How to put chats in folders

Your chats will be sorted into folders you can open with one tap.

iPhone 8 steps · Updated

What you need

  • ✓TextPort on your iPhone
  • ✓A chat saved in TextPort

Have a lot of chats? Put them in folders. Then tap a folder to see only the chats you need.

Steps

  1. 1

    Open the chat

    Open the chat you want to move. Tap the … button at the bottom right.

  2. 2

    Tap Add to Folder

    Tap Add to Folder. A list of folders opens.

    The … menu with Add to Folder highlighted
  3. 3

    Tap New Folder…

    No folder yet? Tap New Folder…. If you have one, tap its name instead.

    The Add to Folder sheet with None and New Folder…
  4. 4

    Name the folder

    Type a name, like Family. Tap the blue check mark.

    The New Folder sheet with Family typed in and the check mark highlighted
  5. 5

    Go back to Saved Chats

    Tap < in the top left. A folder bar now shows at the top.

  6. 6

    Tap a folder

    Tap Family to see only its chats. Tap All to see every chat. Tap + to make another folder.

    Saved Chats with the folder bar: All, Family, and a plus button. Only the Mom chat shows
  7. 7

    Move more chats

    In the list, long press a chat. Tap Add to Folder. Tap the folder.

    The long press menu on the Family group chat, with the Family folder highlighted
  8. 8

    Change a folder

    Long press a folder in the bar. Tap Rename or Delete.

    The folder menu with Rename, Delete, and Manage Folders…

Done

Your chats are sorted. Tap a folder at the top of Saved Chats to see just those chats.

Tips

  • A chat can be in one folder at a time. Moving it takes it out of the old one.

  • To take a chat out of a folder, pick None.

  • You can also manage folders in Settings › Chat Folders.

  • Folders are saved on this iPhone only.

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