2 Simple Ways to Send a Text Message to Your Email

• Open your Messages app on Android or iPhone, enter your email address in the "To" field, then send it to get the text as an email.
• You can only send texts as emails using the default texting apps that came on your phone. Don't use apps like Skype or Whatsapp to send your text to an email address.
• If you want to send an existing text message, tap and hold that message, then tap "Forward", enter your email address in the "To" field, then send it to get the text in your email.

Using an iPhone

Open your iPhone's iPhone iMessage App Messages. Tap the Messages app icon, which resembles a white speech bubble on a green background. You'll usually find Messages on the Home Screen.

Tap the "New Message" icon iPhone Quick Compose. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. If Messages opens to a conversation, first tap Android 7 Expand Left in the top-left corner of the screen.

Enter an email address. Type in your email address at the top of the screen.

Tap the message field. It's at the bottom of the screen.

Enter your message. Type in the message that you want to send to your email address.

Tap the "Send" arrow. It's a white arrow on a green background that's to the right of the text message field. Doing so will send the message to your email address; it should arrive there within a few minutes. If you have Message synced with iCloud, you can also access these texts on your Mac computer in Messages, on your iPad in the Messages app, or in a web browser at icloud.com. If you want to forward an existing text message, you'll have to copy the message and then paste it into a blank email.

Using an Android

Open your Android's Messages app. Tap the Android Messages app icon in the App Drawer or on the Home screen. Make sure that this is the text messaging (SMS) app that came with your Android. You can't use third-party apps, such as Skype, to send texts to an email address.

Create a new message. This step will vary depending on your Android, but in most cases you'll tap a ＋ or a Android 7 Edit icon at the top or bottom of the screen. If your Android's messaging app opens to a conversation, first tap the "Back" button in the top-left corner of the screen (or at the bottom of your Android) to exit the conversation.

Tap the "To" text field. Again, the location of this will vary, but you'll usually find it at the top of the screen. Doing so brings up your Android's on-screen keyboard.

Enter your email address. Type in the email address to which you want to send your message.

Enter your message. Tap the "Message" text field at the bottom of the screen, then type in the message that you want to send to your email address. You may first need to tap Send to or select an email app before you can do this.

Tap the "Send" icon Android 7 Send. It's on the far-right side of the text field. This will send the message to your email address; it should arrive there within a few minutes.