Messages settings, 51 messages settings – Apple iPad iOS 8.1 User Manual

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Chapter 5

Messages

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Send your current location. Tap Details, then tap Send My Current Location to send a map that
shows where you are.
Share your location. Tap Details, tap Share My Location, then specify the length of time. The
person you’re texting can see your location by tapping Details. To turn Share My Location on
or off, or to select the device that determines your location, go to Settings > iCloud > Share My
Location (under Advanced).
Send items from another app. In the other app, tap Share or , then tap Message.
Share, save, or print an attachment. Tap the attachment, then tap .
Copy a photo or video. Touch and hold the attachment, then tap Copy.

Messages settings

Go to Settings > Messages, where you can:

Turn iMessage on or off

Notify others when you’ve read their messages

Specify phone numbers, Apple IDs, and email addresses to use with Messages

Show the Subject field

Block unwanted messages

Set how long to keep messages

Manage the expiration of audio messages and video messages created within Messages
(audio or video attachments created outside of Messages are kept until you delete
them manually)

Manage notifications for messages. See

Notification Center

on page 33.

Set the alert sound for incoming text messages. See

Sounds and silence

on page 34.

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