If she has the same number it should just go through as an iMessage in the same thread. If she has a new number add it to her contact, but don’t delete her old number.

Crop it out

Or if you don’t like the look of the tape you could get a dbrand skin.

You should have traded it in and took advantage of up to $1000 off based on your service provider and plan. When trading in it doesn’t say anything about the phone needing access to data…

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