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Android: Forward Text Message

By Mitch Bartlett 30 Comments

Forward a text message from your Android device to another person with these steps.

Note: These instructions are intended for the stock Android 5 Messaging app. Your carrier may provide you with a different messaging solution.

  1. Open the message thread that contains the individual message you would like to forward.
  2. While in the list of messages, tap and hold the message you wish to forward until a menu will appear at the top of the screen.
  3. Tap other messages you wish to forward along with this message. They should show as checked when selected.
  4. Tap the “Forward” arrow.
    Android Forward arrow
  5. Finish your message up by adding your own message if desired. Tap “Send” when ready.

FAQ

Why don’t I have this option on my device?

Be sure you are tapping and holding a single message. Not an entire thread. There are a few wireless carriers that disallow this option. In these cases, it is recommended you download and use Handcent or ChompSMS for sending and receiving text messages.

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Comments

  1. Carla says

    January 14, 2021 at 6:15 am

    How do I retreave a message I sent to my daughter

  2. Jim Bailey says

    October 2, 2020 at 3:08 pm

    You did NOT answer how to forward TEXTS, a string of them or the text without having to FIRST OPEN IT. If you are getting spam email to texts, and the only part of the text is a hyperlink (ie virus), you don’t want to OPEN that text message in order to be able to get to the forwarding controls. You should be able to press on a text from a SENDER as it sits in your text inbox, and get a drop down to forward that text WITHOUT HAVING TO OPEN that text.

  3. Jane Wheatley says

    September 22, 2020 at 3:34 am

    I used to have the option to forward a textext, to see if a text had been received. But now I can’t access this. I tap and hold the message that only option is get is delete or copy. Why? Can you help please.

  4. Rita says

    July 30, 2020 at 12:03 pm

    this doesn’t work. there is no option to forward or share, only delete, block, or archive

  5. Susan Jiricka says

    June 21, 2020 at 11:15 am

    how do I forward an entire text message from my galaxy S8

  6. Deborah says

    June 8, 2020 at 12:02 am

    This worked, however needed a way to send the whole email train in one email message.
    Thank you and God bless, BE well in this Covid-19 times!

  7. Michael Scott says

    February 11, 2020 at 10:45 am

    I’m with Rick:

    I am not sure if I had an update or not, but I can no longer attach comments to my forwarded text message. Any suggestions

    After selecting the share icon, I can pick “send-ees” from my list of contacts…….but the ability to add a comment (to, say, explain why the hell I’m forwarding this) seems to have disappeared. Is there a toggle somewhere to turn it back on?

  8. Deborah says

    January 9, 2020 at 5:43 pm

    Yes, it worked for me! I have a Samsung Galaxy s10e. Thank you!

  9. Lois Knight Harrison says

    November 12, 2019 at 12:17 pm

    How do i copy a thread in text to my email?

  10. Louise says

    October 10, 2019 at 1:07 pm

    Can I save or forward an entire text thread from a galaxy s9 phone?

  11. Jake says

    October 2, 2019 at 12:40 pm

    Like everyone else has said, this doen’t work at all. The only options on the long press are ‘archive’, ‘bin’, ‘add contact’ and ‘mark as spam’. I do actually want to mark the message as spam, but not via the useless Googe services, I want to forward it to 7726.

  12. Matthew Mann says

    September 30, 2019 at 12:44 pm

    No it did not help. I widh to forward our entire history, 10 thousand messages. Are you saying each one must be forwarded individually?

  13. Jojo says

    June 26, 2019 at 7:26 am

    Is it free to do this? I lost an entire text thread from a friend and, since I now live overseas, I want them to forward the thread to my email. Will it cost them?

  14. patrick dullea says

    June 17, 2019 at 2:02 pm

    Android needs to clean this “forward” function up. Very sloppy and awkward..

  15. Marcel Royer says

    May 17, 2019 at 2:26 pm

    I want to forward the entire string of a specific text conversation in its entirety on android. Any ideas ?

  16. Deborah says

    February 24, 2019 at 6:45 pm

    I get to the forward arrow but I need to be able to select who I am forwarding this message to.

  17. Judy F McFerren says

    December 6, 2018 at 9:59 am

    I need to forward an entire text convo from my husbands phone to mine. He has a galaxy sport and I have an LG note 3. I get the option to forward one text at a time, however, I need to do the whole thread. The Android directions above don’t work. HELP!!!

  18. JimS says

    November 13, 2018 at 10:58 pm

    Works ok up to the select forward – doesn;’t mention you can only forward to existing contacts – which is the problem.

  19. John Gee says

    July 14, 2018 at 5:38 am

    I have a Huawei P10. I need to forward a text message but I cannot do so. I have read most of the instructions but to no avail. I shall be gratefuk for further help
    Thank you

  20. Timothy Rowe says

    June 15, 2018 at 8:02 am

    Neither Handcent nor ChompSMS (not Samsung’s built-in SMS app) gives me the option to forward – just things like Add to contacts, delete, mark as unread, etc.

  21. dcook1313 says

    May 25, 2018 at 3:01 pm

    I need to find out if the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime from t-mobile can forward an entire text conversation at one time. So far I cannot find this option on the phone or in the manual. Can it be done?

    thank you

  22. Jim says

    April 7, 2018 at 11:03 am

    I need to know how to forward an entire message thread from my Android to someone else that accidentally deleted them. Please help me I’m desperate!

  23. Rick says

    February 19, 2018 at 11:30 am

    I am not sure if I had an update or not, but I can no longer attach comments to my forwarded text message. Any suggestions

  24. smith says

    January 25, 2018 at 1:33 am

    how to I have my friends all texts forwarded to my phone?

  25. Gwen Gale says

    September 2, 2017 at 6:23 am

    How do you forward an email on the Moto z force?
    Thank you
    Gwen

  26. Rhonda says

    May 10, 2016 at 3:00 pm

    Thank you! Easy and Helpful! :)

  27. Rao says

    March 23, 2016 at 9:38 am

    You can also try this Android app “Manage My SMS” . This can forward your SMS to the preferred eMail Id and also send information on missed calls through mail incase you forget to carry your phone with many more features.
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.canarys.manage.sms

  28. rishi says

    September 29, 2015 at 4:06 am

    This option is there only for few messages. Others don’t get the option to forward. Don’t understand why? coulds you please help?

  29. Alistair says

    September 20, 2015 at 11:29 pm

    Thanks Mitch, this was very easy to understand and follow.

  30. B. Lewis says

    July 9, 2015 at 8:56 pm

    Thank you. I needed to forward a text from my brother to my daughter and didn’t know how to your site was fabulous

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