Add photos to your iMessages with one tap - how to skip that annoying iOS menu

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• iMessage now seemingly requires multiple taps to add a photo or video to a text.
• Here's a trick: Hold down the "+" button to access them faster.
• Another method goes through the Photos app.

It feels like Apple's iOS has added a few annoying features in recent updates, like an extra tap to preview and save a screenshot, and a pop-up menu when you're simply looking to add a photo to a text in iMessage.

Fortunately, there's a way around the latter, but it isn't the most intuitive.

How to quickly add photos to a text in iMessage

When you open your message, tap the + button in the bottom-left corner next to the message field -- and hold it down. That will take you directly to your most recent photos and videos.

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