Q: If my iCloud settings are switched off can I send or receive iMessages or will they go through as text messages? - Emma A: Your iCloud settings, found in the iCloud section of the iOS Settings app, are completely independent of your iMessage settings. You can use iMessage even with iCloud completely disabled, or even if you’ve never setup an iCloud account at all. If you’re on an iPhone, you don’t even need to sign in with an…