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Rearrange the iMessage app menu to bring favourites within reach
The Messages app can place frequently used iMessage apps low in its menu, while apps you rarely use appear at the top. Users can fix this by rearranging the menu, making the features they rely on easier to reach.
The article says iOS 27 includes 14 default apps for sharing items such as locations, voice recordings, stickers, GIFs, music, photos and polls. To move an app, open a conversation, tap the plus button, then press and drag its icon. Apps can be downloaded through the iMessage App Store, managed or switched off in Settings, or removed from the phone. The article also advises considering privacy and in-app costs, and notes that Family Sharing can require children to get approval for purchases.
In short
- Rearrange iMessage apps by pressing and dragging their icons.
- iOS 27 includes 14 default apps in Messages.
- Settings lets you manage apps and purchasing controls.
Explained simply
iMessage apps are small features available inside Apple’s Messages app. They let people share things such as photos, locations, stickers and voice recordings without switching to another app.
Apple provides a set of these features, and users can download more from the iMessage App Store. Their order in the menu affects how easy they are to find, so people can move the ones they use most nearer the top.
These apps are part of Apple’s wider system for communicating and sharing content. Some may involve privacy choices or extra costs, and Family Sharing settings can require children to get approval for purchases.
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Originally published by Engadget as “One annoying problem with the iPhone Messages app has an easy fix”.