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 ...

In iOS 12, Apple added a new Effects camera in Messages that's similar to the live camera features in Snapchat and Instagram, allowing you to take a photo in the Messages app and then edit it with ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

In iOS 10, Messages features creative tools to give users new ways to express themselves and communicate with friends and family. Additions include new bubble effects that change the way iMessage ...

Make special text effects on your iPhone by typing out certain phrases, like "Happy Birthday." You can manually add effects to any text you send by holding your finger on the send button. Your ...

Strings and flags within Google Messages highlight upcoming features, such as camera effects for the internal Camera activity within the app. Flags also indicate that Google could be experimenting ...

Thanks to iOS 10, your Messages app is way more than a texting app. Way, way more. Now that the official release of iOS 10 is out, here’s your guide to using all the new features in Messages, from ...

Google Messages, the popular messaging app that comes pre-installed on many Android smartphones, is set to receive significant upgrades with the addition of several useful features. With over 1 ...

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 ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...