If you’re like most people, you use your iPhone or iPad to communicate with friends and family. You might send a text message, post a Facebook update, or even just shoot off a quick email. But what if you want to reply to someone’s message right away? You can do that by using inline replies in Messages on your iPhone or iPad. Here’s how:
- Open the message you want to reply to.
- Tap the text box at the bottom of the screen.
- Type your reply and tap Send. ..
If your iPhone or iPad runs iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 or higher, you have access to a new Inline replies feature which allows you to create threads from a message (similar to Slack).
RELATED: How to Use Threads on Slack to Group Conversations
When you create a thread, others can reply to it, as well. This way, a single conversation can be tracked in a single thread.
To get started, open the Messages app on your iPhone or iPad and go to a group conversation. Find a message to which you want to send an Inline reply, and then tap and hold it.
In the popup, tap “Reply.”
You’ll now see the message above the keyboard. Type your reply, and then tap the Send button.
The Messages app will have a new interface that links messages, showing the response you just sent as an Inline reply.
When there’s more than one reply to a message, tap “(X) Replies” (“X” will be the number of replies) to expand the thread.
The popup will now show all the messages in the thread.
Want to make an iMessage group conversation stand out? Give it a unique display picture!
RELATED: How to Change the Group Conversation Photo in Messages on iPhone and iPad
