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Reply to messages on Apple Watch

Reply to a message

Turn the Digital Crown to scroll to the bottom of the message, then choose how to reply.

To quickly respond with a Tapback, touch and hold a specific message in a conversation, then choose a Tapback—like thumbs-up or a heart.

A Messages conversation with Tapback options: heart, thumbs up, thumbs down, Ha Ha, !!, and ?. A Reply button is below.

Reply directly to one message in a conversation

In a group conversation, you can respond to a specific message inline to help keep conversations organized.

In a Messages conversation, touch and hold a specific message to reply to, then tap .
Create your response, then tap Send.
Only the person you reply to sees the message.

Share a message

The Sharing screen in the Messages app showing a message and two contacts.

Friends often include information and sentiments in their messages that you want to share with others. To share a message, follow these steps:

In a Messages conversation, touch and hold a specific message, then tap .
Choose people you often exchange messages with, or tap Messages or Mail.
If you’ve chosen Messages or Mail, add contacts and, if you’re sending an email, a subject.
Tap Send.

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