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How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone 8 — Step 1/15

Text messages (SMS) are short, text-only messages sent over the mobile network. Multimedia messages (MMS) are similar to text messages except they allow you to add images, sounds or other files to the message.
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How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone 8 — Step 2/15

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Touch Messages.
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How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone 8 — Step 3/15

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Touch the Compose icon.
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Enter the recipient's mobile phone number or touch the + icon to select someone from your contacts list.
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How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone 8 — Step 5/15

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Touch the desired contact.
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How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone 8 — Step 6/15

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Touch Text Message.
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Enter your text message.
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How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone 8 — Step 8/15

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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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How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone 8 — Step 9/15

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Or, to make this a multimedia message, touch the camera icon.
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How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone 8 — Step 10/15

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Touch Photo Library.
You can also swipe right for recent photos, or touch the shutter icon to take a photo.
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How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone 8 — Step 11/15

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Touch the desired album.
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How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone 8 — Step 12/15

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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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How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone 8 — Step 15/15

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Your message has been sent.