How to edit messages on iPhone and iPad with two-finger tap

October 24, 2019

Want to be more efficient with managing your messages on your iPhone or iPad? Follow along for how to access edit mode in the Messages app with a two-finger tap on iPhone and iPad.

iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 bring a variety of updates including UI changes across the built-in iOS apps. With the latest software, accessing edit mode in Messages is buried a couple of levels deep, but fortunately, there’s a handy two-finger shortcut.

Below, we’ll look at quickly entering edit mode in the all messages view as well as inside a specific thread in Apple’s first-party Messages app on iPhone and iPad.

How to edit messages on iPhone and iPad with two-finger tap

From the all messages view:

Open the Messages app and head to the all messages view
Give a two-finger tap on any of the message threads
Use a two-finger scroll to select multiple messages
Choose Delete (or Read when applicable)
Tap Done

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Inside a message:

You can also take advantage of the two-finger tap inside a message instead of having to long press, then tap More.

Open a specific thread inside the Messages app
Two-finger tap on a message you want to forward or delete
Use a two-finger scroll to select multiple messages in a thread

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Author: Michael Potuck
Source: 9TO5Mac

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