iPhone Basics for Seniors: How To Use Apple Messages

Learning how to send a text message is easy. In this video I cover the basics of how to do just that. If you're new to texting or would like to learn a trick or two, then this video is for you. This is Part 4 in my 12 Part iPhone Basics Series.

Here are chapter markers if you'd like to jump around:

Intro: 0:00
Settings: 2:06
Create First Text Message: 4:29
Delete a Text Message: 6:13
Recover a Deleted Text Message: 7:31
Search & Filter Messages: 8:55
Pin a Favorite Conversation: 10:39

Here are links to the first 3 videos in the iPhone Basics Series:

[DreamDetective]

Sending a message text when the keyboard comes up there is a little microphone at the bottom near the space key. If you touch this small microphone you can speak your message, I'm doing it right now into this comment box. I use it all the time. It's great, easy and it's just more natural. You may make mistakes so you do need to read it over after you've spoken your message to correct any mistakes but it makes it easier specially for some of us who find it difficult to type on the small keyboard.

[markexploringnewstuff]

OK, I gotta admit I saw this video and chuckled - Basics for Seniors and Messages. Come on now, messaging is so simple, you don’t need a video. Damn, was I wrong - after using messaging for many years - I found out stuff I didn’t know. Thanks for breaking through my skepticism. Count me in as a ew subscriber.

[barbaraorr]

Learn something new with each of your videos. Thank you, Rich!

[billycullen]

Brilliant as ever Rich! Scotland sends greetings!

[lindamorse]

I never knew about “pin”. I have had an iphone forever. ❤thank you. I am watching all your videos and I learn something on almost every one.

[hattiedraper]

THANK YOU! Very helpful - I didn’t know what I didn’t know. Thanks for helping me discover.

[annhanrahan]

I am enjoying watching the series for beginner iPhone users, however, every time I go back to see the next video I can’t find them. There’s nowhere to click for those videos. I spent 15 minutes looking for the next video and I didn’t know how to find it. Is there an easy way just to click on beginner series for iPhones?

[stefienardelli]

Rich - thank you so much for slow and clear explanations. as was said earlier, using for years but several new eye-openers. (always wondered about recapturing deleteds)…..another new follower.❤

[jimgrant]

Rich, another excellent video. Keep 'em coming.

You showed and spoke about "conversations", but I don't think you stated what they are. I think a sentence explaining the difference between a conversation and a message would help.

[jamessweet]

Thank you, Rich. As always, very useful information.

[thiagofbenedicto]

Absolutely like this video. From Brazil, Rich. God Bless you

[charleneford]

Thank you. The videos are greatly helpful.

[kpayne]

Just found your channel and subscribed. It has been very helpful. Keep up the great work.

[BlingyBea]

Another helpful video and I thought I had it figured out😂. Question do you know how to stop that first letter that I’m typing from changing it to lowercase every time I start typing even though it was capitalized when I started typing?

[BlingyBea]

That’s so cool, pinned comments, learned something new again, just did mine.

[anngaston]

Do you have your directions in writing that may be ordered.? I need to follow directions from writing. Thanks. Ann gaston

[gingermolinero]

Thank you for showing me how to recover accidentally deleted messages

I’m 86 and I own 2 iPads and a iPhone 16Pro. I’m quite conversant with the use of these. When I want to know more, I use Youtube and get my answers. SENIORS learn the same way as everyone else. I get INSULTED by seeing such things as “iPhone Basics for Seniors”. iPhone basics are iPhone basics, PERIOD. NO NEED to add for By the way, good video!

[carriethompson]

When I go to the pencil and type in my friends name it vines up several times. How do I delete the extra ones? Also, I texted my friend, but instead of getting her answer on the same text, she texted me back on a new one, and I don’t understand that. Can you explain this? I don’t want to try to understand how to work two texts at once for one person about one conversation at the same time!!

[Papa-hsyg]

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