How to see all photos, videos, and files in a chat with TextPort
Quick answer
In the chat:
- Tap … next to Export.
- Tap View Attachments.
- Tap Images, Videos, Documents, or Other.
- Tap a photo or a file. Then tap the share button in the top right.
- Tap Save to Files, or pick an app to send it.
- On Mac: How to see all photos and files in a chat in TextPort for Mac
- On Windows: How to preview and save photos and files in TextPort for Windows
What you need
- ✓TextPort on your iPhone
- ✓A chat with photos or files, such as a WhatsApp or Messages chat
Steps
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Tap …
Open the chat. It is next to Export at the bottom.
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Tap View Attachments
Attachments opens.
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Tap a tab
Pick Images, Videos, Documents, or Other at the top.
Voice notes and other files are in Other.
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Tap a photo or a file
It opens full screen. Its name is at the top.
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Tap the share button
It is in the top right. The iPhone share sheet opens.
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Tap Save to Files
Pick a folder to keep it. Or tap an app to send it.
For a photo, tap Save Image to put it in Photos.
Done
You found the file you wanted. It is saved or sent.
Problems
There is no View Attachments in the menu.
The chat has no photos or files on this iPhone. Chats from screenshots show View Screenshots. Scroll Capture chats show View Screen Recording.
A tab says No Images, No Videos, No Documents, or No Other Files.
The chat has no files of that type. Tap another tab.
Not available on this device
The file is not on this iPhone. See Recover missing photos and attachments.
A photo is missing from a Messages chat.
None of these match.
Email [email protected]. Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day.
Tips
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To send every file at once, tap the share button on Attachments. TextPort makes one ZIP file.
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You can also long press a photo in the chat and tap Share.
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Stickers are in Images.
Questions
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In the Other tab. There is no separate tab for audio.
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TextPort reads the text in your screenshots. It may cut out a photo it finds. If a photo is missing, long press the message and tap Add attachment.
Next guides
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How to recover missing photos and attachments with TextPort
You will get the photos, videos, and files that were missing after a Messages import.
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How to add a missing attachment by hand with TextPort
You will put the right photo or file back on a message in your chat.
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How to read and fix voice message transcripts with TextPort
You will read a voice message as text, fix it, and pick if PDFs show it.
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How to export a WhatsApp chat to TextPort
You will get a WhatsApp chat saved in TextPort, with its messages and photos.
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How to read a chat in TextPort
You will know who sent each message and when, and how to hide or show the times.
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