Did I get blocked on iPhone?

When I've Been blocked before the iMessage will stay blue for a while then resend as a green text. Now when I text them it sends as a text message it's never blue at all.

Lightroom mobile presets?

I'm one of the stupid people who purchase lightroom presets from "influencers". The thing is, I just purchased a desktop preset pack from this Travelinhershoes website. And I saw she was also selling same presets as mobile version.

I just edited my picture with her preset and tried to export this picture as DNG file. Saved it on my iPhone, worked it the same way on lightroom mobile. Tada- it worked. Exactly same image as my desktop computer.

Is there slight difference that I don't notice? Why do people pay $$ to buy mobile presets when they can simply buy one desktop version and export as DNG and use it on mobile as well? Cuz they don't want to go through all these steps?

I'm new to everything. And I'm not a native English speaker, so I hope, at least some people understand what I say.

Should I get the iPhone 8+ or iPhone Xr?

My friends who have the 8+ seem to really enjoy it, but I've been wondering if investing in the X(10)r is worth the extra money? If you have either, let me know how you like it! Any related article links would be appreciated to.

My iHip bluetooth soundpods won't work?

I just purchased a pair of iHip bluetooth soundpods (the walmart version of Apple Airpods). At first I struggled to get both pods to connect at the same time but once I did, they worked perfectly - for about thirty minutes. Then the left one started cutting out nonstop. I put them in the charging case and plugged them in for over six hours, and they cut out and then died ten minutes later. Charged them for nine hours. Just tried to use them and they connect to my iPhone and then literally just Power Off, repeatedly and I don't know why. I also accidentally threw away the manual before reading it and am not sure if I'm even charging them correctly. How do I tell if they are charging/charged? When I plug in the case, do I need to turn on the case as well? Is it charged when the light is steady red? I don't see the blue light til I turn on the case. And do the pods charge with the case or do they only charge when the case has been turned on?