Invisible Ink is one of the standout features Apple introduced to iMessage back in 2016, part of a suite of message effects designed to make texting feel more expressive. While others like "Slam" and ...

For example, sending phrases like Happy Birthday, Congratulations, or Happy Anniversary can trigger confetti, balloons, or even fireworks that fill your screen. Google Messages essentially detects the ...

You can use iPhone texting effects to make your texts rain confetti, shoot lasers, blow up like a balloon, and more.

Apple's latest iOS 17 update has introduced FaceTime Reactions, which are animated effects that pop up on your screen during a video chat. These reactions are like the ones commonly used in Messages ...

if there's any feature I've used the most with iOS 17, it's Stickers. The feature builds off of Visual Lookup in iOS 16, which gave you the ability to cut and copy a subject from a photo and then ...

With iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, you can save your late-night musings for a more decent hour by setting a text message to go at a specific time in Apple Messages. Both OSes launch in the fall, though you ...