Inline Reply No Longer Available in IOS 26

Why can I no longer do inline replies to text messages after the IOS 26 update? When I hold down on a message to reply to it, there is not a reply option. So inconvenient…

Posted on Dec 9, 2025 2:56 PM

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Dec 11, 2025 1:41 AM in response to Jackfrost31

Fixes that work:

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Inline Reply No Longer Available in IOS 26

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