IMessage is turned off on your device or on your recipients device.

What does sent text message mean. By forcing your phone to send as a text message the recipient will. The text delivery has failed and the recipient wont get the message. IPods and other Wi-Fi-only devices cant do this.

What do Sent Delivered and Failed mean in delivery receipts. This is because the blocked number has used the Send as Text Message feature on their iPhone. Update your carrier settings.

Do ignored messages show as read. The person that you sent the message to doesnt have an Apple device. The ones that say sent as text usually take longer to send and go through and the text message ones with time stamp go right through but idk if.

A single text message is limited to 160 characters including spaces. Hence check this option and disable it to check if iMessage is still sent normally. If you are blocked on android devices texts are still sent.

We cant tell if theyve opened or read the text but we know its arrived at their phone and can be opened by them. Sent as text simply means the imessage sent the message using the sms which involves the use of the cellular carrier network and it usually occurs if the imessage is unavailable. IMessage is temporarily unavailable on your device or on your recipients device.

See the full article here. If your iMessage doesnt have a Delivered message underneath it but previous ones in the conversation did then this could be an indication that you have been blocked. If you get a notification like Message Not Delivered or you get no.