You Asked: What Is the Difference Between Delivered and Sent on Android?

Delivered means that your message successfully reached the recipients mobile device. Sent means the message left your phone and was handed off to your carriers SMS transport network.

Is sent the same as delivered?

SENT means the message has been submitted to the cellular network for immediate delivery. DELIVERED means the message was delivered to the recipient’s cell phone.

What does delivered mean on Android?

If you mean a text message sms, delivered means it reached the carriers delivery system where a text sms message can sit for up to 24 hours before it is pushed to the handset. … Not only android phone, delivered means that the recipient has received the message, on any phone.