User's Manual
Chapter 9 Messages 72
Send and receive messages
Send a photo or video.
Send a photo or video.
Add your voice to
the conversation.
Add your voice to
the conversation.
Get info, make a
voice or FaceTime
call, share your
location, or mute
notifications.
Get info, make a
voice or FaceTime
call, share your
location, or mute
notifications.
Blue indicates
an iMessage
conversation.
Blue indicates
an iMessage
conversation.
Start a conversation. Tap , then enter a phone number or email address, or tap , then
choose a contact. You can also start a conversation by tapping a phone number in Safari,
Contacts, or Calendar.
An alert badge appears if a message can’t be sent. Tap the alert in a conversation to try
sending the message again. Double-tap to send the message as an SMS text message.
Resume a conversation. Tap the conversation in the Messages list.
Use picture characters. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard,
then tap Emoji to make that keyboard available. When you type a message, tap to change to
the Emoji keyboard. See Special input methods on page 166.
See what time a message was sent or received. Drag any bubble to the left.
See a person’s contact info. In a conversation, tap Details, then tap . Tap the info items to
perform actions, such as making a voice or FaceTime call.
See earlier messages in the conversation. Tap the status bar to scroll to the top. Tap Load Earlier
Messages, if necessary.
Send messages to a group (iMessage and MMS). Tap , then enter multiple recipients. With
MMS, group messaging must also be turned on in Settings > Messages, and replies are sent only
to you—they aren’t copied to the other people in the group.
Give a group a name. While viewing the conversation, tap Details, then drag down and enter the
name in the Subject line.
Leave a group. Tap Details, then tap Leave this Conversation.
Keep it quiet. Tap Details, then turn on Do Not Disturb to mute notications for the conversation.
Block unwanted messages. On a contact card, tap Block this Caller. You can see someone’s
contact card while viewing a message by tapping Details, then tapping . You can also
block callers in Settings > Messages > Blocked. You will not receive voice calls, FaceTime
calls, or text messages from blocked callers. For more information about blocking calls, see
support.apple.com/kb/HT5845.
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