When you receive a text message with the Messages app, you'll see in the status bar.

1. Swipe the status bar down and touch .
2. To respond, type in the text box and touch .

3. Optionally:

   • To open an attached photo or file, touch it.
   • To save an attachment, touch & hold it, then touch > Save.
   • If the message is important, star it so you can find it later.
   • If the message is from an unassigned number, create a contact to associate a name with that number.

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Touch .
3. Enter recipients, then type the message.

4. Optionally:

   • To add an attachment, touch or .
   • To add a smiley or other icons, touch on the onscreen keyboard.
   • If you're using two SIMs and want to switch to the other to send the text, touch and select the SIM.
5. Touch .

Tips for sending messages:

• To text your best friend with one touch from your home screen, add a task shortcut. Touch & hold and drag to your home screen.
• To change the text message reply to incoming calls, open the Phone app and touch > Settings > Quick responses.

Add attachment

1. In the Messages app, compose a reply or a new message.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Touch & hold to start recording a voice message. When done, lift your finger.
   • Touch to attach a photo or video or capture a new one. Touch to expand the viewfinder to fullscreen, where you can switch to a selfie camera or capture a video.
   • Touch for other types of attachments (emoji, GIF, your location, contacts).
3. Touch .

If you're having trouble attaching files, check that:

• Cellular data is turned on.
• Your data plan supports MMS (multimedia messages).

Save attachment you received

In the message, touch & hold the attachment, then touch > Save. Or, touch the attachment to open it and look for save options.

If you don't save an attached photo or video, it is kept within the message only. So, if you delete the message, you also delete the attachment. (You can try to recover recently deleted messages.)

View saved attachments

For photos or videos, open the Photos app and touch Library.

For other attachments, open the Files app.

When you begin composing a text message reply or a new message with recipients, it is saved in your message list as a draft until you send or delete it.

1. Open the message list and touch the conversation marked Draft.

2. Do one:

   • Finish composing the message and touch .
   • Delete the characters in the text field to delete the draft.

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Open the conversation.
3. Touch & hold the message.
4. Touch > Forward.

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Open the conversation.
3. Touch & hold the message.
4. Touch .

You can now paste it elsewhere, like in an email you're composing.