You may have noticed that your Message alerts sound twice: once when you get the message and again two minutes later, if you haven't opened it yet. If this isn’t your cup of tea, there’s an easy way to change it. Repeat Alerts can be found and changed in the Settings app. You can choose to set repeat message alerts from never all the way up to 10 times. Here’s how to turn off repeat message notifications.
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How to Send Fireworks on iPhone (iOS 17)
By Jivan Hall
What better way to ring in the new year than by sending fireworks on iPhone? With the Messages app, you can send screen effects along with your text. These special effects include balloons, confetti, and fireworks. Below, we'll cover how to send fireworks on iPhone.
iOS 17: Voice Message Transcription Not Working
By Rhett Intriago
The latest version of iOS introduced a feature that automatically transcribes audio messages sent through the Messages app. This certainly comes in handy if you’re unable to listen to an audio message, as you can just read what the message says in the form of a text. But what should you do if your iPhone is running iOS 17 and audio message transcription is not working? Read on to find out how to troubleshoot this issue.
Share Contact Photo on iPhone: Automatic or Contacts Only
By Rachel Needell
Once you've created and customized your Contact Poster, you can share it with the people you're chatting with in Messages. This is a great way to display your personality with people in Messages, but you can also set the feature to share with only contacts or to always ask before sharing.
Protect Yourself from USPS Text Scams (iOS 17)
By Rhett Intriago
USPS text scams are becoming more and more common lately. You’ve probably received a text recently saying that your package is being held at a warehouse because it can’t be delivered for one reason or another. The text might even provide a URL to a website that looks exactly like the United States Postal Service website. However, these texts are almost always a scam. Let’s go over how to avoid falling for these USPS scam texts.
How to Use Custom Photo Stickers in iOS 17
By Rachel Needell
iOS 17 has brought with it a bunch of cool new features. But the new Custom Photo Stickers is my favorite update yet. With iOS 16, we gained the ability to remove an image from the background of a photo. This takes that concept, streamlines it, and then gives us a bunch of new and fun ways to customize it. Here's how to make a sticker from a photo on iPhone with iOS 17.
How to Search Text Messages on iPhone Easily (iOS 17)
By Tamlin Day
In the past, searching for a specific text in Messages was a headache. Now, Messages in-app search is not only optimized for text but also lets you browse images, screenshots, and links in a gallery view. You can even filter the search results in the latest version of iOS. Here’s how to search text messages on iPhone to find the information you need.
How to Report & Block Spam Text Messages
By Leanne Hays
Tired of receiving spam texts? You can report spam texts right in the Messages app. Once you've made your report, you can block the number that the potential text message scam came from, and never receive a call or message from that number again! Let's get started learning how to report junk text messages on your iPhone.
How to Get Siri to Read Text Messages Aloud
By Cullen Thomas
Have you ever wanted your iPhone to automatically read your texts to you? It's possible! With this feature turned on, when you're sitting in the car, or out on a walk at night, Siri will announce your messages' contents as they arrive. Let's cover how to turn on the feature and have Siri read your text messages.
Create a Contact Group on iPhone—the Easy Way! (iOS 17)
By Becca Ludlum
Making iPhone contact groups allows you to quickly send a message or email to multiple people. With iOS 17, you no longer have to use a Mac or PC to create an email list. Instead, you can create a group in your iPhone Contacts app to easily send large group emails. If you want to create a contact group for text messages, you can do that in the iPhone Messages app. We'll teach you how to add groups on your iPhone so you can quickly send group texts and emails.
Top iOS 17 Features to Try Right Now
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
The second you download your shiny new OS, you’ll want to start playing with all the new features. But where to start? Here are the iOS 17 features to enjoy as soon as your installation is complete!
Keep Your Message Notifications Private (iOS 17)
By Sarah Kingsbury
Message previews are handy for allowing you to catch a quick glimpse of texts, but they also allow prying eyes to see private conversations. If you have a friend or coworker who has a bad habit of trying to glance at incoming texts, turning off message previews might give you some peace of mind. Find out how to hide messages on iPhone by disabling previews.
How to Share Your Location on an iPhone—the Fastest Way! (iOS 17)
By Hallei Halter
There are a couple of ways to share your location from an iPhone, but this might be the quickest! Here's how to share your location from your iPhone or iPad in a text message using predictive text.
How to Disable iMessage Apps from the App Bar (iOS 17)
By Leanne Hays
Lately, I've noticed that the app menu at the bottom of my messages is getting cluttered with icons that I never added. I was glad to learn that you can remove apps from the app bar, so I'm not forever scrolling back and forth, searching for my favorites. Let's get started learning how to add and remove apps from Messages on the iPhone.
Here's how to check storage on an iPhone or iPad and free up space. We'll go over the fastest and easiest way to optimize storage, clear space on an iPhone, and get more storage!
Your iPhone's Autocorrect Just Got Smarter (iOS 17)
By Rhett Intriago
Autocorrect has been improved in the latest version of iOS to help make typing easier and faster. Your keyboard will now make smarter suggestions and underline autocorrected words so that you can quickly change them if they don’t match up with what you’re trying to say.
How to Mark iMessage as Unread on iPhone (iOS 17)
By Olena Kagui
There are many reasons why you may wish to mark a message as unread. I like to do it when I read it but don’t have time to answer right away. If I leave it marked as read, chances are I’ll forget to answer later. Let me show you how to mark an iMessage as unread on your iPhone!
The Messages app allows iPhone users to pin their most important contacts and group texts to the top of the Messages app, making it faster and easier to send a text message to the people you message the most. You can pin up to nine text threads, and if you change your mind, it's just as easy to unpin contacts in Messages. We'll walk you through both!
How to Text on Apple Watch Using Custom Replies (watchOS 10)
By Erin MacPherson
Do you ever wish communication was simpler and more accessible on your Apple Watch? That was the idea behind Default Replies and Smart Replies on Apple Watch, but too often you just can't find the right reply. We’ll show you how to create custom message responses on your Apple Watch for just such occasions.
How to Leave a Group Text on iPhone (iOS 17)
By Hallei Halter
A group text is great for keeping everyone in the loop, but sometimes the text conversation becomes annoying, and the text notifications need to stop! In the steps below, we'll show you how to leave a group chat on iPhone in the Messages app.