How to Forward a Text Message on Your Smartphone

Share texts from your Android device with ease

By
Jordan Baranowski
Jordan Baranowski
Jordan Baranowski
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  • University of Kansas
  • Avila University
Jordan Baranowski is a former Lifewire writer and educator with experience writing for SVG, The Nerd Stash, and Feast Magazine.
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Updated on January 2, 2022

What to Know

  • Tap and hold the text message > in the pop-up menu, tap Forward > enter a recipient.
  • To send the message to multiple people, enter multiple contacts.
  • Edit the text if you want to, then tap Send.

This article explains how to forward text messages within your messaging app. Instructions apply to all smartphones running Android 7 (Nougat) and later. 

How to Forward a Message on Your Smartphone

To send an existing message to someone new:

  1. Open the text message app on your phone.

  2. Find the text message you want to forward. It can either be a message you sent or one sent to you.

  3. Tap and hold the text message. A menu appears with several options.

  4. Tap Forward.

    Text message and Forward button on Android

  5. Enter a recipient. When you start typing the name or phone number of someone in your contacts list, the app suggests names of people to send it to.

    To send the message to multiple people, enter multiple contacts.

  6. Edit the text if you want.

  7. Tap Send.

    Contact to forward to, Send button in new message

Upgrade to the latest version of Android to follow along with this guide. You can also share text messages on iPhone.

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