Send photo, video, or audio messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Personalize your messages even more with interactive photos, videos, and audio messages.
Depending on your carrier, messaging rates might apply when you send SMS/MMS. If you use iMessage and Wi-Fi is unavailable, cellular datarates might apply.

Send and personalize your photo messages
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Send video messages
- In a message conversation, tap
. - When the Camera app opens, choose Video.*
- Tap
to start recording or tap
to add an effect to your video before or after you record. - When you’re done recording, tap
. From here, you can tap Edit to edit your video or tap Done. - Tap
send message to send. If you don’t want to send the video, tap
message in the upper-right corner.
* Video isn’t available when you’re on a call.
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Send an existing photo or video
- In a message conversation, tap
. - Select a photo or tap All Photos to pick a photo from your Photos app. After you choose a photo, you can edit the photo or use Markup before you send it. Just tap the photo thumbnail in the message thread and select Markup or Edit.
- Tap
to send.
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Send audio messages
- In a message conversation, touch and hold
to record an audio message. - To preview your message, tap
. To cancel, tap
. To send, tap
.
To play an audio message, tap the message. To save an audio message, tap Keep underneath the message.
The Messages app deletes audio messages after 2 minutes. To keep your audio messages longer, go to Settings > Messages. Scroll down and tap Expire under Audio Messages, then select After 2 Minutes or Never.
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Learn more
- Learn more about the Messages app.
- If you can’t send or receive messages, learn what to do.



















