Mobile Phones > Android 69 69 people found this article helpful How to Forward a Text Message on Your Smartphone Share texts from your Android device with ease By Jordan Baranowski Jordan Baranowski Twitter Writer 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. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on January 2, 2022 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Android Switching from iOS 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: Open the text message app on your phone. Find the text message you want to forward. It can either be a message you sent or one sent to you. Tap and hold the text message. A menu appears with several options. Tap Forward. 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. Edit the text if you want. Tap Send. Upgrade to the latest version of Android to follow along with this guide. You can also share text messages on iPhone. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit