Disable Hyperlinks in Text Messages/iMessage?

Hi. I want to help my dad. He wants to disable hyperlinks automatically in all of the text/iMessage messages he receives on his iPhone. I believe he has an iPhone 8 Plus. I can’t find a solution anywhere. Does anyone know if disabling hyperlinks in iMessage is possible? If yes, how?

iPhone 8 Plus

Posted on Jul 22, 2022 11:18 AM

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-Bubba-

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Jul 22, 2022 11:23 AM in response to chandarae

It's not possible to disable all hyperlinks from incoming messages.

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