what does show in shared with you mean

“Show in Shared With You” is an Apple/iPhone feature that controls whether things people send you in Messages also appear in special “Shared with You” sections inside your apps (Safari, Photos, Music, TV, Podcasts, etc.).

What “Show in Shared With You” Means

When this is turned on for an app or a contact:

• Links, photos, songs, shows, etc. that someone sends you in Messages are automatically collected in that app’s Shared with You area.

• You can later find that content without scrolling back through long message threads, because it’s organized inside the relevant app (for example, Photos or Safari).

• Tapping an item usually shows who shared it and when, so you keep context around that shared content.

If you turn “Show in Shared With You” off, new items from that person (or for that app) will not appear in those special sections, though they still remain in the Messages conversation itself.

Where You See It

You’ll typically encounter this phrase:

• In Settings → Messages → Shared With You (toggles for apps like Photos, Safari, Music, TV, Podcasts).

• In individual contact settings, where you can choose whether that person’s shared items show up in Shared with You sections.

• Inside supported apps themselves, as a “Shared with You” row or tab with items sourced from Messages.

Why It Exists

The feature is meant to:

• Make shared links, photos, and media easier to rediscover later.
• Tie shared items directly to the app where you’ll use them (articles in Safari/News, photos in Photos, songs in Music, shows in TV).

• Keep sharing feeling more seamless , so anything interesting sent in Messages doesn’t get lost in the chat.

TL;DR: “Show in Shared With You” = “also surface this stuff outside of Messages, in the right apps, so you can find it later more easily.”

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