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Sometimes we read a text message and can’t respond at the time. Marking a message as “Unread” can be used as a reminder to reply to that message at some point. At this time, iOS does not allow you to mark read text messages as “Unread.” But there is a solution.
Continue reading to learn how to mark text you’ve read as “Unread.” Plus, she discovers another way to remind herself to reply to a text message later and how to prevent a sent message from being delivered.
How to mark an iMessage as unread on an iPhone
You can mark a read text message as “Unread” by forwarding it to yourself and leaving it unread. Here we explain how to do it from your iPhone:
- Press and hold the text message you want to mark as unread.
- A menu will appear. Choose “More.”
- At the bottom right of the screen, tap the arrow or “Forward” icon. Forward the message to your number and send it. You will now have a copy of that message that will show as “Unread.”
How to mark an iMessage as unread on an iPad
To have a read text message show as “Unread”, you can forward the text to yourself. Follow these steps to do it using your iPad:
- Press and hold the text message you want to mark as unread.
- When a menu appears, select “More.”
- Tap the “Forward” or arrow icon at the bottom right of the screen. Forward the message to your number and then send it. It will reach your messages and show as “Unread.”
How to mark an iMessage as unread on a Mac
To display a previously read text message as “Unread,” you can create a copy of the message by forwarding it to yourself. Here’s how to forward the text to yourself from your Mac:
- Launch the iMessage app.
- Click the message to select it.
- Right click on the message, click “forward”.
- Then enter your number to forward the message to yourself.
- You will now have a copy of the message that is displayed as “Unread.”
How to pin messages
Another way to remind yourself to reply to a message later is to pin it. Your pinned conversations will move to the top of the iMessage app and display the contact’s image, if one is available. Here’s how to pin an iMessage:
- Go to the message you want to reply to later.
- Swipe right over the text and select the “Pin” icon. The message will automatically be pinned to the top.
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Alternatively:
- Tap the “Edit” or “More” menu icon.
- Choose “Edit Pins” and the yellow pins will appear to the right of your conversations.
- Tap the yellow pin next to the conversation you want to pin.
- Tap “Done.”
Stop reading your read messages
Once you’ve read a message, there’s no way to mark it as “Unread” in iMessage, but there are some workarounds. If you want to remember that you need to respond to a text message at some point, you can forward it to it and leave it unopened. Alternatively, you can pin the message so that the contact icon appears at the top.
Besides forwarding a text message to yourself, what other methods do you use to remind yourself to respond? Share your ideas in the comments p below.
