I use my iPhone’s stock Messages app all day, every day, to communicate with my partner, friends, and family. As such, I’m always messing around with features like stickers, animated GIFs, and Apple ...

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 ...

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 ...

Texting is a necessary part of many people's lives, but this form of digital communication doesn’t have to be boring! You might be surprised to learn there’s a way to add extra flair to those blue and ...

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