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iPad User Guide

Share content in Messages on iPad

You can share images, links, and other content using the Messages app. When someone shares content with you, you can find it in a Shared with You section in the corresponding apps. Apps that support Shared with You include Photos, Music, News, and more.

Share content with others

  1. Go to the Messages app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. In a conversation, do one of the following:

  3. Add a message (optional), then tap 👁 the Send button
    .

From another app (like Podcasts, News, or Music), select the content you want to share, tap 👁 the More button
, tap Share, then choose Messages.

Find all the content someone shared with you

  1. Go to the Messages app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Open the conversation whose content you want to see.

  3. Tap the contact or group icon at the top of the conversation.

  4. Swipe left, then tap Photos, Links, Documents, Locations, or Wallet.

    If a category doesn’t appear, you didn’t receive anything of that type in this conversation.

Note: Content only appears in Shared with You if the person who sent it is in your contacts.

You can find a Shared with You section in Photos, Safari, Music, Podcasts, and other supported apps. If you don’t want items someone sends to you to appear in those other apps, tap tap the contact or group icon at the top of the conversation, tap Info, then turn off Shared with You.

Review and save photos or videos

If you receive multiple photos or videos at the same time, they’re automatically grouped into a collage (two to three items) or a stack (four or more).

  1. Go to the Messages app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Look inside a stack: Tap to open, then swipe through a stack to view, reply, or interact with each photo or video individually.

    • Save a photo or video: Tap 👁 the Save Photo button
      next to the photo or stack.

Pin shared content

If someone shares content that’s especially interesting, you can quickly pin it in Messages. This elevates it in the Shared with You section of supported apps, in Messages search, and in the conversation details (the info you see when you tap the contact or group icon at the top of the conversation).

  1. Go to the Messages app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Open the conversation with the content you want to pin.

  3. Touch and hold the message bubble containing the attachment, then tap Pin.

Note: Photos can be saved to your library, but not pinned.

Hide shared content

You can adjust your settings to hide an app’s Shared with You section.

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
     on your iPad.

  2. Tap Apps, then tap Messages.

  3. Tap Shared with You, then turn off Automatic Sharing, or turn off Shared with You for a specific app.

Note: You can have your (or a family member’s) iPad receive warnings about sensitive content and warn you before it’s sent or received. See Receive warnings about sensitive content or Turn on or off checking for sensitive images and videos.

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