


However, writing "thank you" or "I love you" in your own handwriting will undoubtedly earn bonus points with your SO. Here you can write or draw with your finger, or select from a few of Apple's own designs. Tap on it to open the handwritten notes interface. If the keyboard shows up, never fear - there's a button with a squiggly line on it.

Turn your phone to landscape orientation while in Messages and you'll see one of two things: Either the keyboard will remain open where you can keep typing away your next message, or a blank canvas will show up for you to write or draw a message on. Or, you can tap on the link itself just below the preview to open the video or website in Safari. There's even a mute button, should you want to watch the video but not hear it. If it's a video from YouTube, for example, you can play the video directly in the conversation. When you send links, they'll (almost) instantly be replaced with thumbnail previews. Then, tap on the Screen button at the top of the screen. Just write a message, then use Force Touch or long-press on the send button until the Bubble Effect screen is activated. For instance, if you're congratulating someone, you can make confetti rain all over their screen. Screen Effects are messages that take over the entire screen with an animation and sound. When the recipient(s) open the message, the animation will play and continue to play each time the conversation thread is opened until another message is sent. Effects can be used on text and photo messages. Once you find the effect you want, tap on the send button and away it goes. As you select each one, a preview will play. To preview and select a Bubble Effect, slide your finger across or tap on the circular button next to each effect. If that's not working for you, it's probably because you need to disable this display setting. To use a Bubble Effect, compose an iMessage and then force-touch on the blue up arrow (if you're on a non-3D Touch device, long-press on the send button). Invisible Ink: The message body is covered with a pixelated overlay, where in order to view what's hidden underneath, the recipient has to swipe his or her finger across the message.Gentle: Message body starts off small, really small, then ever-so-slowly it grows to regular size.Loud: Mimicking yelling at the person, the message body starts off huge, shakes a bit, then shrinks back to regular size.Slam: Message body slams into the conversation, with a puff of dust rising off the screen where it landed.Four bubble effects are currently available:
