# What the Saved Chats screen in TextPort shows

## Quick answer

**Saved Chats** is the first screen in TextPort. Each row is one saved chat. It shows a date and how many messages there are. Tap a row to open it. Tap the magnifying glass at the top to search every chat. Tap **Add Chat** at the bottom to import a new one.

## What you need

- TextPort on your iPhone

## Steps

1. Open TextPort

   **Saved Chats** opens. Every chat you import is here.

2. Read a chat row

   Each row shows the chat name. Under it are the dates and the number of messages.

   Tip: A new chat shows the day you imported it. After you open it once, it shows the dates of its messages.

3. Tap a row

   The chat opens with all its messages.

4. Tap **Add Chat**

   It is at the bottom. The import cards open.

5. Tap the gear

   It is in the top left. **Settings** opens.

6. Tap the magnifying glass

   It is in the top right. The search box opens. It looks in every chat.

7. Tap **…**

   It is in the top right. A menu shows **Select**, **New Folder**, the sort order, and **Contact Support**.

8. Tap a folder

   The folder bar shows **All** and your folders. Tap one to see only its chats.

9. Press and hold a row

   A menu shows **Select**, **Rename**, **Add to Folder**, and **Delete**.

10. Swipe a row to the left

    A red **Delete** button shows.

    Tip: Swipe a row to the right to see a blue **Select** button.

11. Pull down on the list

    The list checks for new chats.

## Done

You know your way around Saved Chats. You can open, add, sort, and change your chats.

## Problems

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| **Your saved chats live here** | You have no chats yet. Tap **Add Chat**. |
| A row says **Processing...** | TextPort is still making the chat. It takes a few minutes. You can leave TextPort. |
| **Unfinished recording** | A screen recording was not imported yet. Tap **Continue** to finish it. See [Finish or discard an unfinished recording](https://textport.com/guides/finish-or-discard-an-unfinished-recording.md). |
| A chat did not finish importing. | Press and hold the row. Tap **Retry**. |
| **You're offline** | Check that your iPhone is online. Tap **Try Again**. |
| There is no magnifying glass. | It shows once a chat is done importing. Wait for the chat to finish. Then look again. |
| There is no folder bar. | It shows once you have a folder. Tap **…**, then **New Folder**. |
| **This folder is empty** | Press and hold a chat. Tap **Add to Folder**. |
| None of these match. | Email [support@textportapp.com](mailto:support@textportapp.com). Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day. |

## Questions

### Can I search my chats?

Yes. Tap the magnifying glass at the top. It finds chats by name and messages by word, in every chat. See [Search all your chats](https://textport.com/guides/search-all-your-chats.md).

### Why are the dates not today's date?

After you open a chat once, its row shows when the messages were sent. Before that, it shows the day you imported it.

### How do I pick many chats at once?

Tap **…**, then **Select**. Tap each chat. The bar at the bottom can add them to a folder, export them, or delete them.

## Next guides

- [How to search all your chats with TextPort](https://textport.com/guides/search-all-your-chats.md): You will find a message in any saved chat and open it in its chat.
- [How to pick a way to import a chat with TextPort](https://textport.com/guides/pick-a-way-to-import-a-chat.md): You will know which way to import your chat, and where to tap to start it.
- [How to put chats in folders with TextPort](https://textport.com/guides/put-chats-in-folders.md): Your chats will be sorted into folders you can open with one tap.
- [How to rename or delete a chat with TextPort](https://textport.com/guides/rename-or-delete-a-chat.md): Your chat will have a clear name, or it will be gone from TextPort.
- [How to read a chat in TextPort](https://textport.com/guides/read-a-chat.md): You will know who sent each message and when, and how to hide or show the times.

TextPort guide for iPhone. Updated 2026-11-10. Web page: https://textport.com/guides/what-the-saved-chats-screen-shows