How to Enable MMS Messaging on Android/iPhone?

MMS or Multimedia Messaging Service is based on the same technology as SMS. This feature not only allows you to send pictures, videos, audio files, and other files, it also allows you to send text messages that exceed the SMS limit of 160 characters.

Both Android and iPhone devices have the option to enable or disable MMS Messaging,

Unlike SMS messages which transmit through GSM, CDMA, and TDMA network technologies, MMS messages require an active internet connection through your SIM card network to send and receive files.

So how you can enable MMS service on your phone? In this article, we will discuss and learn how to enable MMS messaging on Android and iPhone devices easily in just a few taps. So stay with us till the end.

How to Enable MMS Messaging on Android?

On Android smartphones, it is not that difficult to enable and send MMS messages. You just need to follow the simple steps given below:

1. Turn on the Mobile Data connection on your Android phone. To turn it on, tap on the Mobile data icon, usually present at the drop-down notification bar.

2. Now, open the default “Messages” app and send MMS to anyone you want. You can check out this to learn how to send MMS.

How to Enable MMS Messaging on iPhone?

Enabling MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) on your iPhone lets you send pictures, videos, audio files, and other types of files to your friends and family members.

Usually, it is set as on default but you should make sure it’s actually turned on if you are unable to send media files through MMS on your iPhone.

Apple iPhone also has iMessage that allows you to send messages using cellular data. However, sometimes you may don’t want to use it and go for the old-fashioned MMS way.

Here’s how you can enable MMS messaging on iPhone:

1. Open Settings and tap on Messages in the “Passwords & Accounts” column.

2. Now, in Messages, scroll down to the SMS/MMS section and toggle the MMS Messaging button to turn it green. (skip if it is already on)

That’s it, that was all about how you can enable MMS messaging on your Android or iPhone. We hope this article helped you with that. If you liked our content do check out our other articles too like:

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