Save Message Attachment on iPhone XS

Now in message app on our iPhone, we can attach files when sending messages to our friends. Also we can check message attachments when we receive some messages with files. And usually, those messages are very important, so we may need to save message attachment on iPhone. Here, we’ll learn how to save message attachment on iPhone XS.

Follow below page and choose the suitable methods about how to save your message attachments on your iPhone XS.

Way 1. Save single message attachment on iPhone XS

When you want to save message attachment one by one, please follow below steps.

Step 1. Open Message app on your iPhone XS, find the conversation with attachments you need to save, open it.

Step 2. Then click and hold on the photo you need to save until option “Save” appear.

Step 3. Now click “Save”, then the photo will be saved on your photo album, and you can repeat this process.



Step 4. if you’re using an iPhone earlier than iPhone 6s, which is without 3D touch. You need to click the photo on your message to open it, then tap on “Share” image icon on the left bottom corner.

Step 5. Then you can see option “Save Image”, click it and your photo will be saved on your iPhone photo album.



Way 2. Save more message attachments at a time on iPhone XS

When you want to save mass message attachments at a time, you can follow below steps and have a try.

Step 1. Open Message app on your iPhone XS, find the conversation with photos you need to save.

Step 2. Now click the contact name at the top of this conversation, then tap on info icon at the right top corner.



Step 3. After doing this, scroll down and you can see all the message attachments you have sent between each other.

Step 4. Then click one of photos and hold on until it shows up option “More”, click “More”, then you can select more photos. When photos are selected, they will be a blue circle with a check mark in it.

Step 5. After choosing photos, click “Save Image” at the left bottom corner, then those message photos will be saved on your iPhone XS photo album.



Way 3. Selectively save message attachments on iPhone XS

When you want to save your message attachments selectively, or you lost some of your messages occasionally, iRefone can help you backup them and get them back, and it has two version, that is Windows version and Mac version.

iRefone is a professional iOS data recovery software, it can backup as well as recover more than 16 kinds of files, including contacts, notes, messages, photos, reminders, calendars, call history, WeChat messages ect. What’s more, when you have backups, it can also help us extract data from iTunes and iCloud backup selectively, and it doesn’t need us to erase all content and settings.

Now you can download and install the free trial version to have a try.



Step 1. Run iRefone, connect your iPhone XS with PC. Choose “Recover from iOS Device”, click “Start”.



Step 2. Then new interface will show up, and there will be many data icon and media icon there. Find and click “Message Attachments” icon, and it will be scanned by the software.



Step 3. When finish scanning, you can preview and choose message attachments you need to save, tap on “Recover to PC” and choose folder path to save them.

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