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How to Unsend Messages on iPhone

Oct 19, 2022 - 1 Comment
How to enable iMessage on iPhone and iPad

Have you ever sent a message from your iPhone and quickly regretted it? Or maybe you sent a message and you realize it didn’t convey what you intended, or it’s full of typos, or it was even sent to the wrong person? That’s where Undo Send comes in, a feature that is now available on … Read More

How to Mark a Message as Unread on iPhone

Oct 17, 2022 - 2 Comments
How to mark messages as unread on iPhone

Have you ever opened a text message or iMessage on iPhone, and then forgot to reply to it because it’s no longer marked as unread? Or perhaps you read a message and want to think about how to reply, and have a reminder to do so? Nearly all of us have had these situations, and … Read More

How to Set Messages to Automatically Delete on iPhone or iPad

Sep 26, 2022 - 4 Comments
How to setup auto-delete Messages on iOS

Do you want all of your Messages to automatically delete themselves after a specified time period from your iPhone or iPad? You can configure a Messages History setting that will allow for the automatic removal of message conversations after a chosen period of time. This auto-delete Messages setting is perhaps most useful as a storage … Read More

How to Search Messages on Mac

Aug 31, 2022 - 2 Comments
How to Search Messages on Mac

If you use Messages app on your Mac, you may frequently arrive at a situation where you’d like to search and filter the content of your messages and conversations for a match, or a particular word, or topic. Fortunately, the Messages for Mac app has a nice and easy message search feature.

How to Move an Unknown Sender to Known Senders in Messages on iPhone

Jun 24, 2022 - 3 Comments
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You may be familiar with the iPhone feature that allows you to filter your Messages inbox to Known and Unknown senders, which is handy if you find yourself getting a lot of messages you do not want from people you do not know. But what if you find someone you do know that has been … Read More

How to See All Links Shared in Messages on iPhone & iPad

Jan 24, 2022 - Leave a Comment
How to View All Links Shared in Messages on iPhone & iPad

If you’re a regular iMessage user, you’ve probably shared plenty of web links during conversations, perhaps to share an article, video, tweet, song link, or anything else really. Going back to a thread and finding these links can be a tedious process, but luckily, there’s an easier way that lets you to see all links … Read More

Use Shared With You in Safari on Mac to See All Links Sent via Messages

Nov 22, 2021 - 2 Comments
How to See All Links Shared With You Over Messages from Safari

If you’ve ever wanted an easy way to browse through all of the links that are shared with you through Messages app, the new Shared With You feature in Safari is what you’re looking for. Shared With You gathers all of the links that have been sent your way from all iMessage conversations, and puts … Read More

How to See All Links Shared With You Over Messages from Safari on iPhone & iPad

Nov 19, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to See All Links Shared With You Over Messages from Safari

Have you ever wanted an easy way to view all the web links your contacts share with you on iMessage? In that case, you have every reason to be excited about the new Shared With You feature that iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 brings to the table.

How to Pin Conversations in Messages for Mac

Nov 17, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Pin Conversations in Messages for Mac

If you use the Messages app for many conversations from your Mac, you may have a few people you’d like to prioritize. By pinning a conversation in Messages for Mac, that person and message thread is always at the top of the Messages list, which is particularly helpful if you get tons of different texts … Read More

How to Use Memoji in Messages for macOS

Nov 10, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Use Memoji in Messages for macOS

As a Mac user, have you been envious of people using Memojis on their iPhones and iPads? In that case, you’ll be happy to know that Memojis have finally made their way to macOS after such a long wait. You can now create Memojis and send Memoji stickers over iMessage.

How to Use Mentions in Messages for Mac

Nov 9, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Use Mentions in Messages for Mac

As a Mac iMessage user, how often have you wanted to mention or tag other members of a group conversation? You’re certainly not alone, and much like you can mention people in Messages on iPhone and iPad, you can do the same on the Mac and start pinging people right away.

How to Use Inline Replies on Messages for Mac

Nov 3, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Use Inline Replies on Messages for Mac

Here’s a question for all of you Mac iMessage users. How often have you wanted to reply to a specific message, rather than the most recent? You can do that with inline replies, which is available in Messages for Mac, just like it is on iPhone and iPad.

How to Use iMessage Effects on Mac

Oct 22, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to Use iMessage Effects on Mac

Someone celebrating an event or birthday? Bored in the middle of an iMessage conversation? Not sure what to talk about or just want to make things interesting? Using iMessage screen effects can help to emphasize and spice up your conversation, and you can use these right from your Mac Messages app.

How to Search & Send GIFs in Messages for Mac

Oct 21, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Search & Send GIFs in Messages for Mac

Have you ever wanted an easy way to share GIFs while texting your friends on iMessage from a Mac? As long as your Mac is a modern version of macOS, you can find and send gifs right within the stock Messages app, just like you can from iPhone and iPad.

How to Set a Picture for Group Messages on iPhone & iPad

Sep 27, 2021 - 2 Comments
How to Set a Picture for Group Conversations on iPhone & iPad

Do you regularly engage in group conversations over iMessage on your iPhone or iPad? If so, you may be excited to know that you can set a custom photo for your iMessage group chats with ease.

How to Turn Off Mentions Notifications in Messages on iPhone & iPad

Sep 1, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to Turn Off Notifications for Mentions on iMessage

Mentions is one of the newer features that Apple has added to iMessage, which are particularly helpful with group conversations. But if you’re in a lot of Group Conversations on iMessage, you may want to turn off notifications for these mentions, and that’s easy to do on iPhone and iPad.

How to Refresh Location in Find My on iPhone or iPad

Aug 24, 2021 - 4 Comments
How to Refresh Find My location

If you use Find My with iPhone to keep track of location of friends, family, items, or Apple devices, you may be wondering how you can refresh the location when you’re looking at the Find My map. Refreshing the Find My location can be necessary for many reasons, for example if you’re wanting to see … Read More

How to Bulk Delete iMessage Attachments on iPhone & iPad

Aug 3, 2021 - 7 Comments
How to Bulk Delete Attachments on iPhone & iPad

If you use iMessage to keep in touch with your friends, colleagues, and family, it’s pretty likely that you send and receive a lot of images, videos, and other attachments on the platform. Managing all this data used to be a headache, but fortunately in modern iOS and iPadOS versions, Apple allows its users to … Read More

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