Rapid send: flip it on in the send queue and, after each text you send, the next person's card comes up and Send is pressed for you - watch it go, take over anytime. Editing the text, Refresh, or Copy pauses it; closing Messages without sending lets you skip that person or stop the run. Also in this update: - Search fields on Add Individuals and Select Groups are always visible, and contact search matches digits alone - type 5550105 to find (215) 555-0105. - Clear All button on Add Individuals. - Edit a template and save over it, or save the result as a new template; delete templates from the editor. - Save as New List now finds people whose contact card is linked across accounts, instead of leaving them out.

Free-form messages: write a one-off text right on the Compose screen without saving a template first. Macros still work - {first} becomes each person's name, and any {word} you invent becomes a fill-in. Like what you wrote? Save it as a template with one tap.

Fixes Save as New List failing when your contacts live in more than one account (iCloud, Google, Exchange). New lists are now created in the account that holds your selected people, and the app tells you if anyone couldn't be included.

More power over who gets the text: - Intersect groups: tap a group to cycle + include, then the new "must also be in" state, then - exclude. Send to people who are in ALL of the lists you pick. - Subtract individuals: tap anyone in Recipients to keep them out no matter what. Re-adding their group brings them back. - Save as New List: turn your current selection into a real Contacts list, right from the Compose screen. - Live recipient counts while you build your selection.