Have you ever accidentally sent a text message to the wrong person and then had to frantically unpin it before they saw it? Well, luckily for you, we have a quick and easy tutorial on how to unpin a text message on your iPhone.
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How to unpin a text message on iPhone
If you’ve decided that you no longer want a particular text message pinned to the top of your Messages app, you can easily unpin it. Here’s how:
- Open the Messages app and tap on the conversation that contains the pinned message.
- Tap and hold on the message that you want to unpin. A menu will appear.
- Tap on the “Unpin” option.
- The message will no longer be pinned to the top of the conversation.
How to pin a text message on iPhone
To pin a text message on your iPhone, simply:
- Open the message you want to pin.
- Tap and hold the message.
- Tap the “Pin” icon.
- Tap “Pin” again to confirm.
Your message will now be pinned to the top of your Messages app, and will stay there until you unpin it. To do that, simply follow the same steps and tap “Unpin” instead of “Pin.”
How to delete a text message on iPhone
Open the Messages app on your iPhone.
Find the conversation containing the text message you want to delete.
Tap and hold on the message you want to delete until options appear.
Tap More.
Tap the circle next to each text message you want to delete. (You can also tap Trash All to delete the entire conversation.)
a. To delete multiple texts in a row, tap and hold one text, then drag your finger over more texts while still holding down. When you let go, all of those texts will be selected.
b. To select a range of texts that aren’t next to each other, first tap one text, then without letting go, use another finger to tap more texts—they’ll all be selected.
c. To select all the texts in a conversation, tap Top of Conversation, then tap Delete All.
Tap Trash when you’re done selecting text messages. A menu will appear asking if you want to delete the messages or cancel; tap Delete Messages to confirm
How to save a text message on iPhone
To save a text message on your iPhone, simply follow these steps:
- Open the Messages app and find the conversation you want to save.
- Tap and hold on the message you want to save, then tap More.
- Tap the circle next to the message(s) you want to save, then tap Save.
- Tap Done.
- The saved message will appear in a new conversation in the Messages app called “Saved Messages.”
How to forward a text message on iPhone
To forward a text message on your iPhone:
- Open the Messages app.
- Select the message you want to forward.
- Tap and hold the message until the “More” options appears.
- Select “More.”
- Tap the arrow icon next to the message you want to forward.
- Enter the contact you want to send the forwarded message to and tap Send.
How to block a text message on iPhone
To understand how to block a text message on iPhone, you first need to know what the feature is and why you would use it. The block feature on your iPhone allows you to prevent any phone number that you don’t want to have contact with you from being able to send you text messages or even call you. You can block their number so that they cannot see your number when they try to call or text you.
How to unblock a text message on iPhone
Unblocking a text message on your iPhone is easy to do and only takes a few seconds. Here’s how:
- Open the Messages app.
- Tap on the conversation that contains the contact you want to unblock.
- Tap on the contact’s name or phone number at the top of the conversation.
- Tap Unblock this Contact.
How to archive a text message on iPhone
Go to your message history and find the message you want to archive. Tap and hold on the message until the options appear. Select “More,” then “Archive.” This will move the message to your archived messages folder.