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Use Messages on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
Use Messages to stay in touch with your friends and family.
Learn about Messages
Use Messages on your Mac
Start or keep a conversation going with Messages on your Mac.
Learn about Messages on your Mac
Use Messages on your Apple Watch
Apple Watch gives you a gentle tap to let you know when you have a new message. Just raise your wrist to read it and reply.
Learn about Messages on your Apple Watch
Manage group messages
Start a group message to bring everyone into the conversation. Also name your group, add or remove people, mute notifications, or leave a group.
Use group messages
Send photos, video, and audio
Send your friends and family your favorite photos and videos. You can also send quick audio messages.
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See what you can do if you need help sending or receiving messages.
Personalize your messages
With iOS 10, you can send more expressive and animated messages on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Add effects, sketches, and bigger emojis to your conversations. Also use third-party apps to create and share content right from within Messages.
Use iMessage apps
With iMessage apps, you can use apps with iMessage to collaborate with others, decorate messages with stickers, share a song, and more — all without leaving Messages.
Learn about iMessage apps
Add a personal touch with Message effects
Send and reply to messages with bubble and full-screen effects. Also personalize your message with handwritten notes and more.
Send effects
Send a sketch, tap, or even your heartbeat
Use Digital Touch to send sketches, taps, or even heartbeats.
Learn about Digital Touch features
Use emojis
With hundreds of emojis to choose from, which are now three times their original size, emojis bring your words to life with just a tap of your finger.
Send emojis in a message