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Take and edit photos or videos in Messages on iPhone

You can capture photos and videos directly in the Messages app. You can also modify the photos and videos before you send them by editing the image, marking it up, or adding effects.

Note: Your carrier may set size limits for attachments; iPhone may compress photo and video attachments when necessary.

Send a photo or video

  1. Go to the Messages app on your iPhone.

  2. In a conversation, tap the Add button.

  3. Do one of the following:

    • Take a photo: Tap Camera, then tap the Take Picture button to take a picture.

      To change the camera mode, tap Photo, then tap an option.

      To crop the photo, add filters, and more, tap Edit, then use the editing tools.

    • Take a video: Tap Camera, tap Video, tap the Record Video button to begin recording, then tap the Stop Recording Video button to stop.

      To trim or crop the video, add filters, and more, tap Edit, then use the editing tools.

    • Add an existing photo or video: Tap Photos, swipe up to search, browse through all photos, or change albums, then tap the images you want to send.

      To crop, add filters, or make other adjustments, tap the image in the message bubble, tap Edit, then use the editing tools.

  4. To add stickers, labels, and shapes to your photo, tap Markup, then use Markup. When you’re done, tap Save.

  5. Tap Done to add the photo or video to the message bubble, add a comment (optional), then tap the Send button to send your message.

    Note: To send SMS, MMS, or RCS attachments on models with Dual SIM, you need to set up Dual SIM.

You can also send a photo or video with a Digital Touch effect or record a video message in the FaceTime app.

Note: You can have your (or a family member’s) iPhone receive warnings about sensitive content and warn you before it’s sent or received. See Receive warnings about sensitive content or Check for sensitive images and videos.

If Apple Intelligence* is turned on, you can create original images with Image Playground, or create custom emoji—called Genmoji—in Messages.

Send photos faster

You can send smaller-sized previews of images so your recipients get them right away, before the full-resolution images arrive.

  1. Go to the Settings app  on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Apps, then tap Messages.

  3. Turn on Send Low Quality Photo Previews.

When Low Data Mode is on, only the preview is sent. See Manage roaming options and choose other cellular data options.

To remove a photo or video from the message bubble before sending it, tap the Cancel button.

Note: Attachments you send over iMessage (such as photos or videos) may be uploaded to Apple and encrypted so that no one but the sender and receiver can access them. To improve performance, your iPhone may automatically upload attachments to Apple while you’re composing a message. If you decide not to send your message, the attachments are deleted from the server after several days.

*Apple Intelligence is available in beta with support for the following languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all languages or regions. For more information on language and feature availability and system requirements, see the Apple Support article How to get Apple Intelligence.
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