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How to Know if Someone Blocked You on iMessage

Look for these signs to find out if you're blocked on iMessage.

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10 Fun Texting Games to Play on Chat With Friends and Family

You don't need apps to play games with friends. These texting games can be played in a chat app or even over SMS text message.

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How to Fix the "iMessage is Signed Out" Error on iPhone

Logging back into iMessage is easy, but that's not always why you get this error.

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How to Unsend and Edit Messages on iPhone

iMessage makes it easy to unsend accidental texts and fix typos.

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How to Find (and Scroll to) Old Messages on Your iPhone

Find your old text messages, quickly, when you need them.

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How to Fix "iMessage Not Delivered" on Your iPhone

Seeing an "iMessage not delivered" error? Here are some essential tips and fixes for when iMessages won't deliver your messages.

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How to Stop Sharing Read Receipts for Texts on an iPhone

Read receipts don't have to make you feel obligated to respond.

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What RCS Messaging Coming to iPhones Means for You

Apple plans to improve the messaging experience between iOS and Android devices.

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How to Sync Your Messages From iPhone to Mac

Want to make sure you receive iPhone messages on your Mac as well? Here's what you need to do.

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4 Ways to Read iMessage Texts Without Alerting the Sender

Want to read an iMessage text you received but don't feel like replying immediately? Use these tricks to read it without triggering a read receipt.

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How to Disable the Suggested Contacts Row in Your iPhone’s Share Sheet

Are you getting fed up with those annoying contact suggestions in your iPhone share sheet? Here's how to turn them off.

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How to Create Custom Stickers From Your Photos on an iPhone

Apple makes it easy to generate custom stickers from pictures that you can use in iMessage and other third-party applications.

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How to Turn Off Messages on Your Mac

Is iMessage distracting you from your work? Here's how to disable the service on your Mac.

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Can’t Leave a Group Chat on Your iPhone? Here’s What You Can Do Instead

Sometimes, your iPhone won’t let you leave group chats in the Messages app. We’ll explain why and show you what you can do instead.

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How to Mute Text Message Notifications From Someone on Your iPhone

Do you need to turn off text notifications for one particular person or a group on your iPhone? Here’s how to do it.

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What to Do if Activation Is Unsuccessful in iMessage

Apple users sometimes run into iMessage activation issues on a new device. But we'll teach you how to fix that.

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7 Fixes for an iPhone Not Receiving Texts

We’ll walk you through all the steps you can take to fix your iPhone if it stopped receiving texts and iMessages.

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6 Hidden New Messages App Features in iOS 17

Apple has made some quality-of-life changes to the Messages app in iOS 17, alongside a couple of new features. Let's go over them one by one.

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8 Ways to Fix iPhone Not Sending Pictures to Android in the Messages App

Unable to send images to an Android user in your iPhone's Messages app? Follow this troubleshooting guide.

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Getting Text Messages Late on Your iPhone? Try These 9 Fixes

Do text messages pop up on your iPhone late? This could be due to network issues and incorrect settings, but we'll help you fix it.

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