A fake SMS editor is a software application (web-based or mobile) that simulates the user interface of a smartphone messaging app. Unlike screenshots of real conversations, these editors allow you to manually type both sides of a dialogue, alter dates, change contact photos, and simulate "delivered" or "read" receipts.
Therapists sometimes use "externalization" techniques. A patient might use a fake SMS editor to write a conversation they wish they had with a deceased relative or an estranged friend as a form of emotional release (outside of a clinical setting). fake sms editor