How to Forward a Text Message on Android?

Text forwarding is a service that automatically or manually forwards incoming text messages to another number or an email address. It saves time and effort when sharing the same messages with different people. It is mostly used in marketing, ensuring important information or messages are evenly shared.

Text forwarding helps reach a number of customers in a short period of time, ensuring faster customer response and enhanced customer satisfaction. Agents can work in a flexible environment, allowing them to be present 24/7 from anywhere.

• Instant Message Routing: Faster customer response time by forwarding incoming messages to available agents instantly and ensuring customers receive quick replies.
• Quick Text Response: Text forwarding allows agents to respond quickly to customer inquiries via text, resulting in faster resolution times and enhanced customer satisfaction.
• Reduce Call Volume: By offering text support, call centers may see a decrease in phone calls, freeing up phone lines for more complex issues.
• 24/7 Availability: Text forwarding enables customer inquiries to be received and addressed outside regular business hours.

You can forward text messages on your Android phone through messaging apps, copying and pasting messages, using share options, or third-party apps.

Text messages can be forwarded using the following steps through messaging apps on your phone:

1. Open the messaging app on your phone.
2. Find the conversation containing the message you want to forward.
3. Tap and hold the message until options appear.
4. Then tap “Forward.”
5. Select the contact or enter the phone number.
6. Tap “Send."

You can manually copy the text messages and paste them to forward from the following steps:

1. Open the message app and select the message you want to forward.
2. Tap and hold the message and select “copy.”
3. Open the new message to the recipient.
4. Tap and hold in the text field and select “Paste.”
5. Tap “Send.”

Text can be forwarded to others through the share option, and below are the steps:

1. Go to the messaging app and find the message you want to forward.
2. Tap and hold the text until a menu appears.
3. Click the three-dot menu and select the share option.
4. Select the app you want to use from the list of apps and choose the contact.
5. Tap “Send.”

There are third-party apps, including SMS Forwarder and Auto Forward SMS, allowing you to forward your text message automatically. Below is the step to forward text using the SMS forwarding app:

1. Open the Google Play Store on your phone and install SMS Forwarder.
2. Open the app and grant the necessary permissions.
3. Tap the “+” option to create a forwarding rule and choose the preferred options.
4. Enter the recipient's phone number or email where messages must be forwarded.
5. Tap save and confirm the setting.
6. The app will forward text based on the criteria.

Text forwarding helps redirect SMS messages to another number or email, improving communication and accessibility. It benefits businesses by speeding up responses, increasing customer satisfaction, and offering 24/7 availability. On Android, you can forward texts using the messaging app, copy-paste, share option, or third-party apps like SMS Forwarder for automatic forwarding.

No, you cannot unsend a forwarded message.

Yes, you can forward messages to multiple people simultaneously: Tap and hold the message > Tap Forward> Select multiple contacts > Send.

To forward a text to an email on Android: Open Messages> Long-press the message> Tap ‘Share’ or ‘Forward’> Select your email app> Enter the email address> Send.