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 ...

Spruce up your texting with iMessage effects. With Apple’s text message effects, you can make quite an impression. You can make congratulations more bombastic (to rejoice in someone’s finest moments).

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 ...

Apple plans to add a new text effects feature to the Messages app on iOS 18, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. While it is already possible to send iMessages with bubble effects ...

Google has relaunched the Screen Effects feature on its messaging app. Screen effects are triggered by select words and phrases like “Booo” or “Going to the beach.” They show up on both SMS and RCS ...

Screen Effects add some big screen-filling animations to your Google Messages chats. So far, Screen Effects have been activated by using specific text trigger phrases. Messages now appears to respond ...

Google Messages now allows full-screen animations triggered by single emojis. You can send emojis like 🌙, 🐝, and 🥳 to activate different full-screen animations in the app. Users can turn off the ...

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 ...

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Your iPhone 13 can do many wonders that you haven't yet discovered for a while. Somehow, it's not only limited to certain emojis, but you can also send some screen effects to your buddies through an ...

Learn how to create the viral iPhone lock screen with iOS 26’s depth effect, underwater clock, and advanced customization ...