I have a text msg conversation with someone that I don't want to delete. I want to start a new conversaiton with them but when I start a new text it automatically attaches to the existing conversation. How do I start a second conversation? Thanks for you help!
iPhone 4S, iOS 7
You can't. It will group them by number so as long as you are texting the same number it will be in the same thread.
You can delete individual messages from the thread after you send them.
Hold a message bubble, tap more, select the messages to delete and tap the trach can icon on the dottom left.
Unfortunately, the default Messages app associates a message to a recipient, not to a conversation. So it will get jumbled with the rest.
On the same spirit, might want to do a full backup of the phone thru iTunes on a computer and storing locally, after the message(s) are in. If needed, can later extract the message contents from that backup, even if no longer on the phone and as long as you don't overwrite the backup file that contains them. Go to iTunes / Preferences / Devices, select the correct backup, do a Control-Click (or Right-Click) and select Archive from the dropdown menu. Rename the backup file appropriately so it won't get overwritten next time you back up the phone.
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