How to start a new SMS/iMessage thread from scratch?

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How to start a new SMS/iMessage thread from scratch?

Without deleting the old one in the history. Like in e-mails, I can compose a new e-mail thread from scratch. How can I do that with iMessages and SMSes? I like to keep things organized. This is in an old iPhone 11 Pro Max's iOS v26.6.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

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Posted on Jul 29, 2026 8:22 PM

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razmee209

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Jul 30, 2026 10:01 AM in response to antdude

antdude wrote:

Without deleting the old one in the history. Like in e-mails, I can compose a new e-mail thread from scratch. How can I do that with iMessages and SMSes? I like to keep things organized. This is in an old iPhone 11 Pro Max's iOS v26.6.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

You don't, message doesn't work like email.

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