Need Math Help? Try Using This iPhone Messages Feature
Key takeaways
- You can message people, send people money and carry out polls with it.
- When Apple released i OS 18 in 2024, that update upgraded Messages to let it perform calculations.
- You can also see other features iOS 26 brought to your iPhone.
Your i Phone's Messages app is a helpful app. You can message people, send people money and carry out polls with it. But it can also help you solve equations and convert units, all without your Calculator app or opening Google.
When Apple released i OS 18 in 2024, that update upgraded Messages to let it perform calculations. Before i OS 18, if you wanted to figure out how to split a bill with your texting group from afar, you'd have to use your calculator app or Spotlight and then switch back to Messages. Now you can perform multistep calculations in Messages, as well as convert things like currency and temperature, without switching apps.
Here's how to make Messages perform calculations. You can also see other features iOS 26 brought to your iPhone.