Have you ever needed to send a text, but your phone wasn't handy? Good news. Now you can easily send texts right from your PC or Mac. We'll show you how.

Stop scrolling through your texts, looking for important messages. You can pin them for easy access later! On an Android phone, you can pin any message in a text thread. On an iPhone, you can pin a link or image. 

• Open a text conversation, then press down on the message and tap the pin icon (iPhone) or star icon (Android).
• Later, open the message thread, then tap your contact’s photo or initials. Look for Pinned messages. Tap it and you’ll see everything you’ve marked to save.

You can also pin an entire conversation so you don’t have to swipe down your inbox to find it. Just hold down on a thread and tap Pin. Now you’ll see it at the top of your message inbox. Handy!

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