messages (blue) are sent at original size, without modification, at least up to the max resolution the device’s camera will capture.