There are several screen effects and text effects available on iMessage. Here are the best methods to surprise your friends with iMessage text effects using your iPhone or iPad. Content
Send Messages with iMessage Bubble Effects
The iMessage bubble effects are the basic text effects you will notice easily on the iMessage on your iPhone. When you type a message, record audio, or add an image to send, you will see the normal “send” button on the right edge of the text box, right In case you have not explored that button much, it is a hidden vault of effects. The button hides a ton of screen effects and bubble effects which you can add to your text messages while sending. Long pressing the button will reveal the tricks hiding behind. Here is how you can send messages with iMessage bubble effects on the iPhone and iPad.
You can see the message sending with the bubble effect on iMessage. The same iMessage text effect will e visible at the recipient’s iPhone as well.
Use iMessage Screen Effects for Any Message
As you have seen, the bubble effects for text messages in iMessage just add an animation effect for the particular message. Well, it is not the only type of effects you can get from iMessage on your iPhone. The screen effects on iOS iMessage let you send messages with special effects on the whole screen. If you have noticed some sort of laser works, confetti, fireworks on your iMessage screen when someone sends you any messages, they are the same screen effects. Here is how to use iMessage effects on iPhone and iPad with the screen effects.
The iMessage text effects and the screen effects are currently available only for iPhone and iPad. Hence, the effects will work only if you are sending messages with any other iPhone/iPad users, but not Mac users. The iMessage on Mac does not support any kind of such effects as of now, unfortunately. However, you can still send normal messages between Mac and iPhone.
Get Image Effects on iMessage
The iMessage text effects are not just limited to text messages only. You can send any type of message including images, that fill the screen with special screen effects. All the screen effects including echo, confetti, laser, spotlight, etc. also work with images as well. See how to get image effects on iMessage.
You send the photos with image effects on iMessage, of any format. You can use image files in any type including GIF and can be chosen from iOS photos, Google Photos, GIPHY, or any other available apps on the iMessage apps bar.
How to Send Memojis and Animojis with iMessage Screen Effects
Apart from the text messages, images, and other media, it is also possible to send your favorite Memojis and Animojis with such screen effects. The Memojis and Animojis make better effects on the iMessage screen while sending. Here is how to send Memojis and Animojis with iMessage screen effects using your iPhone and iPad.
This is how you can send the Memoji sticker with screen effects in iMessage using iPhone. What about the Animoji videos? The Animojis on iMessage lets you create videos with the Animoji head, which will imitate your facial expressions. Even though you need to send the recorded Animoji messages as the normal message, it is still possible to send Animoji Stickers with custom facial expressions adding special screen effects on iMessage. Here is how.
Trust me, sending Animojis and Memojis make way better screen effects than texts and images on iMessage.
Use Words and Phrases that Cause iMessage Text Effects
From the above messages, you have learned how to add text effects and screen effects to messages on iMessages manually. Though, there are several keywords on iMessage that automatically trigger such effects on the screen. All these keywords make special screen effects under each category. For example, the confetti iMessage text effect will trigger when you send a congratulation or congrats message to someone. The following are the words and phrases that trigger iMessage screen effects automatically on the iPhone and iPad.
Balloons: Happy Birthday, Birthday wishes. Confetti: Congrats, Congratulations. Fireworks: Happy New Year. Celebrations: Happy Chinese New Year, Happy Lunar New Year.
Send Magical Digital Touch Messages on iMessage
The Digital touch message is another unique, magical message effect on iMessage you could find. You can use the digital touch message to draw something on the screen and send it as an animated message to any iMessage user. It will create amazing magical effects on the screen and you can easily create them using your iPhone or iPad. Here is how to send digital touch messages on iMessage.
You can use certain preset gestures to make special effects with the digital touch message on your iPhone. Here are them.
Draw: draw using one finger. Tap effect: tap using one finger. Fireball: one finger press. Kiss: two-finger tap. Heartbeat: long-press with two fingers. Broken heart: Two-finger tap and drag down.
You can also choose the brush colors from the neon color options shown on the screen.
Send Handwritten Messages on iMessage
The digital touch message on iMessage allows you to send an animated message with magical neon effects on the screen. What if you want to send a message with something handwritten? What if you want to send your signature to someone by drawing it on your iPhone? The handwritten message option on iMessage lets you send messages by drawing on the screen. Here is how to send handwritten messages on iMessage.
The handwritten messages can also be sent using the bubble and screen effects on iMessage. All these special effects are great ways to add extra fun to your texting experience using iMessage, which no other messaging platform can give you. All these special effects will definitely make you use iMessage often to text friends and family.
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