iOS 10 Message App Missing features

[Tokenfreak]

I though the message app is suppose to highlight words like happy, cat, dog, love and then you could click them and it would replace it with an emoji. Also, I though you could send bubble effects by holding down the send button, but nothing happens.

 

[QuarterSwede]

Emojis show up for me when typed. Ex. Cat shows a cat emoji in predective text.

The message effects show when you send something like "congratulations"

 

[Mlrollin91]

I though the message app is suppose to highlight words like happy, cat, dog, love and then you could click them and it would replace it with an emoji. Also, I though you could send bubble effects by holding down the send button, but nothing happens.

Type cat, dog, happy or pizza then switch to emoji keyboard. Words will highlight orange.

For bubble effects you have to 3D Touch the send button. Not sure process for non-3D touch devices.

 

[QuarterSwede]

Type cat, dog, happy or pizza then switch to emoji keyboard. Words will highlight orange.

Oh duh. Yeah that's what he meant.

For bubble effects you have to 3D Touch the send button. Not sure process for non-3D touch devices.

For non-3D Touch I haven't found a way to. It just works when you send a word that triggers it.

 

[Tokenfreak]

Type cat, dog, happy or pizza then switch to emoji keyboard. Words will highlight orange.

For bubble effects you have to 3D Touch the send button. Not sure process for non-3D touch devices.

I use to be able to just type cat, dog whatever in and the word would be orange and I could click it and it would change to the new emoji. I didn't have to switch to the emoji keyboard before.

I have 3D touch on my phone, but nothing happens when I hold down on the send button.
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Emojis show up for me when typed. Ex. Cat shows a cat emoji in predective text.

The message effects show when you send something like "congratulations"

I tried it with congratulations and nothing happens I just seen the regular message

 

[gwhizkids]

When you hold the send button, you should be offered options, like"slam", "lod", " gentle" and "invisible ink".

 

[Tokenfreak]

When you hold the send button, you should be offered options, like"slam", "lod", " gentle" and "invisible ink".

Nope I don't get anything. I am running the latest iOS 10 beta on and iPhone 6s Plus.

 

[lagwagon]

Nope I don't get anything. I am running the latest iOS 10 beta on and iPhone 6s Plus.

6s Plus you 3D Touch on the send button. It's long Press for non 3D Touch devices. Also make sure you aren't trying to send an SMS (has to be iMessage I believe.) And also make sure you do bot have Reduce Motion in Accessibility settings toggled on.

As for the orange text showing for words that can be an emoji. You have to tap into the emoji keyboard. It's not automatic.

 

[Mlrollin91]

I use to be able to just type cat, dog whatever in and the word would be orange and I could click it and it would change to the new emoji. I didn't have to switch to the emoji keyboard before.

I have 3D touch on my phone, but nothing happens when I hold down on the send button.
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I tried it with congratulations and nothing happens I just seen the regular message

If you got the orange text without changing to emoji keyboard, then you experienced a random glitch You have to change to emoji keyboard to get orange text.

 

[Tokenfreak]

6s Plus you 3D Touch on the send button. It's long Press for non 3D Touch devices. Also make sure you aren't trying to send an SMS (has to be iMessage I believe.) And also make sure you do bot have Reduce Motion in Accessibility settings toggled on.

As for the orange text showing for words that can be an emoji. You have to tap into the emoji keyboard. It's not automatic.

Thanks that worked. The Reduce motion was on for some reason.

I could have swore I didn't have to be I. The emoji keyboard before and I could just type certain word and they would highlight orange and then I could tap them to switch it to an emoji. Anyways thanks so much for your help.

 

[QuarterSwede]

It's long Press for non 3D Touch devices.

Oh that's horribly undiscoverable.

 

[lagwagon]

Oh that's horribly undiscoverable.

How so? Long Press is and has been pretty standard for many years now to further add functionality to a button. How else would they do it for activating it when it was designed more for a 3D Touch action.

 

[hamiltonDSi]

Nope I don't get anything. I am running the latest iOS 10 beta on and iPhone 6s Plus.

same here. 6s plus, latest beta

nvm, just read the reply with reduce motion
this is bs, i hate ui animations but i love sending 'special' pics to my best friends with invisible ink

 

[Daremo]

same here. 6s plus, latest beta

nvm, just read the reply with reduce motion
this is bs, i hate ui animations but i love sending 'special' pics to my best friends friends with invisible ink

I agree 100%. I had it turned off, and not I have to have the motion on? Ugh...

 

[lagwagon]

same here. 6s plus, latest beta

nvm, just read the reply with reduce motion
this is bs, i hate ui animations but i love sending 'special' pics to my best friends friends with invisible ink

Reduce Motion isn't an "I hate UI animations" button. It's an accessibility option meant for those who legitimately get motion sickness or whatever from having things move about as such. Which is why iMessage animations are also tied to it.

 

[hamiltonDSi]

Reduce Motion isn't an "I hate UI animations" button.

well, for me it is

 

[Tygedb]

Oh duh. Yeah that's what he meant.


For non-3D Touch I haven't found a way to. It just works when you send a word that triggers it.

You just hold down the send button and then there you go

 

[brilucben]

When you hold the send button, you should be offered options, like"slam", "lod", " gentle" and "invisible ink".

I am also not getting the full screen options. On the newest release, not the developer one. I can do most of the options, but the full screen effects aren't working. Am i missing something?

 

[Jr_v]

I am also not getting the full screen options. On the newest release, not the developer one. I can do most of the options, but the full screen effects aren't working. Am i missing something?

Turn off reduce motion in settings.

 

[chr1s60]

My dad's phone is having an issue with the new messages as well. I turned off reduce motion and now it gives him the option to send the effects, but when effects are sent to him it doesn't show them and instead just shows the message and then something like (sent with invisible ink). Anyone else having this issue? He is on an iPhone 6 plus.

UPDATE: Fixed by going into settings and turning off iMessage and then turning it back on.

 

[harkan]

My dad's phone is having an issue with the new messages as well. I turned off reduce motion and now it gives him the option to send the effects, but when effects are sent to him it doesn't show them and instead just shows the message and then something like (sent with invisible ink). Anyone else having this issue? He is on an iPhone 6 plus.

Turn iMessage off and then back on in Settings > Messages

 

[chr1s60]

Turn iMessage off and then back on in Settings > Messages

Thank you, just figured it out.

 

[frifra]

Wow. Apple really still has a lot of work to do this time. How many work arounds do we need to make things function as intended?

 

[BryanTheCrow]

Found a fix here: http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/message-effects-not-working-ios-10-heres-enable-them-0173872/

I had to FIRST disable "Reduced Motion", and THEN toggle iMessage off and on... so if you're still having trouble, try doing it in this order.

 

[gwhizkids]

My daughter's 5s can't seem to run The Words with Friends Messages app. Tried most of the solutions listed here