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How Can I Send My Friend a Voice Message via iMessage?

March 11, 2023 / Dave Taylor / Apple iPad Help, iPhone & iOS Help / 1 Comment
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My friend sent me an audio recording of their voice via iMessage (we both have iPhones) that self-destructed after a few minutes. So cool! How can I respond in kind with Apple Messages?

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Send Tapback Emoji on Photos sent in Messages?

August 22, 2018 / Dave Taylor / iPhone & iOS Help, Mac & MacOS Help / No Comments
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Hi Dave! When I send photos to my son in Messages he sends back hearts, thumbs up and other emoji that somehow end up “hooked” onto the photo I sent. How can I do the same for photos he sends me?

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Share Location with the Apple Watch?

July 7, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Apple Watch Help / No Comments
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My sister constantly gets lost, and even if I send her a street address, somehow she gets turned around. When I’m waiting for her to meet me, is there a way with my Apple Watch that I can just share my current location so she can find me more easily?

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Save Bandwidth on iPhone SMS Messaging?

February 24, 2018 / Dave Taylor / iPhone & iOS Help / No Comments
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My children’s bandwidth use is through the roof, but they insist that they just share photos with their friends via text messaging. iPhones take big photos: is there any way to shrink the photos before they’re shared in iOS 11?

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How to Set Up and Use the AT&T Amazon Echo Skill?

December 10, 2016 / Dave Taylor / Kindle & Nook Help / No Comments
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Love my Amazon Echo, though I really want to call her “Lexi” not “Alexa”, and heard that you can send text messages through AT&T with it? Excellent! How do I set up the AT&T texting skill with my Echo?

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Delete Individual SMS Texts in iMessage on iPhone?

June 23, 2016 / Dave Taylor / iPhone & iOS Help / No Comments
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My kids occasionally peek at my phone to see who I’m texting and while most of the texts are fine for them to see, there are occasionally messages that are not for their eyes. Can I delete individual text messages from iMessage [“Messages”] on my iPhone?

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Tips for working with Mac iMessage / Messages

July 22, 2014 / Dave Taylor / Mac & MacOS Help / No Comments
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I’m already a long-time fan of Apple’s iMessage program [tip: It’s now called “Messages” in Mac OS X] but I’m wondering whether there’s more I can do with the program than just send lines of text back and forth?

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Can I add emoticons in Mac Messages App?

March 19, 2014 / Dave Taylor / iPhone & iOS Help, Mac & MacOS Help / No Comments
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I really like that I can use the “Messages” app on my MacBook Air instead of tapping slowly on my iPhone, but the one thing I can’t figure out is emoticons. You know, the cute little smiley faces, clouds and other pics. Is there a way to add emoticons to my Messages?

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