Yep! Friend, you know all the pictures and video clips
sitting in the various text-message threads on your iPhone and iPad. Well, for
one thing, they’re probably gobbling up
a lot of precious storage space. And here’s another thing, the snapshots and videos in iOS-7 message
app aren't automatically saved to your iPhone and iPad Camera Roll, a fact
worth keeping in mind before you delete an entire message thread.
Now, saving a single picture message or video isn't a big
deal, just tap the photo/video in a Message thread, tap the little “share” icon
in the bottom-left for iPhone or top-right for iPad corner of the screen, then
tap the “Save Image” button.
Tap the little “list” button to see all the photos and
videos in a message thread.But what if we’re dealing with a lengthy message
thread laced with dozens of images and clips, Isn't there an easier way to hunt
them all down.
Well, Here’s what you do…
Launch the Messages app, open a message thread with photos or
videos inside, then tap one of the them.Look in the bottom-right for iPhone or top-left corner of
the screen, you should see a little “list” icon (it’s the one with three
horizontal lines). Go ahead and tap it. Don’t see the icon? Tap the image again
and the icon should appear.
You should now see a list of all the photos and even videos
sitting in the message thread, complete with file names like “IMG_000″ and
thumbnail images for each picture. Tap a thumbnail to jump to the specific
picture or video.
Unfortunately, there’s no way to save every photo and video
in a message thread all at once instead, you’ll have to save them one at a
time. Just tap the photo or video, tap the “Share” button, bottom-left corner
of the screen for iPhone and top right
on iPad, then tap Save Image or Save Video.
Remember, you can always swipe between images and videos
rather than going back to the list view.
And one thing,
Want to delete a photo or video in a message thread? Tap and
hold the image or video until the black bubble appears, tap More, then tap the
Trash icon. You can also select additional messages, photos and videos before
tapping Trash.
Didn’t find as many photos and videos in a message thread as
you were expecting? Try this, tap the top of the screen to jump to the very
beginning of the thread, then tap the “Load Earlier Messages” link.
