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Q: Messages: Select text iOS 10 for paste/lookup

Prior to iOS 10 I could select a part of a text message to copy instead of being forced to select the entire bubble. Am I doing something wrong? I don't get the lookup feature or text select magnify like I used to.

iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 10.0.2

Posted on Sep 30, 2016 12:43 AM

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Q: Messages: Select text iOS 10 for paste/lookup

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  • by 10,000 Angry Vegans,Helpful

    10,000 Angry Vegans 10,000 Angry Vegans Oct 1, 2016 1:16 PM in response to Ride907
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    Oct 1, 2016 1:16 PM in response to Ride907

    I have the same issue and I've provided feedback to them.

     

    I receive a number of automated messages each day from e.g. monitoring systems and my data carrier, all of which contain snippets of authorisation codes/passwords that I need to copy and paste into a browser.

     

    To illustrate, an example of a carrier message is below:

     

    A Photo/Video message was sent to you but couldn't be delivered. A notification on how to view this message will follow shortly. Your password is: MdhzupF/KyFD

     

    Previously I could select the password within the message and paste it into Safari on the move. Now there's all the HAHA timewasting apparatus in the way I have to either:

     

    1. Copy the message in its entirety, go to the Home screen, open Notes, create a new note, tap, paste, highlight and copy the password there and then switch to Safari, or
    2. Flick between the iMessage and Safari apps while chanting the password out loud, three characters at a time, essentially using myself as a clipboard while resisting the urge to bend the phone in half

     

    As with the removal of the ability to group Notifications by app, this is a cause of worry in the workplace because it introduces behaviour that makes busy office phones much harder to use, not easier.

     

    Please Apple, don't make us ditch you at work! We just need options to switch new behaviours on and off.

  • by mhubbard58,

    mhubbard58 mhubbard58 Oct 2, 2016 7:19 AM in response to Ride907
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    Oct 2, 2016 7:19 AM in response to Ride907

    I agree that this is a major mistake by Apple.  I'd rather have the select capability in text messaging than all the new fluff they've added.

    I found a kludge workaround that may be a little less hassle than copying the text to Notes.  Just select the entire message, select More at the bottom, select Forward.  Then you can select and copy the specific text in the forwarded message.  Then just cancel the message being forwarded.

    Note that this is hopefully just a workaround until Apple fixes this.  I hate that the new message capability is complicated, unintuitive, and reduced functionality.  They need to wake up!

  • by insats22,Helpful

    insats22 insats22 Oct 4, 2016 1:36 PM in response to Ride907
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    Oct 4, 2016 1:36 PM in response to Ride907

    The same has happened to Messages in MacOS. It's extremely frustrating.

  • by 10,000 Angry Vegans,

    10,000 Angry Vegans 10,000 Angry Vegans Oct 5, 2016 12:31 AM in response to mhubbard58
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    Oct 5, 2016 12:31 AM in response to mhubbard58

    I found a kludge workaround that may be a little less hassle than copying the text to Notes.  Just select the entire message, select More at the bottom, select Forward.  Then you can select and copy the specific text in the forwarded message.  Then just cancel the message being forwarded.

     

    Thank you. This is my go-to workaround for the moment