how to copy/paste text messages with iOS10

I am trying to copy a part of a message in the messages app. I often copy numbers, contacts etc. and then paste them to other places. After i updated to latest iOS, it is only possible to copy the entire message. If i try to highlight/select part of the message as before, it brings up these ridiculous response bubbles. I would gladly turn this feature off, but i cannot find where to do that. (text copied from "johny24" the same issue mentioned in Mac OS, I fully agree to this also in iOS on iPhone 6, iPad mini, iPhone 5, iPhone 5s)

coronac wrote:

After i updated to latest iOS, it is only possible to copy the entire message.

Yes, that seems to be the case.

Submit your feedback to Apple here:

http://www.apple.com/feedback

Meanwhile, copy the whole message, then edit after pasting.

Tap and hold on the message you want to copy and tap Copy from the menu that pops up on the bottom.

To paste you can either tap and hold or double tap into the text field.

Were you able to figure out how to see Copy/More on your screen? I can see it on my screen, but my mom can't see it on hers. We both have 10.0.02. Thank you.

That's got to be it!! Thank you! I naturally press and hold my finger down on the screen, and I always get the Copy/More to show up. I'm almost certain she's tapping the texts instead of pressing and holding. It must be an age differe thing. 🙂 Sharing this with her and I hope it will solve the issue.

I'm unable to copy entire message. Message has a time (9 am) in it and that's all that gets copied.

cq

frankly, and this will get deleted I am sure - just another example of ****ing up free ice cream with this abomination of an OS.

guess I held my nose just right one time and neither those stupid icons popped up, nor did it try to create a calendar event for the time in the text. Finally, after trying the tap and hold 6 times, the copy/more box appeared.

Tap and release, then tap, hold and release is correct, but you need wait a fraction of a second longer than you might think between the first tap and the second tap, hold and release for the copy/more window to come up. It feels unnaturally slow, but it works.

I use yo be able to print a reply from text messages. It was very helpful for directions or data to long to memorize.

It was so easy with old IOS 9.

Can you tell me how with IOS 10

And so what the **** are these grayrd out copy paste and cut keyboard icons for landscape mode? Absolutely stupid that's what!

They put the copy and paste keys on the keyboard and it doesn't even work in iMessage. Secondly, tap and hold to get the pace dialogue on an iPhone 7 Plus and's up with a magnification tool instead depending on how hard you press. It takes about seven attempts to get to the right dialogue. The force touch screen also prevents tapping and holding to save images in any website

iOS 10 has effectively put a copy and paste keyboard key into the iPhone 7, but it doesn't work in half of the apps it appears in. And that's talking about Apple apps! The keyboard keys don't even work fully functional in their own developed apps.

As you can see in the below three screenshots, there is a cut and paste dialogue on the keyboard in landscape mode on my iPhone 7 Plus. The second two of the three screenshots, show the two different dialogue switch a pair when I tap and hold in the message area, I noted to paste the text I wanted to paste. The experience for me is very stressful because, I am looking at a paste button on the keyboard which does not recognize the clipboard. Secondly I receive them off restoration by trying to find the right amount of pressure on the screen to get the paste dialogue instead of the magnifying glass. Force touch has definitely overlooked a lot of the major general usage which most people use the touchscreen far with tap and hold . for me twisting the keyboard into landscape mode on an iPhone 7, or 7+, and seeing these keys present which are not functional, and only visible as grayrd out.

If it's possible to paste a text in with your finger on the touch screen, then why isn't it possible to do it with the paste button on the keyboard which is visible in the below screenshot? Let Me guess; they forgot!

Thailand Amulets wrote:

If it's possible to paste a text in with your finger on the touch screen, then why isn't it possible to do it with the paste button on the keyboard which is visible in the below screenshot? Let Me guess; they forgot!

Since you feel so strongly about it, you should let Apple know:

http://www.apple.com/feedback

though my problem is the balloons dont stay up long enough for me to copy past cut etc. they are gone in fractions of seconds unless i do the action 3 times or more.

Thank you. This works. I have been trying to get use to the multitouch system.