Apple as of late discharged iOS 10, and it conveyed along a ton of changes to the tech monster’s mobile operating system. Aside from all the UI updates, performance tweaks, and battery improvements, iOS 10 additionally conveyed a plenty of changes to iMessage. On the off chance that you didn’t stay aware of everything that has transformed, I’ll fill you in. In this article, I will inform you regarding all the cool new iMessage highlights in iOS 10:
1. Individual Read Receipts:
Most importantly, iOS 10 now enables clients to set (or unset) read receipts on an individual basis in iMessage. This implies you now have the adaptability to turn on read receipts for a few people (read: your SO), and keep them off for others (read: that irritating companion) You can enable or disable read receipts by following the steps below:
- Open the conversation for which you want to enable or disable read receipts. Tap on the details icon on the top right. It’s an “i” inside a circle. Here, you can enable or disable read receipts for that particular conversation.
2. Built in GIF Finder:
iMessage also has a GIF Finder built right into it, in iOS 10. So, you can simply search for, and send GIFs. After all, they are really quite fun.
To use the GIF Finder, simply follow the steps below:
- Open the conversation you want to send the GIF in. Then, tap on the arrow on the left of the text box. Here, tap on the App Store icon.
- Tap on the four dots on the left corner, and tap on #images.
3. Share Music in iMessage:
If you’re a music lover, and you have companions who share your energy for music, this component will demonstrate exceptionally valuable to you. Utilizing iMessage, you can now share music that you have on your phone with other users. This does not mean that you’re sending them a copy of your song. You’re basically sending them an iTunes connection to the melody, where they can get it (or hear it out, on the off chance that they have subscribed to Apple Music).
To share music in iMessage, you can follow the steps outlined below:
- Open the conversation you want to share music in. Tap on the arrow on the left side of the text box. Here, tap on the App Store icon.
- Tap on the four dots in the bottom left, and then on Music. Here you can select the songs that you want to share in the conversation.
4. Stickers:
Who doesn’t love stickers, correct? All things considered, iOS 10 brings a plenty of sticker packs that you can download and use in your iMessages. The best part about utilizing stickers, is that you can either send them as a standard iMessage, or you can stick them onto a formerly sent (or got) message! Presently, that is truly cool!
To use stickers in your iMessage conversations, you’ll have to download them from the iMessage App Store first. You can do this by following the steps below:
- Open any conversation in iMessage, and tap on the arrow on the left of the text box. Here, tap on the App Store icon.
- Tap on the four dots on the bottom left, and then on “Store“. This will open up the iMessage App Store. You can search for sticker packs here, and download the ones you like.
Once you have downloaded the sticker packs that you want to use in your conversations, you can use them in the following way:
- Open the conversation you want to use the stickers in. Tap on the arrow on the left of the text box and tap on the App Store icon.
- Here, tap on the four dots. Swipe left to view the next screen, and tap on the sticker pack that you downloaded.
- You will now be able to choose any sticker that you want to use. Simply tap on the one that you want, and send it. You can even attach stickers to previously existing messages. Simply, tap and hold on the sticker, and it peels off. Now you can place it on any message that you want.
When you’re attaching stickers to older messages, you can pinch to resize them, or rotate them, as well.
5. Games in iMessage:
iMessage in iOS 10 additionally gives you a chance to play recreations with different individuals in a discussion. There are as of now a great deal of fun diversions accessible in the iMessage App Store. You can simply make a beeline for the store and look for amusements. You can essentially download the diversions from the App Store, and play them in any discussion.
To start playing games in iMessage, simply follow the steps below:
- Open the conversation where you want to play the game. Tap on the arrow on the left of the text box. Here, tap on the App Store icon.
- Here, tap on the four dots. Swipe left to view the next screen, and tap on the game that you downloaded, to begin playing it.
Use These Cool iMessage Features on iOS 10
iMessage has been completely overhauled in iOS 10. These are all the new features that you can use once you have updated your iPhone to iOS 10. If you are using an iPhone 7, or iPhone 7 Plus, then you are already on iOS 10, otherwise, you should update your phone as soon as possible.
So, what do you think about the new features in iMessage on iOS 10.
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