The holidays can be a good time to catch up with friends and family, and you might do so over dinner. However, it might be hard to figure out what to eat or where to go. Fortunately, the Polls feature in Messages on your iPhone can help your crew vote on where to go.
Apple introduced Polls alongside iOS 26 in September. With Polls, you can create a poll in a group chat where everyone can vote 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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