What if none of the names is you?

Tap None of these, I didn’t send any. This is right if you only read the chat.

How do I change the name shown on my messages?

Tap Your name, shown on your messages. Your name in this chat opens. Type the name. Tap Save.

What if Finish import is gray?

Tap a name first. If it is still gray, tap Your name, shown on your messages and add your name.

What if I see “No name shown”?

Messages did not include the names, so TextPort cannot tell who sent what. Pick the row with your messages, or None of these, I didn’t send any.

What if you picked the wrong name?

Tap the chat name at the top. Chat Details opens. Tap the person who is you. Turn on This is me. Tap the back button, then the X. See Edit the chat name and people's names.

What if my chat is from WhatsApp?

See Choose which WhatsApp person is you.

What if a screenshot chat has a message on the wrong side?

Press and hold the message. Tap Mark as Outgoing or Mark as Incoming. See Fix who sent a message.

What if none of these problems match mine?

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

Why does TextPort ask this?

So your messages show on the right, like in Messages. The name also shows on your messages in exports.

How to tell TextPort which person is you

iPhone 3 steps · Updated Nov 5, 2026

Quick answer

TextPort asks Which one is you? at the end of a Messages import.

Tap your name.
Tap Finish import.

Your messages then show on the right. The chat opens by itself.

What you need

✓TextPort on your iPhone
✓A Messages import that has finished reading the chat

Steps

Tap your name

Which one is you? shows each person and how many messages they sent. Tap your name (1).

If TextPort picked a name for you, check that it is right.
Tap Finish import

It is at the bottom (2). The chat opens by itself.
Check the chat

Your messages are on the right.

Done

TextPort knows which messages are yours. Exports show them as sent by you.

Problems

What you seeWhat to do

None of the names is you.: Tap None of these, I didn’t send any. This is right if you only read the chat.
You want a different name on your messages.: Tap Your name, shown on your messages. Your name in this chat opens. Type the name. Tap Save.
Finish import is gray.: Tap a name first. If it is still gray, tap Your name, shown on your messages and add your name.
No name shown: Messages did not include the names, so TextPort cannot tell who sent what. Pick the row with your messages, or None of these, I didn’t send any.
You picked the wrong name.: Tap the chat name at the top. Chat Details opens. Tap the person who is you. Turn on This is me. Tap the back button, then the X. See Edit the chat name and people's names.
Your chat is from WhatsApp.: See Choose which WhatsApp person is you.
Your chat is from screenshots, and a message is on the wrong side.: Press and hold the message. Tap Mark as Outgoing or Mark as Incoming. See Fix who sent a message.
None of these match.: Email [email protected]. Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day.