The Details window
Messages Profiles
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Open a message, tap the icon pic
at the top, and then tap ‘i’ to the
details screen. You’re shown the person’s
name, some location options and also
images and attachments recently sent to
you by that person. You can turn alerts
and receipts on or off here too.1
On the Messages screen, tap the
Three-dots icon at the top for a
pop-up. The options offered are Manage
Messages List, which allows you to delete
unwanted messages several at a time,
and Edit Name and Photo, where you can
set up a profile. Tap this option.2
Tap the person’s name for their
contact details; you can start a
phone or FaceTime call from here. Tap
Send My Current Location to show them
where you are by sending a link to your
whereabouts on the Maps app, or Share
My Location to send it for a specified time.2
On the next screen, choose a picture
for yourself. This can be a photo, a
memoji, or simply your initials. You also get
to set your display name. After setting a
couple more options, this picture and name
are used to identify the messages you send
out from your iPhone.Group messages.
Group messages lets you talk to
more than one person at a time.You can add multiple recipients to start a
group conversation, just by typing more
than one person’s name or number in
the To field of a new message. When
group messaging, the name of the
sender appears above each message so
you can see who said what.In a group conversation, you can access
unique controls by tapping the People
icons at the top of the screen, then
tapping ‘i’. Add a name for the group,
add contacts, and turn on Do Not Disturb
to mute notifications. At the bottom of the
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