Master New Group Message Tools
The Messages app hasn’t seen major changes in iOS 14, but Apple has added some new tools to make accessing and handling message threads easier. All the new features discussed in this chapter are compatible with the overhauled Messages in macOS 11 Big Sur. (See Joe Kissell’s Take Control of Big Sur for more information.)
Messages Basics
Messages is a fairly intuitive app, but before we get on with what’s new, let’s cover a few things about Messages you might not know:
iMessage vs. text message: SMS is the standard way cell phones pass text messages back and forth. When you’re chatting with someone via SMS, ...
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