How to Send iMessage with Screen Effects in iOS 10 on iPhone/iPad

Fireworks, confetti, balloons and more on your iPhone screen! You think I must have gone crazy. Nope, your iPhone can do all this if you have updated to iOS 10. Among the many cool features iOS 10 brings, this can be quite funny and hilarious to make your chat colourful on iMessage. Though emoji Tapbacks have been popular among chatters, screen effect is particularly all the rage among young iPhone users.

Apart from teenagers, kids also love to see some colourful screen effects on iPhone of their parents. Once in a while, it is okay to behave like kids and send such screen effects to your colleagues and friends. So, let’s get down to the method of sending iMessage with screen effects on iPhone/iPad.

Points to Ponder

• iOS 10 is smart enough to add suitable screen effects when you choose to send messages like “Happy New Year”, “Happy Birthday”, etc.
• Users can use built-in screen effects like confetti, fireworks, balloons etc.
• Users can send screen effects from Messages app, interactive Notifications and from the lock screen of your iOS devices enabled with iOS 10.
• Mac doesn’t show screen effects in its Messages app.

How to Use Screen Effects in iMessage in iOS 10 on iPhone/iPad

Step #1: Open Messages app on your iPhone and type in a message.

Step #2: Now press strongly on the upward arrow (which is Send button).

Step #3: Next, you can see two screen tabs: Bubble and Screen. You already know about sending Bubble effects in iOS 10. Now choose Screen and tap on it.

Step #4: Here, you need to swipe from right to left to select the screen effects you want to apply in your iMessage.

Step #5: iOS 10 offers five screen effects at present viz. Balloons, Shooting Stars, Lasers, Fireworks, and Confetti.

With Balloons, you can send balloons in variety of colors.

In Shooting Stars, a star bursts after travelling from left to right on your iPhone screen.

Create an impression of lasers and sound on the screen with the help of Laserseffect.

Enjoy multi-color fireworks at the center of your iPhone screen in Fireworks.

Confetti effect showers multi-color confetti from the top of the phone screen.

After choosing your favourite screen effect, just tap on Send button to send your iMessage to your contacts.

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