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How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone 8
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- Text messages (SMS) are short, text-only messages sent over the mobile network. Multimedia messages (MMS) are similar to text messages except they allow you to add images, sounds or other files to the message.
- 1. Touch Messages.
- 2. Touch the Compose icon.
- 3. Enter the recipient's mobile phone number or touch the + icon to select someone from your contacts list.
- 4. Touch the desired contact.
- 5. Touch Text Message.
- 6. Enter your text message.
- 7. Touch the green arrow or blue arrow icon to send the message.
Note: The green arrow indicates an SMS/MMS and the blue arrow indicates an iMessage. - 8. Or, to make this a multimedia message, touch the camera icon.
- 9. Touch Photo Library.
You can also swipe right for recent photos, or touch the shutter icon to take a photo. - 10. Touch the desired album.
- 11. Touch the desired picture.
- 12. Touch Choose.
- 13. Touch the green arrow or blue arrow icon to send the message.
- 14. Your message has been sent.