How to get Forward SMS from TextPort

iPhone 3 steps · Updated

Quick answer

Forward SMS is a separate app from the same maker. It forwards text messages as they arrive. It does not save old chats.

  1. Tap the gear in Saved Chats.
  2. Under Our Apps, tap Forward SMS.
  3. Tap Get on the App Store page.

What you need

  • ✓TextPort on your iPhone
  • ✓iOS 17 or newer for Forward SMS

Steps

  1. Tap the gear

    It is in the top left of Saved Chats. Settings opens.

    Saved Chats with the gear button in the top left highlighted
  2. Tap Forward SMS

    It is under Our Apps. The App Store page opens.

    TextPort Settings with the Forward SMS row marked under Our Apps
  3. Tap Get

    It is on the App Store page. Forward SMS downloads as its own app.

Done

Forward SMS is on your iPhone as its own app. TextPort works the same as before.

Problems

The App Store page does not open.

Check that your iPhone is online. Or open the App Store and search for SMS Forwarder.

You want to save old messages.

That is TextPort. See Pick a way to import a chat.

None of these match.

Email [email protected]. Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day.

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