"I have a photo that someone sent in messages on my iPhone 11 Pro. I want to save to photos. I have hit save and copy, but cannot find it. Where does it go?"
- from Apple Community
In daily life, we often receive photos sent by friends and family through iPhone messages. These photos may be precious memories or important documents, making it especially important to save them to your device. This article will introduce several simple methods to help you easily save photos from iPhone messages.
You can directly save photos sent through Messages on your iPhone. Whether you're saving a single photo or multiple photos, the process is very simple.
If you want to save a single photo, the process is very simple. Just follow these steps:
Step 1. Open the Messages app on your iPhone and locate the conversation with the images or videos you wish to save.
Step 2. Tap on the conversation to open it and scroll through until you find the image.
Step 3. Press and hold the image until a menu with options like "Copy" and "Save" appears.
Step 4. Tap "Save", and the photo will be stored in your Photos app.
Alternatively:
Step 1. Open the Messages app and find the conversation containing the photo you want to save.
Step 2. Tap the photo to view it in full screen. Tap the "Share" button (an upward-pointing arrow) in the lower-left corner of the screen.
Step 3. From the menu that appears, select "Save Image". The photo will be saved to your Photos app.
In iOS 15 and later, there is a download icon beside the photos in messages, what you need to do is tap the download icon to save the photos to your Photos app.
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When you need to save multiple photos at once, you can easily do so. Here are the steps to save photos from iPhone messages:
Step 1. Open the Messages app and go to the conversation containing the photos you want to save.
Step 2. Tap the contact's profile picture in the upper-right corner and select "Info".
Step 3. Scroll down to the "Photos" section and tap "See All".
Step 4. Tap "Select" in the upper-right corner, then choose the multiple photos you want to save.
Step 5. Tap the "Save" icon in the lower-left corner, and the photos will be saved to your Photos app.
For iOS 15 and later, If you have received several images at once, which Messages now displays as a stack (as shown below), you'll see a download icon next to them. What you need to do is tap the download icon and select the "Save Photos" option to save all the photos at once.
Tips: Want to know how to AirDrop multiple photos? You can learn how to do it in this article.
We have discussed how to save photos in messages on iPhone. Sometimes, you might want to back up iMessage photos from your iPhone to your computer. Then, how to do it? In such cases, Coolmuster iPhone Data Recovery can be very useful. It is a powerful iOS recovery tool that helps you easily recover various files to your computer, including iMessage photos, with a simple and efficient process.
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Here is how to save iMessage photos to computer using iPhone Data Recovery:
01Download, install, and launch this program on your computer and choose the "Recover from iTunes Backup File" mode from the left panel. Next, select a backup file from the list and click the "Start Scan" button.
02Check the box for "SMS Attachments" on the interface and click the "Start Scan" button to scan all message attachments in the iTunes backup file.
03Preview all the attachments and select the photos you want to transfer. Then, click the "Recover to Computer" button below to save them to your computer.
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There are various ways to save photos from messages on your iPhone, whether you want to manually save single or multiple photos; the methods outlined above will meet your needs. If you want to export iMessage photos to your computer, Coolmuster iPhone Data Recovery is your best choice.
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