Get ready to jazz up your conversations because Apple's latest iOS 18 update has brought some seriously cool text editing features to the Messages app. Gone are the days of plain, boring texts. It's ...

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 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 today previewed new features coming to the Messages app with iOS 18, and this finally includes bold, italics, underline, and strikeout formatting options. iMessage has also gained all-new text ...

For me, texting always felt purely functional. I used it to send quick replies, confirm plans, or share links. Messaging apps had turned into tools rather than something I enjoyed using. That didn’t ...