What if apply Changes is gray?

The shift is still +0. Tap − or + first.

What if I see “No Timestamps”?

No message in the chat has a date. Long press a message. Tap Edit Timestamp to add one.

Long press the gray date line for that day. Tap Edit Date. See Change the date of a whole day.

Long press the message. Tap Edit Timestamp. See Edit a message's text or time.

Do steps 1 to 6 again. Pick the opposite number.

Check your internet. Tap OK. Then tap Apply Changes again.

Email support@textportapp.com. Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day.

Many chat apps do not show the year on recent messages. TextPort has to guess it from your screenshots.

No. The shift moves every message that has a date. Use Edit Date on a date line to change one day.

iPhone 7 steps · Updated Nov 10, 2026

In a chat from screenshots or Scroll Capture:

Every dated message moves by that many years.

Tap …

Open the chat. It is next to Export at the bottom.
Tap Edit Messages

The Edit Messages card opens.

No Edit Messages? The chat came from Messages, WhatsApp, or LINE. Its dates are exact.
Tap Bulk Edit Timestamps

It is under the short video. Bulk Edit Timestamps opens.
Tap − or +

It is next to Shift years by. − (1) goes back a year. + (2) goes forward a year.

Tap again for more years. You can go up to 10 years either way.
Check the preview

Under Preview, each year shows an arrow to its new year.
Tap Apply Changes

It is the blue button at the bottom. The sheet closes.
Check the chat

The dates in the chat show the new years.

Every message with a date moved by the same number of years. The day and time did not change.

What you seeWhat to do

Apply Changes is gray.: The shift is still +0. Tap − or + first.
No Timestamps: No message in the chat has a date. Long press a message. Tap Edit Timestamp to add one.
Only one day has the wrong year.: Long press the gray date line for that day. Tap Edit Date. See Change the date of a whole day.
Only one message has the wrong time.: Long press the message. Tap Edit Timestamp. See Edit a message's text or time.
You moved the years the wrong way.: Do steps 1 to 6 again. Pick the opposite number.
Error: Check your internet. Tap OK. Then tap Apply Changes again.
None of these match.: Email [email protected]. Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day.

: Many chat apps do not show the year on recent messages. TextPort has to guess it from your screenshots.
: No. The shift moves every message that has a date. Use Edit Date on a date line to change one day.