How to Master the New Messages App in iOS 10

Heres how to make the most of it.

Loud: Makes the message bigger.

Gentle: Makes the message smaller.

Invisible Ink: Requires the person on the receiving end to swipe on the bubble to reveal the message.

Rotate your phone to landscape mode.

Tap the squiggly button in the bottom right corner.

Write out your message with your finger, then tap the send button.

Youll also find some stock message if for some reason you want to send those.

If theyre not on iOS 10, itll be sent as an image.

Tap the heart icon.

Like the handwriting option, this will animate on the receivers end as though youre drawing it live.

you might also send Digital Touch messages by using gestures on the same black canvas.

Fireball: Long press to send a fireball animation.

Kiss: Tap with two fingers to send a kiss.

Heartbeat: Tap and hold with two fingers to send a heartbeat animation.

Just tap the video icon and youre taken to the video screen.

All of these Digital Touch messages get sent as videos or images to non-iOS 10 users.

!, or a ?

The quick response gets attached directly to the sent message as seen in the image above.

Just write your message, then tap the emoji button.

The Messages app will highlight any word that can be replaced with an emoji.

Tap the word and it gets replaced right away.

Off the bat, you get a GIF search engine and some pre-written notes.

Tap the Apps icon.

Tap the four circles icon in the bottom left.

Tap the Store button.

Now, it’s possible for you to browse the store.

Regular apps you already have installed might have iMessages extensions.

For example,Yelphas an extension where it’s possible for you to search for restaurants from Messages.

From the store page, tap the Manage button to see apps that have iMessages Apps.

Send Read Receipts Per Conversation

Want to send read receipts to one friend, but not another?

Dont worry, its now possible in iOS 10.

The predictive text in QuickType is getting a little smarter in Messages.

Now, it attempts to provide useful answers to questions.

If someone asks you for your location, you get a prompt to send them a map.