How to Create Custom Auto-Reply Messages in iOS 6

You can’t answer every phone call you get, but dismissing a call is rude. That’s why Apple has added auto-reply messages to iOS 6. Although you start out with three basic messages, you may want to customize them to your own needs. To do this:

Open the Settings menu and tap the Phone tab.

Select the Reply with Message tab under the Calls heading.

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Tap on the message you want to alter and start typing.

• When you are finished entering your message, tap the Phone button in the top left corner of the screen and you’re finished.

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Daniel P. Howley
LAPTOP Senior Writer
A newspaper man at heart, Dan Howley wrote for Greater Media Newspapers before joining Laptopmag.com. He also served as a news editor with ALM Media’s Law Technology News, and he holds a B.A. in English from The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.