How to send a text message to email? This is the question we will answer in today’s article. We will cover various aspects of this option to provide you with useful tips. By the end of the article, you will know why you should sent text messages to email in the first place, how to do that on various mobile devices, how to forward text messages to email, and some additional useful tricks.
So are you ready to dig in? Let’s do this.
Why Should You Send Text Messages To Email
You might be interested in learning how to send a text message to email for various reasons. It may be to achieve better accessibility of your messages, long-term storage of the text messages, and protection of your text conversations being lost.
This option is particularly practical when there are web pages or links that you’d like to share or save. Or in the case of text messages containing sensitive pieces of information, especially those needed for legal purposes.
Another common reason to send text messages to email is so that people can easily read it on their computer, which can be highly practical when working and not checking one’s phone.
Whatever your reason may be, please proceed to the next section, where you will learn detailed steps on how to send a text message to email using an iPhone or an Android cell phone.
How to Send a Text Message to Email
The majority of mobile phone users these days use either iPhones or Androids, as such we will devote our attention to those two operating systems. Keep in mind that the process is very simple and doesn’t differentiate much, no matter which OS or phone model you use.
How to send a text message to an email on an Android phone?
- Open your text messaging app on your phone.
- In the ‘to’ or ‘recipient’ field enter the email address that you want to send your message to.
- Hit send
How to send a text message to an email on an iPhone?
- Open your text messaging app on your phone.
- In the ‘to’ or ‘recipient’ field enter the email address that you want to send your message to.
- Hit send
Thing To Keep In Mind When Sending A Text To Email
There are a couple of details you should keep in mind when sending a text to email. You now see that the process is very simple and it is no different than sending a text to a phone number – instead of a phone number, you enter an email address and this is it.
Subject Line
You should know that the text messages arriving in the email will not have a subject line like most emails do. The subject line will be empty, which can make things slightly less organize-friendly.
‘From’ Format
Moreover, the sender’s address will be in a special form containing the sender’s phone number and carrier’s domain used for texting or sending MMS messages.
The form in which the sender’s address is displayed is the following: [sender’s phone number] @ [carrier’s domain]
Here is a list of domains of the most popular carriers:
- T-Mobile: “phonenumber [@] tmomail.net”
- Sprint: “phonenumber [@] messaging.sprintpcs.com”
- AT&T: “phonenumber [@] txt.att.net”
- Verizon: “phonenumber [@] vtext.com” or “phonenumber [@] vzwpix.com”
- Virgin Mobile: “phonenumber [@] vmobl.com”
- Boost Mobile: “phonenumber [@] myboostmobile.com”
- Cricket: “phonenumber [@] sms.mycricket.com”
- Metro PCS: “phonenumber [@] mymetropcs.com”
- Tracfone: “phonenumber [@] mmst5.tracfone.com”
- U.S. Cellular: “phonenumber [@] email.uscc.net”
Note: in case you are sending an image or larger file, or even a longer text, you will be sending out MMS, which will also result in a slightly different domain name.
Attachments
When sending a text to an email, the message shows up in the body of an email but there is also a .txt file attached to it.
In case you are sending photos, audio files, or other types of larger files, they will go out in form of MMS and will be all attached to the email.
How to Forward Text Messages to Email
Forwarding is not much different than sending a new text. If you know how to forward a text message to another phone, you should have no problem mastering forwarding it to email. However, to ensure that you are provided with all the details, feel free to check out the exact steps below.
How to forward a text message to email on an Android phone? [Manual Method]
- Open your Messages app and select the conversation in which the text that you want to forward is located.
- Now tap and hold the text that you want to forward (with some phone models you will need to tap the three dots instead). Multiple options should appear.
- Tap the ‘Forward’ option. This option may appear as an arrow pointing forward.
- Choose a contact (if you have email addresses saved) or enter the email address to which you want to forward the text.
- Tap send and you’re done.
Note : Some phones will give you an option to select multiple messages from the conversation and forward them simultaneously. If that is something you may be interested in, try selecting multiple texts and then using the above steps.
How to forward a text message to email on an Android phone? [Automated]
The above process can be easily automated. There are quite many third-party apps that will enable you to automatically forward messages to a specific email address.
There are some free options, however, if you want reliable results, we recommend choosing some of the many affordable options.
For instance, Auto Forward SMS app starts at $0.99 per month or $11 per year and works very well. This app and other of that caliber offer additional features, such as filtering by keyword, which can be extremely helpful.
Textra SMS and Phone Leash are two other reputable apps.
You may also use Google Voice for forwarding: Open Google Voice on a computer > Settings > Voice & Text > Text Forwarding. Then check the box next to the option ‘Forward text messages to my email’ and click Save Changes.
How to forward a text message to email on an iPhone? [Manual Method]
- Open your iPhone text messaging app.
- Enter the conversation in which the message you are trying to forward is located.
- Tap and hold your finger on the message that you want to forward.
- The ‘Copy’ and ‘More…’ should appear. Tap on ‘More…’
- You will see empty circles next to the messages in the conversation. Tap the circles to select the messages you want to forward and select the Forward button. This will open a new MMS screen.
- In the ‘to’ field enter the email address or select from your contacts.
- Tap the green arrow (Send button) to complete the process.
How to forward a text message to email on an iPhone? [Automated]
iPhones offer you a built-in auto-forwarding feature within your iMessages app, which you may use to make the above process automated. This feature doesn’t technically forward your texts to email but it does forward your text to any iOS devices that you are logged in.
To activate this automation, go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding and toggle ‘on’ the device you want to forward to.
Alternatively, you may use another option, which will forward your texts from your iPhone to your email. Go to Settings > Messages > Receive At and choose to Add An Email at the bottom. Then simply enter the email address where you’d like your texts to be forwarded.
Of course, you may also look into some third-party apps for iPhones that will enable you forwarding with advanced filtering features, which can be very practical.
How to Copy the Text Message and Paste it Into an Email?
We are sure you know that you can select and copy the text in most apps on your phone, right? Well, you may use that feature with your texts very easily.
Here are the general steps to take:
- Step1: With most phone models you only need to tap on the message and hold your finger until you see additional options to appear. One of those options will be ‘Copy’. Tap on it.
- Step2: Then go to your email app and tap the ‘New’ icon to compose a new email.
- Step3: Tap anywhere in the text-entry area of your new email and hold your finger to the screen until you get additional options. One of them will be ‘Paste.’ Tap on it to paste the copied text in the text field of a new message.
Note: You can then send that text to anyone you want or you may also save it as a draft.
How to Take a Screenshot of the Text Message and Email It?
The above steps were quite simple, however, when you are copying text, you can easily modify it, which can make the above method unsuitable for sensitive occasions.
If you need to prove the original content of the text, taking a screenshot may be a more reliable method.
As you probably know, every phone these days have a ‘take a screenshot’ option. Most smartphones have that feature accessible from the fast menu (swipe up or swipe down menu). Moreover, many models have special shortcuts to take a screenshot (double tap on the screen, volume up/down+lock screen button, etc.)
If you are interested in finding out your phone’s screenshot shortcut, simply Google ‘[your phone model name] + screenshot shortcut’ and you will get the results.
Here are the steps to take a screenshot of the text message and email it:
- Step1: Open your message app and then open the conversation of your interest. Make sure that the text of your interest is visible.
- Step2: Take a screenshot (use either the shortcut or regular path).
- Step3: Next you need to go to your image galaxy, where a screenshot is now stored. Open it.
- Step4: Once you have your screenshot open use the share option.
- Step5: Select the email option. This will automatically attach the screenshot to a new email message. Then enter the recipient and the subject.
- Step6: Hit send and you’re done.
How to Forward Important Mail to Your Phone as a Text Message?
Above we’ve covered sending and forwarding texts to email but you may be interested in the reverse process. So, can you forward an email to your phone as a text message? Yes, you can.
If you read the above sections, you know that every number may be used as an email address as long as you know that number’s carrier.
With that information in mind, you can manually forward your emails to your phone (or any other phone number) by simply selecting the forward option and entering [your phone number] @ [your carrier’s domain], and click send.
You may also set up an automated forwarding using your email forwarding settings and enter your [your phone number] @ [your carrier’s domain] as a forwarding address.
Note: Use the carries domain list provided above or simply send a text to your email to see your carrier’s domain.
Wrapping Up
If you got to this point, you are a real semi-expert when it comes to sending texts to email. You now know how to send a text message to email manually and automated on either iPhones or Androids.
You also know how to copy text and take a screenshot of your text messages, which you may then easily forward to your (or any other) email address.
We hope you’ve found the article useful and that you will use the information provided to your advantage.
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