How to Save Images or Videos from Text Messages on iPhone

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This wikiHow teaches you how to save photos sent as text messages to your iPhone.

Part 1

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Its icon is green and contains a white speech bubble.
Select the conversation between you and a contact that contains photos you want to save to your phone.

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You will have the option to select “Copy,” “Save,” or “More…”
The image will save to your phone and you can view the image in your Photos app.

Part 2

Part 2 of 2:

Its icon is green and contains a white speech bubble.
Select the threaded conversation that has photos you want to save to your phone.
It’s in the upper right corner of your screen.
You will see all of the images and attachments sent between you and that contact.
You will have the option to choose “Copy,” “Delete,” or “More…”
You will now be able to select the images.
A blue checkmark will appear in the bottom right corner of the selected images.
The selected images will save to your phone. You can view them in your Photos app.

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