These are the hidden effects in iMessage
Apple’s in-house messaging service iMessage has some hidden effects that can be used to pimp messages. These include the functions “Secret Ink” and “Blast”.
Many iPhone users use Apple’s in-house messaging service iMessage. The messenger offers its users the most important instant messaging functions: type messages, send photos and videos and express feelings using emojis.
However, if you think that Apple will be satisfied with the minimum standard, you are far from it. Because the US group has all kinds of things secret special effects installed, which cannot be found at first glance.
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News is not just news. All content is delivered with a specific intent or emotion. In real life we express this with our gestures, facial expressions and voice.
However, we can also give messages more expression online – via iMessage. Because Apple has some secret effects ready. If you want to send messages with special effects, you can choose which area of the message this should relate to.
On the one hand there is the possibility to only provide the blue speech bubble with a secret effect. On the other hand, users can also animate the entire background of the message.
iMessage offers these effects for the speech bubble
- force: Sending a message with “bang” is exactly what it sounds like. The message slams the recipient: inside big into the field. At the same time, the smartphone vibrates so that the force can also be felt haptically.
- Noticeable: If a message is sent with the special effect “Conspicuous”, it shakes once in the recipient’s screen before it can be read normally.
- Unobtrusive: Exactly the opposite happens when a message is sent “inconspicuously”. Then the speech bubble becomes very small at first before it appears normal again.
- secret ink: Probably the most interesting iMessage effect is the “secret ink”. Recipients who receive such a message can only read the text if they tap on it with their finger. After a few seconds, the text disappears and the speech bubble is then empty again.
These iMessage effects are for the background
To the right of the balloon picker are the background options as well. There are a few ways to pimp the background of a message.
For example, users can send a text via “echo”, with the speech bubble appearing animated over the entire background. There is also the option of letting animated balloons fly across the screen, scattering confetti or lighting a lighter.
If you want to send a lot of emotions, you can do this with a gigantic red heart. The animated laser beams can attract a lot of attention. Like many other iMessage effects, they come with vibration and sound included.
Effects in iMessage: How it works!
Secret things are often right under your nose. This also applies to the iMessage effects. Because in order to use the hidden functions, users only have to do one thing: After typing a message, press and hold the send button.
The special effects menu will then open automatically. There, users can choose between the functions mentioned. Then all they have to do is press send.
All effects can also be applied not only to text, but also to images and emojis. So if you want to give the next dog photo a little more pizzazz, you can do this with a shower of sparks or a laser show.
iMessage: Send messages in your own handwriting
In addition to the secret iMessage effects, there is another function hidden. Instead of using the keyboard, users can also write a message by hand. When the message box appears, users can simply tilt their iPhone sideways. This symbol then appears in the lower right area of the keyboard next to the Enter key: .
This opens a field in which handwritten messages can be written with a finger or pen. There is also the option of selecting a ready-made lettering.
Once the message has been written, the creators can click “Done” and then “Send”. So if you have the feeling that a message deserves a little more emphasis in the future, you can use the hidden iMessage effects.
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