How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone

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Touch Messages.

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Touch the Compose icon.

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Enter the recipientʼs mobile phone number or touch the + icon to select a contact.

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Touch the desired contact.

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Touch Text Message.

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Enter your text message.

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Touch the green arrow or blue arrow icon to send the message.

Note: The green arrow indicates an SMS/MMS and the blue arrow indicates an iMessage.

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Or, to make this a multimedia message, touch the camera icon.

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Touch Photos.
You can also swipe right for recent photos, or touch the shutter icon to take a photo.

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Touch the desired album.

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Touch the desired picture.

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Touch Choose.

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Touch the green arrow or blue arrow icon to send the message.

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Your message has been sent.

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Applicable to: iPhone 6 Plus, 6s, 6s plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, SE (2nd Gen), X, Xs, Xs Max, XR, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, 12, 12 Pro, 12 Mini, 12 Pro Max.

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