Apple Intelligence now features Image Playground, Genmoji, Writing Tools enhancements, seamless support for ChatGPT, and visual intelligence.

Apple Intelligence has also begun language expansion with localized English support for Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the U.K. Learn more >

You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

📰 Newsroom Update

Voice Memos update brings Layered Recordings to iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. Learn more >

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Why doesn't "reply" show up as an option when I hold down on a specific message in a group text?

I found these instructions:

How to reply to a specific message

  1. Open a Messages conversation.
  2. Touch and hold a message bubble, then tap the Reply button .
  3. Type your message, then tap the Send button .


However, "Reply" doesn't show as an option.

I see only "copy" "translate" and "More"

"More" only offers the trash symbol and an arrow which copies the text into a new message.



iPhone 7, iOS 14

Posted on May 23, 2022 5:21 PM

Reply
1 reply

May 24, 2022 11:52 AM in response to SB2438sb2

Hello SB2438sb2,


If you are unable to reply to specific messages, is the message that you are trying to reply to an iMessage or an SMS/MMS message? Only iMessages can be replied to using the steps in the article you listed. 


Also, let’s ensure your iPhone is fully updated using these steps from Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:

1. Back up your device using iCloud or your computer.
2. Plug your device into power and connect to the internet with Wi-Fi.
3. Go to Settings > General, then tap Software Update.
4. If you see two software update options available, choose the one that you want to install.
The Settings app on iPhone showing options to update to iOS 14.8 or iOS 15.
5. Tap Install Now. If you see Download and Install instead, tap it to download the update, enter your passcode, then tap Install Now. If you don't know your passcode, learn what to do.


We hope that helps!

Why doesn't "reply" show up as an option when I hold down on a specific message in a group text?

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.