Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15, a few months after the company announced it at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The update introduces a handful of new features to your iPhone, like a new Liquid Glass design, new ringtones and more. It also introduced a host of new features to Messages, including the ability to create a poll in the messaging app.
Group chats can be chaotic, and sometimes it feels like only a few people are talking. Creating a poll in a group chat is a nice way to let everyone voice their opinion on a given action or decision, like where to go for dinner. That way, all the members of the chat can have a say, rather than just the loudest voices.
Here's how to create a poll in Messages and what you should know about the feature.
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How to create a poll in Messages
1. Open Messages and tap into a chat.
2. Tap the plus (+) button to the left of the text box.
3. Tap Polls.
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A box with Choice 1, Choice 2 and Choice 3 will appear over your text box. Tap into Choice 1, and you can enter what that option is for your poll. Once you have that filled out, hit the return button on your keyboard, and you will automatically be taken to the line for Choice 2. You can have between two and 12 choices per poll.
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