"Avast ye! Here be 4 ways to scribble, hoard, and dispatch yer iPhone's secret missives, matey!"
2023-11-17
Printin' missives be a fine way to make a solid copy o' yer banter. Watch as Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson demonstrates the art, usin' an iPhone. Avast!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, do ye ever wish ye had more concrete evidence o' things that were said to ye over text? Maybe ye need to prove a point, settle a dispute, or keep a record o' important information. Whatever the reason, printin' out text messages be a grand way to keep a hard copy o' yer conversations, which can come in handy if ye ever need to go to court or simply hold someone accountable, matey.Avast! But how do ye print out text messages on yer iPhone, ye ask? It’s not as straightforward as ye might think. Unlike some other phones, iPhones don’t have a built-in option to print messages directly from the Messages app. However, fear not, me hearties, for there be still some ways to do it, dependin' on how many messages ye want to print and whether ye want a physical or digital copy.
The easiest and quickest way to print out text messages on an iPhone be to take screenshots of the conversation and then print 'em from the Photos app. This method works well if ye only have a few messages to print, and ye don’t mind havin' 'em in an image format. Arrr! But if ye have a lot o' messages to print, this method might not be very efficient, as ye’ll have to take multiple screenshots and print 'em one by one. In that case, ye might want to try the next method, me matey.
One way to save entire text conversations be to convert a chat to PDF from yer Mac. However, beware, as ye will see by the steps below, if ye want to download all the text messages ye've had with someone over a long period o' time, ye may have to do a lot o' scrollin' back, and then it's possible that yer message application may even quit on ye. This process be better for a short-term print/save situation, but be somewhat unreliable if ye want to go back a long time to print and save yer conversations, arrr!
Let’s say ye don’t have access to a printer, but ye still want to copy and export yer text thread from yer iPhone. Ye can send it to another number and then print it out later, me bucko. This be good if ye want to share some threads o' conversations but not yer entire text thread ye've had with someone for years.
Another way to print out text messages on an iPhone be to use a third-party app called iMazing, me hearty. This app allows ye to export yer messages as a PDF file, which ye can then print from yer computer or save as a digital copy. This method works well if ye have a long history of messages to print, and ye want 'em in a text format. Arrr! Alternatively, if ye want to export the messages as a digital copy to save on yer computer, ye can do the followin', matey.
Printin' out text messages on an iPhone can be useful for various purposes, such as keepin' a record of evidence, documentin' important information, or preservin' memories. However, it’s not very easy to do it directly from the Messages app, so ye’ll need to use some alternative methods, such as takin' screenshots or usin' a third-party app like iMazing. Arrr! Have ye ever printed out text messages on yer iPhone, me matey? If so, what was the reason, and which method did ye use? Let us know by writin' us at Cyberguy.com/Contact. For more o' me tech tips and security alerts, subscribe to me free CyberGuy Report Newsletter by headin' to Cyberguy.com/Newsletter.