When you receive a text message, you sometimes see special effects, like balloons floating or fireworks exploding across your screen. These special effects can be triggered by using specific words or ...

Apple's iOS 18 software update brought plenty of new features, including to the Messages app. The addition of cool new text effects gives iPhone owners new ways to communicate and they're surprisingly ...

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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 ...

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In iOS 18, Apple has added several new features to its Messages app, one being the ability to add neat text effects to your messages to make them more expressive. The new animated text effects can be ...