Send animated effects in Messages on iPad
In the Messages app , you can animate a single message with a bubble effect or fill the entire message screen with a full-screen effect (for example, balloons or confetti). You can even send a personal message with invisible ink that remains blurred until the recipient swipes to reveal it.
You need iMessage to send and receive message effects. See About iMessage and SMS/MMS.
Create and send a handwritten message
Use your finger to write a message. The recipient sees the message animate, just as ink flows on paper.
In a conversation, rotate iPad to landscape orientation, then tap the text field.
Tap
on the keyboard.
Write a message with your finger or tap
to choose a saved message, then tap Done.
Tap
to send your message or
to cancel.
After you create and send a handwritten message, the message is saved. To see your saved messages, tap . Tap the message to use it again. To delete the saved message, touch and hold it until the messages jiggle, then tap
.
Use a bubble effect
Use bubble effects to animate the message bubble.
In a new or existing conversation, type a message or insert a photo or Memoji.
Touch and hold
, then tap the gray dots to preview different bubble effects.
Tip: Want to send a personal message? When you use invisible ink, the message remains blurred until the recipient swipes to reveal it.
Tap
to send the message or
to cancel.
Tip: Want to send a personal message? When you use invisible ink, the message remains blurred until the recipient swipes to reveal it.
Use a full-screen effect
Use full-screen effects to animate the message screen.
In a new or existing conversation, type a message or insert a photo or Memoji.
Touch and hold
, then tap Screen.
Swipe left to preview different screen effects.
Tap
to send the message or
to cancel.
Messages automatically uses the following screen effects for specific text strings:
Balloons for “Happy birthday”
Confetti for “Congratulations”
Fireworks for “Happy New Year”