In this tutorial, we will show you how to send a regular SMS text message instead of an iMessage from your iPhone to your family & friends who also have an iPhone with iMessage set up.
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How to turn your photos into stickers on iPhone and iPad
Learn how to create stickers from your photos and use them in Messages and other apps on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac running iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma.
Squad is the ultimate Messages app tweak, complete with message grouping, quick responses, & more…
Apple made it a little bit easier to find important conversations in the Messages app when they introduced conversation pinning, but this feature doesn’t work for everyone since it can be limiting in the number of conversations you can pin at any given time.
Add a splash of color and other custom aesthetics to the Messages app with Abstract
So you’ve just jailbroken your iPhone or iPad with the new Dopamine jailbreak for A12-A15 devices running iOS or iPadOS 15.0-15.4.1, and now you’re wondering what you can do to customize the look and feel of your Messagesapp. Well, we might have a solution for you.
How to export your text messages as a PDF from iPhone, iPad, and Mac
In this tutorial, we will show you how to export your iMessage and SMS chats as PDFs from your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, making it easy to save, organize, and easily share these conversations.
Microsoft brings iMessage to Windows 11, but without blue and green bubbles
You can send and receive iMessage chats and SMS texts on Windows 11, but there are no blue and green bubbles, messaging history and attachment support.
This tool exports your Messages database and attachments as a text file or webpage
A new free command-line tool exports your iMessage chats, SMS texts and attachments in plain text or HTML format for easy searching and backup.
iOS 16.4 enables rich embeds for Mastodon links sent via iMessage
Mastodon links are displayed inline in Messages threads on your iPhone as native embeds that include rich details like the post text and author name.
How to block or unblock a caller or message sender on iPhone
Blocking a number is great way to get rid of telemarketing calls, spammers, and a creepy ex who is still trying to be your friend.
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to block people from calling or messaging you. Plus, we'll share the steps to unblock a person if you change your mind. After you block a phone number, you won't receive calls, SMS texts, iMessage, and FaceTime audio or video calls from that person.
How to transfer SMS and iMessage texts from one iPhone to another iPhone
If you have valuable SMS, MMS, and iMessage on your current iPhone, you might not want to leave them behind. Instead, you'll want to transfer them to your new iPhone when you make the switch. Similarly, if you have to erase your iPhone to troubleshoot an issue, you'll want to back up your messages and restore them later on that same iOS device.
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to transfer messages from iPhone to iPhone.
View how many messages you’ve exchanged with friends with SMSStats 3
Do you ever wonder exactly how much time you spend texting your friends, or perhaps even the number of messages you’ve exchanged? There’s a certain ‘stats for nerds’ appeal to this concept that I find interesting, and if you’re in a similar boat, then you might take interest in a new and free jailbreak tweak dubbed SMSStats 3 by iOS developer ExTBH.
How to mark a text message as unread on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Marking an opened email as unread has been a feature forever. And now, with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, and macOS Ventura, you can also mark an SMS or iMessage as unread.
Doing so adds back the tiny blue unread dot to differentiate it from an opened message. Plus, it adds or increases the red badge count on the Messages app icon (visible on the Home Screen). These little things can tell you that you have an unopened text, which you can get back to later.