Send and receive text messages in Messages

1. Open the Messages app . 
2. Tap Compose .
3. In the 'To' field, enter the names, phone numbers or email addresses that you'd like to message. You can also choose from your top contacts or your whole contacts list.

Send a message

1. Tap the message box.
2. Enter your message. If you'd like to save it as a draft and go back, tap Back .
3. When you’ve finished, tap Send . 

1. Open the Messages app .
2. Open a chat.
3. Tap and hold a message. 
4. Tap More > Forward
5. Choose your contact.
6. Tap Send .

To read a message that you just received, swipe down from the top of your screen and tap New Message .

You can also open any conversation in Messages to read it again.

• Mark all messages as read: Tap More  Mark all as read.
• Play a video or recording: Tap a conversation. Next to the video or recording, tap Play .
• Call someone: Tap a conversation. In the top right, tap Call .

To copy a code:

1. Open the Messages app .
2. Open a verification code message.
3. Click Copy ‘[Code]’.
4. On the app or website, paste the code.

1. Open the Messages app .
2. Tap Search .
3. Enter your search terms. You can also use the filters to narrow down your search. 

To remove the previews, turn it off in settings. 

1. Open the Messages app .
2. Tap More    Archived.

• There’s not enough space on my device: If you get a notification that Messages may not send or receive messages until more space is available, try these tips to free up space.
• I’m getting unreadable text messages: If you switched from a phone with visual voicemail to one without, and you get unreadable texts from your mobile operator, troubleshoot your voicemail notifications.
• I’ve switched from an iPhone to an Android phone: If you're switching from an iPhone to an Android phone, make sure that you turn off iMessage.