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01What to do now

Open Messages

Tap the green Messages app on your Home Screen.

Official Apple Messages conversation list — Official screen from Apple Support . Your screen may look slightly different after an update.

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Official screenshots are used when the manufacturer publishes them. Any additional visual is carefully recreated from the current menu. Instructions are based on Send and reply to messages on iPhone , checked 29 July 2026.

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