Can no longer swipe out of message conversations - iOS 17

Throughout most of iOS 17 I could swipe from the left of the screen to exit a conversation in the messages app, this is no longer the case and is an extreme inconvenience.

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Oct 24, 2023 1:36 PM

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K_Faith

Community Specialist

Oct 25, 2023 12:11 PM in response to SawMage

Hello SawMage,

Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities, and we'll be happy to help in any way we can. We understand you have feedback about an unavailable feature for Apple that you would like recognized. You can leave feedback for them here: Product Feedback - Apple

We hope this helps.

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Can no longer swipe out of message conversations - iOS 17

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