{"id":306957,"date":"2021-07-23T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-star-your-favorite-text-messages-on-android\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T18:00:00","slug":"how-to-star-your-favorite-text-messages-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-star-your-favorite-text-messages-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Star Your Favorite Text Messages on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Star Your Favorite Text Messages on Android&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone wp-image-740978 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/google-messages-star.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/google-messages-star.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/google-messages-star.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve all had that moment where you\u2019re scrolling through text messages trying to find something important that was said. Google\u2019s Messages <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> for Android lets you \u201cstar\u201d those messages to easily find them later on.<\/p>\n<p>The feature is simple but quite useful. Similar to Gmail, you can \u201cstar\u201d any text message and it gets saved to the \u201cStarred\u201d category. Next time you need to reference something important that was sent to you, just go to the category.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Schedule Text Messages on Android<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMessages\u201d app comes preinstalled on some Android devices. If you don\u2019t have it, download the app from the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If this is your first time using Messages,\u00a0you\u2019ll see a button to \u201cSet Default SMS App\u201d when you open it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-705682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/message-schedule-1.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"tap set default sms app\" width=\"453\" height=\"372\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tapping the button will bring you to a screen or pop-up where you can select \u201cMessages\u201d and tap \u201cSet as Default.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Set Your Default Texting App on Android<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-705683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/message-schedule-2.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"select messages and set as default\" width=\"453\" height=\"364\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Conversations from your previous SMS app should appear in Messages after that. Tap a conversation to see the messages.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-741055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-13_16-48-01.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Tap a conversation to see the messages.\" width=\"490\" height=\"171\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tap and hold the message that you want to save.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-741054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-13_16-49-43.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Tap and hold the message you want to save.\" width=\"487\" height=\"163\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Select the star icon in the top toolbar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-741053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-13_16-50-41.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"143\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now, to see all of your saved messages in one place, go back to the conversation page and tap the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-741052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-13_16-51-34.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"118\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Select \u201cStarred\u201d from the menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-741051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-13_16-51-57.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Starred&quot; from the menu.\" width=\"485\" height=\"302\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And now, you\u2019ll see all of the saved messages!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-741050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2021-07-13_16-52-38.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Starred category in Android Messages\" width=\"488\" height=\"241\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s as simple as that! This is a great trick to know when someone sends you a password, address, or anything else that you might want to reference later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>The Best Texting Apps for Android<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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