How to search on iPhone iMessage by date? If your iPhone – respectively Apple ID – you use it for a really long time and at the same time you alwaysoneIf you have a lot of old messages, it can sometimes be difficult to find a specific message from a specific period. The operating system will make searching much easier and faster. iOS 17.
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Along with the release of the operating system iOS 17 is the company Apple has introduced advanced search filters to its native News, which make searching in News much more efficient.
Now there is no direct way to search messages by date, i.e. you cannot enter a date in the search field and get all messages from that particular date. However, this does not mean that there is no way at all to search for messages from a certain date. Whether you want to find something useful or just jog down memory lane, here's how you can sort and search messages by date.
How to search for messages by date on iPhone
If you want to on your iPhone in iMessage To search by date, follow the instructions below.
- Launch native Messages on your iPhone.
- Activate the search field by gently sliding your finger downwards on the display.
- Click on the search box.
- Enter the name of the user whose message you want to find in the search field.
- Click on Messages with [name].
- Click on Show all.
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You will see messages sorted by date - now you just need to search for a message from the desired period. For an easier search, you can combine the sender's name with other search parameters, such as the presence of an attachment or a link.
