Sometimes screenshots aren’t enough. In the iPhone Messages app, there are two ways to send the same message to multiple people without creating a group chat.
You can use the forwarding feature by pressing and holding a specific message. Second, by doing the same, you can activate the copy and paste feature. Here’s how to send a message in both directions.
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Things You Should Know About Forwarding Text on iPhone
- On an iPhone, you can forward a message via the natural copy and paste and forwarding functions of the device, saving you from having to repeatedly type the same text message to send to other recipients.
- The text message forwarding feature on your iPhone is a terrific method to send the same message to several individuals without starting a group conversation.
- Copying and pasting the message works best if you’d rather forward it through another app.
How to Use the iPhone’s Feature to Forward a Message
1. To forward a message on your iPhone, open Messages from the home screen.
2. Type the forwarded message to the first person you want to send it to, then tap send, or find a message from someone else to forward.
3. After you’ve sent the message, press and hold the message bubble.
4. A pop-up menu will appear with the options “Copy” or “More …” — select “More …”
5. Tap the icon of an arrow pointing to the right at the bottom right-hand side of the screen. This is the button for forwarding.
6. The message that you want to forward will be displayed in the text section of a new message thread.
7. Enter the name, phone number, or email address of the person to whom you want to forward the message.
8. Click the Send button.
How to Forward an iPhone Message Using Copy and Paste
1. Open Messages on your iPhone.
2. Select the message that you want to copy and paste.
3. Hold down the message until a black pop-up menu appears.
4. Tap “Copy” to copy the message to your iPhone’s clipboard.
5. Next, open a new message thread and choose a contact to whom you want to send the copied text message.
6. Double-tap the text box in the thread’s text section.
7. Select “Paste.” Click the Send button.
How to Forward Text Messages on Mac
If you’re using Mac and integrating the Messages app, you can forward text messages to all Apple devices. Follow the steps below!
- On your Mac, open Messages.
- Choose the chat that you want to forward.
- To forward a message, click on it. It will appear slightly with highlights.
- Right-click the message or click it while holding down Control.
- On the context menu, choose Forward.
The copied message will remain on your clipboard until you copy something else, allowing you to send it to multiple people without having to return to the original message. This also means that you can copy and paste a message from your Messages app into any other program that allows you to type, such as WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger.
How to Forward Text Messages on iOS 15
iOS 15 allows you to enable and disable the forwarding messages feature. If you haven’t activated this feature, you can follow these simple steps below!
- Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive on your iPhone.
- Tap where it says “Use your Apple ID for iMessage,” and then enter your Apple ID and password.
- You can now pick an email address to link to your Apple ID.
- Click Next once you’ve chosen the one you want to use.
- Go back to Settings > Messages, and then tap Forward Text Messages.
- A verification code will be sent to your iPad or Mac through Messages. To check, you will need to put this code into your iPhone.
If you still can’t activate it on iOS 15, you can try this method below!
- Check your iPhone’s time and data.
- Turn off iMessage and turn it back on.
- Your iOS needs to be updated.
- Talk to the people who run your cell phone service.
- Switch on and off airplane mode.
- In your settings, remove any limits on what you can do with iMessage.
- Sign out of and back into iMessage.
How to Store Messages on iCloud
Apple can store all of your message histories in iCloud. so it’s always up-to-date and available on all of your Apple devices, even brand-new ones. Here’s how you can do that.
Make sure you’re signed in with the right Apple ID on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac you want to sync.
- Go to Settings on your iPhone.
- Tap your Apple ID account, which is at the top of the screen.
- Tap iCloud.
- To turn Messages on or off, move the ON/OFF switch.
- On your Mac, open Messages.
- In the menu bar, click Messages.
- Click on Settings.
- Click on the tab for iMessage.
- Click the box next to “Enable Messages in iCloud” so that all of your messages, both SMS and iCloud, will sync to and from your Mac.
Tips
- iPhone brings various features on Messages that you can do almost many things. Here are some tips you can do to utilize your iPhone Messages.
- Photos and videos can be sent using Messages. If you send and receive a lot of attachments, you’ll need a simple way to view and handle them even while they are kept on your iPhone.
- You can turn off alerts for a certain conversation on Messages. This means that messages from that thread won’t show up on your Lock Screen or let you know that you have a new message.
You can tell someone where you are through Messages if they need to know. - If you want to send a message to an Apple device, you’ll use iMessage instead of SMS or MMS. This also lets you send and get message effects, which are fun animations like confetti, balloons, fireworks, explosions, or even a laser light show.
