What's new in Messages? Apple has finally given us built-in formatting options for iMessage conversations. Now, you can easily bold, italicize, underline or strike-through your text right in the app.

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 ...

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 released iOS 18.3 in January, and that update brought a few bug fixes to your iPhone. But when Apple released iOS 18 in September, the update made texting a little more fun by introducing new ...

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 ...

Apple added a new kind of effect in Messages in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia that let you apply basic styling to selections, like bold or underline, and animate text with effects. These text ...

Apple's changes to iMessage in iOS 18 could introduce new text effects, which may include stylized text that could be sent to Android users. Users of iMessage will be familiar with the way the app ...

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 ...

Get ready to jazz up your iMessages. According to a MacRumors story citing “multiple sources familiar with the matter,” iOS 18 is going to take the fun text effects a step further by allowing you to ...

Apple’s upcoming iOS 18 release is expected to be one of the iPhone’s biggest software updates ever. Today a new report highlights an enhancement set to be added to one of Apple’s most popular apps: ...

You've long been able to add birthday balloons and other effects to Messages, but in iOS 18 your very words can shake, rattle, and explode. Every year, Apple finds something new to add to Messages, ...