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iPhone Reading Messages On Its Own? Troubleshooting Read Receipts in iMessage

Dec 12, 2020 - 5 Comments
Troubleshooting Read Receipts in iMessage

Are you not getting iMessage notifications properly on your iPhone? More specifically, are these text messages being marked as read automatically by your device, even though you clearly had no idea you got them? You’re certainly not alone, as several users have reported this issue very recently.

How to Send & Read Messages on Apple Watch

Nov 29, 2020 - 1 Comment
Apple Watches with Messages icons

The Apple Watch is so much more than something strapped to your wrist that can also tell the time. It’s a miniature computer and that fact is driven home further with every new hardware and software revision. But one feature that has been there since day one is the ability to send and receive iMessages … Read More

How to Delete All Photos from iMessage Threads on iPhone & iPad

Nov 23, 2020 - 6 Comments
How to Delete All Photos from Messages Threads on iPhone & iPad

Data, photos, and videos within the Messages app could take a chunk of your iPhone or iPad storage space, especially if you send and receive a lot of media over iMessage. One solution to this is to delete all photos from Messages threads when your device is running low on storage.

How to Send Message Effects with Voice Control on iPhone & iPad

Nov 18, 2020 - Leave a Comment
How to Send Message Effects with Voice Control

Did you know you can send iMessage effects by using only your voice? Thanks to the Voice Control accessibility feature, you can not only control every aspect of your iPhone or iPad hands-free, you can also send those fun iMessage screen effects without touching your device too.

How to Use Walkie-Talkie to Talk on Apple Watch to Talk to Friends & Family

Nov 17, 2020 - 2 Comments
Apple Watches with walkie-talkie app

The Apple Watch supports a fun feature called Walkie-Talkie, which, much like the name implies, allows for instant communication with just about anyone else with an Apple Watch.

Messages Not Working on iPhone? How to Fix iMessages on iPhone & iPad

Nov 15, 2020 - 2 Comments
Troubleshoot Messages Not Working on iPhone

The stock Messages app on iPhone and iPad lets you send iMessages and SMS text messages too. But the great thing about iMessage is that you can communicate endlessly with other Apple users with iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, entirely for free, through the encrypted iMessage protocol. But what if Messages is not working … Read More

How to Save Audio Messages on iPhone & iPad

Nov 13, 2020 - 1 Comment
How to Save Audio Messages on iPhone & iPad

If you send and receive audio messages with the Messages app on iPhone or iPad, you might be interested in saving those audio messages, which must be done manually. Unlike photos and videos, the stock Messages app does not automatically save the audio messages on your iPhone or iPad, but with a a simple trick, … Read More

How to View All Photos in Messages Threads on iPhone & iPad

Nov 10, 2020 - 3 Comments
How to View All Photos in Messages Threads on iPhone

Scrolling through days or weeks of Messages conversations on iPhone or iPad to find that one photo you’re looking for is such a tedious process. However, if you use iMessage for texting your friends, family, and colleagues, there’s a neat trick to quickly access all your media and browse through all photos that have been … Read More

How to Play Games in Messages for iPhone & iPad

Nov 6, 2020 - Leave a Comment
How to Play Games in Messages for iPhone

The Messages app on iPhone and iPad allows you to play games directly within the app itself, in addition to what you’d typically expect with sending and receiving regular text messages and iMessages. Does playing games like chess, checkers, cup pong, battleship, darts, mini-golf, amongst many others over iMessage sound fun to you? Then read … Read More

How to Use Digital Touch in Messages on iPhone & iPad to Send Heartbeats, Doodles, etc

Oct 19, 2020 - 5 Comments
How to Use Digital Touch in Messages

The Messages app on iPhone and iPad allows you to send regular text messages and iMessages, but did you know you can also send sketches, doodles, fireballs, and even heartbeats to your friends over iMessage too?

How to Mute Conversations in Messages on iPhone & iPad

Oct 14, 2020 - Leave a Comment
How to Mute Conversations in Messages on iPhone & iPad

Are you getting unwanted text messages from a random phone number? Or perhaps, it’s just an annoying friend or group who’s sending you constant tests on iMessage? Either way, it’s pretty easy to mute these message threads on your iPhone and avoid all notifications every time they send you a text.

What Words Trigger iMessage Effects? List of iMessage Screen Effect Keywords for iPhone & iPad

Sep 21, 2020 - 4 Comments
What Words Trigger iMessage Effects? List of iMessage Screen Effect Keywords

The various screen effects that iMessage has to offer lets you spice up conversations and express yourself with more than just emojis, Memojis, and stickers. Whether you’re texting your friends or family members, using these effects make the conversations more interactive and enjoyable. Although full-screen effects is a feature that you can manually select and … Read More

How to Send iMessage Screen Effects from iPhone & iPad

Sep 15, 2020 - 1 Comment
How to Send iMessage Screen Effects from iPhone & iPad

Do you want to express yourself with more than just emojis when you’re messaging and texting your friends and family from iPhone or iPad? With iMessage, you can use various fun screen effects like balloons, confetti, fireworks, lasers, shouting, and more, when you send messages from your iPhone and iPad.

How to Send Bubble Effects with Messages from iPhone & iPad

Sep 10, 2020 - Leave a Comment
How to Send Bubble Effects with Messages from iPhone & iPad

How would you like to try some iMessage special effects? Emojis are great and all, but what if you want some of your messages to stand out when you’re texting your friends and family? Thanks to iMessage, you can use various bubble effects like Slam, Loud, Gentle, etc. to express yourself in flashy and fun … Read More

How to Hide Messages on iPhone & iPad

Jul 31, 2020 - 3 Comments
How to Hide Messages on iPhone & iPad

Do you want to make sure your messages remain hidden when you’re letting someone else use your iPhone or iPad? If so, you’re in luck. Screen Time offers a convenient way to lock apps, and you can use it to block access to the stock Messages app.

How to Use Remind Me When Messaging on iPhone & iPad

Jul 2, 2020 - 6 Comments
How to Use Remind Me When Messaging on iPhone & iPad

Do you want to be reminded about something when you’re messaging someone on iPhone or iPad? Perhaps you want to have a reminder that comes up when you’re texting a friend, colleague, or family member. That’s easy to do, thanks to a nifty feature that was introduced in the latest versions of iOS and iPadOS. … Read More

iMessage Not Working on Mac? How to Fix & Troubleshoot Messages in MacOS

Feb 4, 2020 - 18 Comments
How to Fix iMessage Not Working on Mac

The Messages app on Mac allows you to send iMessages easily to and from the computer to any other iPhone, iPad, Mac, or iPod touch that is also using the iMessage protocol. Messages usually works just fine, but sometimes there can be issues encountered that prevent the iMessage feature from working in MacOS. Usually this … Read More

How to Stop iPad from Getting iPhone Messages

Jan 16, 2020 - 7 Comments
How to Stop iPad Getting iPhone Messages

Ever wondered why your iPad is getting text messages from your iPhone? And have you ever wondered how to stop the iPad from getting iPhone messages? This article will show you how to disable the feature that allows all iPhone messages to be shared and received to an iPad.

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