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This wikiHow teaches you how to send a text message from your iPhone or Android phone to an email address. You can send a text to any email address by entering the email address into the "To" field in which you'd normally add a contact's name or number.

1. 1

   Open your iPhone's Messages. Tap the Messages app icon, which resembles a white speech bubble on a green background. You'll usually find Messages on the Home Screen.

2. 2

   Tap the "New Message" icon . It's in the top-right corner of the screen.

   • If Messages opens to a conversation, first tap in the top-left corner of the screen.

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3. 3

   Enter an email address. Type in your email address at the top of the screen.

4. 4

   Tap the message field. It's at the bottom of the screen.

5. 5

   Enter your message. Type in the message that you want to send to your email address.

6. 6

   Tap the "Send" arrow. It's a white arrow on a green background that's to the right of the text message field. Doing so will send the message to your email address; it should arrive there within a few minutes.

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1. 1

   Open your Android's Messages app. Tap the Android Messages app icon in the App Drawer or on the Home screen.

   • Make sure that this is the text messaging (SMS) app that came with your Android. You can't use third-party apps, such as Hangouts or Skype, to send texts to an email address.

2. 2

   Create a new message. This step will vary depending on your Android, but in most cases you'll tap a ＋ or a

   icon at the top or bottom of the screen.

   • If your Android's messaging app opens to a conversation, first tap the "Back" button in the top-left corner of the screen (or at the bottom of your Android) to exit the conversation.

3. 3

   Tap the "To" text field. Again, the location of this will vary, but you'll usually find it at the top of the screen. Doing so brings up your Android's on-screen keyboard.

4. 4

   Enter your email address. Type in the email address to which you want to send your message.

5. 5

   Enter your message. Tap the "Message" text field at the bottom of the screen, then type in the message that you want to send to your email address.

   • You may first need to tap Send to or select an email app before you can do this.

6. 6

   Tap the "Send" icon . It's on the far-right side of the text field. This will send the message to your email address; it should arrive there within a few minutes.

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• Question

  Does this work with iMessage?

  

  Yes, just use an email that is not associated with your iMessage account.

• Question

  How do I send an email message to a phone?

  

  It depends on what you mean. If you mean email a message to a phone, all you need to do is check your email on the phone. If you mean email to text, email to phone and then copy + paste it into your text.

• Question

  How do I send a text conversation to someone else's email?

  

  Just follow the directions and insert the other email in step 2 instead of your own.

• Question

  How do I forward iPhone texts to an email account?

  

  First, run a connection between the phone and the computer. Then download the file and email the text as an attachment. You can also take a screenshot of the text and email it.

• Question

  How do I send a copy of a text to an email?

  

  Hold your finger down over the text until the "Copy" option appears. Select it, open a blank text, and paste the copied text into the new text space. Then, send that new text to your email.

• Question

  How do I send saved texts on my phone to my email?

  

  Follow the instructions listed in the article above.

• Question

  How do I add a picture to a text message?

  

  Usually, there's a plus sign or paper clip icon on the screen you tap and then select gallery or camera.

• Question

  The Subject line is blank. How do I fill it?

  

  Type into it using the keyboard. Use your mouse to get into the subject line.

• Question

  Could I get texts automatically forwarded to my email account from an iPhone?

  

  Yes. If you have an iCloud account, you could use the mail app on your iPhone to do this.

• Question

  I would like to forward a text that I received on my cell phone to my email. How do I do this?

  

  You need to take a screenshot (take a photo of the screen, which saves to your gallery). You can find out how to do it on your phone by Googling "how to screenshot on (your phone model)". After taking a screenshot of the text, open up your email app and attach the picture from your gallery.

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• Your phone will be able to receive email replies of up to 160 characters across the board. If an email is longer than 160 characters, it's sent via the Multimedia Message Service (MMS), which isn't supported on most phones.^[1]

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• Third-party messaging apps, such as Google Hangouts or Skype, cannot send text messages to email addresses.

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1. Open your phone's Messages app.
2. Open a new message.
3. Enter the email address in the "To" field.
4. Type in a message.
5. Tap the Send icon.

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