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Messages is one of the original iPhone (now iOS) apps shipped with the iPhone. It is included in macOS since OS X Mountain Lion. This tag also should be used for all iMessage questions.

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Three dots but no message in iMessages

It simply means they decided against sending a message after starting to type one. You can find a detailed breakdown of when that indicator appears in the April 2015 Slate video, "When Can Someone Se …
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Use old iPhone to send iMessages

Unfortunately if your old cell phone doesn’t have cell service (SMS specifically), iMessage cannot be activated. Quoting Apple: If you’re using an iPhone, you need SMS messaging to activate your p …
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Can Messages display the timestamp of every incoming message?

iOS 7, which is now in the wild, can indeed show timestamps for every message. Just slide your finger right to left in a conversation. Image: The Verge (I literally yelled "finally!" while sitting …
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