Send and receive messages

Tap the compose button to start a new conversation.

Get info, make a voice or FaceTime call, share your location, or mute notifications.

Blue indicates an iMessage conversation.

Send a photo or video.

Add your voice to the 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 Contacts, Calendar, or Safari, or from a recent contact in the multitasking screen.

Note: An alert appears if a message can’t be sent. Tap the alert in a conversation to try sending the message again.

Resume a conversation. Tap the conversation in the Messages list. Hide the keyboard. Tap in the lower-right corner.

Use picture characters. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard, then tap Emoji to make that keyboard available. Then while typing a message, tap to bring up the Emoji keyboard. See Special input methods on page 148.

Tap to Talk. Touch and hold to record a message, then swipe up to send it. To delete it, swipe left.

To save space, Tap to Talk audio messages that you receive are deleted automatically two minutes after you listen to them, unless you tap Keep. To keep them automatically, go to Settings > Messages > Expire (under Audio Messages), then tap Never.

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 FaceTime call.

Send messages to a group. Tap , then enter multiple recipients.

Give a group a name. While viewing the conversation, tap Details, drag down, then enter the name in the Subject line.

Add someone to a group. Tap the To field, then tap Add Contact.

Leave a group. Tap Details, then tap Leave this Conversation.

Keep it quiet. Tap Details, then turn on Do Not Disturb to mute notifications for the conversation.

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