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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Christian X. Dalonzo, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zheng X. Hong, Arcadia, CA (US);
Chanaka G. Karunamuni, San Jose, CA (US);
Grant R. Paul, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher D. Matthews, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kyle W. Horn, Chicago, IL (US);
Zuheir Chikh Al Sagha, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Garcia, Iii, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen M. Lottermoser, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of messaging conversations. In some embodiments, an electronic device indicates which messages are replies to other messages in a messaging conversation. In some embodiments, an electronic device creates and presents links (e.g., rich links) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., 'mentions'). In some embodiments, an electronic device presents indications of messages that are replies to other messages. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents options to create a link (e.g., a rich link) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., “mentions”) using a suggested entry user interface element.