Learning to text by phone #

How to text to phone number not yet in my contacts

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Jun 16, 2023 9:00 AM

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Lawrence Finch

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Posted on Jun 16, 2023 9:00 AM

Put the phone number in the To field.

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Lawrence Finch

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Jun 16, 2023 9:00 AM in response to aleksiya112

Put the phone number in the To field.

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