WSJ iPhone tip - answer texts on the fly

[ATCclears]

Answer iPhone Texts on the Fly

Credit: Katherine Bindley/The Wall Street Journal

When you get a text on an iPhone, the typical course of action is to glance at it and then go into the Messages app to respond. Don't! That extra step isn't actually necessary on newer iPhones.

Next time you receive a text, try pressing down on the notification itself. You'll get the option to type a reply to the message right there, from whatever screen you're currently in. It could save you literally seconds!

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[Member 5605]

I just say "hey Siri, read message"

Then she asks me if I want to respond and I say "Yes", I dictate and send.

Never have to look st my phone.

Same goes for the watch.

Does that mean I win over a manual response?


Btw: this feature was implemented a long time ago on iOS.