When do the dots show up on imessage

Posted on Mar 17, AM. Page content loaded. Mar 17, AM. I know that it is only for iPhone users only and does not show on text messages but for iMessages.

I did a test with my friend earlier and just wont show. Is this just one contact or all contacts? It could just be a fluke and it will start working a again. How long has this been happening? Mar 17, PM. All good. Once you start typing, you can go back to Control Center and disable Airplane Mode, then go back to the message and continue typing, and the ellipsis bubble will still not appear on the other end. This works because the Messages app only sends off the typing signal to the recipient after the first character, so if there are already characters in the box from when offline, it won't send them the indicator.

One sneaky way to prevent the typing bubble from showing your activity is to leave the current thread you're in, tap the compose button from the Messages list to start a new iMessage, and start typing your message. Since iOS doesn't know who you're sending the message to yet, it won't show any typing indicators to anyone. When ready, add the contact, and send. However, the one thing that isn't convenient about this is that it won't save as a draft in the iMessage thread, so you either have to send it right away or abandon it.

This method is only a good option if you don't mind erasing everything in the current thread. That means texts, photos, videos, links, locations, documents, and other data will be gone unless you save them first. To get rid of the thread, from the main Messages list, long-press the thread, hit "Delete," then "Delete" again. Alternatively, left-swipe on the chat from the list, hit the trash can button, then tap "Delete. Next, tap the compose button to start a new iMessage, add the contact, and start typing.

Since it's a new thread on your end, they won't receive any typing alerts on their end, whether from their Messages list or in the thread itself. So you can add the contact before or after you start typing — it doesn't matter here as it does in Option 3 above. You could also call Siri right from the iMessage thread you're in and dictate to it what you want to type.

Station Info. Newsmakers Our America Localish. Follow Us:. Share Tweet Email. Share: Share Tweet Email. Have you ever wondered what's up with those iPhone texting bubbles? Signifying that your conversation partner has seen and is responding to your message, typing indicator bubbles can be helpful or frustrating, with texters never truly knowing how long of a reply, if any, they'll receive from the other person.

But a new video shows how the "texting indicator" bubbles work.