How to Save a Photo from a Text Message
In the previous post, I wrote about how to clean up clutter in Apple’s Messages app by quickly bulk deleting conversations. If you missed it, check it out here.
Deleting message conversations not only cleans up clutter in the Messages app, but also frees up precious space on your iOS device.
However, you should be aware deleting messages not only deletes the conversation thread, but also deletes any attachments living in those conversations.
That means, if you don’t want to lose special photos, movies, files, or other attachments, you will need to save them first.
So this edition, I’d like to show you, step-by-step, how to save attachments from your conversations in the Messages app.
How to Save Attached Photos, Movies, and Files from a Message
circumstantially Saving a Photo, Image, or Video Attachment from a Message Conversation
- Open the http://yookyoungyong.com/product/large-stripe-latte-mug-orange/ Messages App
- Tap the Message conversation you want to save an attachment from
- Tap and hold down on the attachment until interaction options appear
- Tap Save at the bottom
Attached photos, images or videos will be saved to your camera roll in the Photos app.
Saving a File Attachment from a Message Conversation
- Open the Messages App
- Tap the Message conversation you want to save an attachment from
- Tap on the attachment to open it in the preview screen
- Tap the Share button in the bottom left corner (square with an arrow pointing up)
- Choose which app or web storage service you’d like to save the file to (ex: iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Evernote)
Bulk Saving Attachments from a Message Conversation
- Open the Messages App
- Tap the Message conversation you want to save an attachment from
- Next, in the Message conversion bubble section (right), tap the Info button (looks like an ‘i’) in the upper-right hand corner
- Scroll down and you’ll find the Images and Attachments tabs
(Images and videos will appear under the Images tab, while PDF’s, voice messages and other attachments will appear under Attachments.)
- Tap the Images tab
- Tap and hold down on any of the displayed photos, images, or videos until the options pop-up menu is displayed
- Tap the More option
- You will noticed a selection circle appears in the lower-right corner of each item
- Simply tap the circle on each the item you wish to save — the circle turns blue with a white checkmark indicating it is selected
- Next, tap the Save button in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen to save the selected items to your camera roll in your Photos app.
To save a file
- Tap the Attachment tab
- Tap on a file to open it in preview mode
- Next, tap the Share button in the bottom left corner (square with an arrow pointing up)
- Choose which app or web storage service you’d like to save the file to (ex: iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Evernote)
How to Quickly Find Messages with Attachments
- Open the Messages App
- in the search box above the message conversation side bar (upper-left side), type in the file extension for attachments you want to search your messages for
- Example: you could search ‘.jpg’ for photos, ‘.Mov’ or ‘.m4v’ for videos, ‘.PDF’ for PDF files, or ‘.docx’ for Word docs
There you go! I hope you learned something in this edition. If you did, go show off to your family and friends. You deserve it!
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