Here are the standard iMessage message statuses and what they mean. • “Sent.” This means your message has been sent but not yet received by the recipient. • “Delivered.” This confirms that your message has been delivered to the other iMessage recipient. • “Failed.” This means your iMessage cannot connect to the server, there is no Internet connectivity, or another problem occurred while sending. • “Not Delivered.” This status means the message was sent, but the recipient did not receive it due to an iMessage or Internet connectivity problem.