How to use the new text effects in Messages on iPhone with iOS 18

Apple's iOS 18 software update brought plenty of new features, including to the Messages app. The addition of cool new text effects gives iPhone owners new ways to communicate and they're surprisingly easy to use.Text effects offer the option to animate words in ways that can help convey a message, whether you want something to pop by having it explode or hint at your nerves by having a word jitter.There are eight new text effects on offer and they're available to everyone using iOS 18 or later. Your recipient will also need to be using iOS 18, iPadOS 18, or macOS 15 Sequoia for them to be able to see the effect of course, so keep that in mind as well. The feature also only works with messages sent via iMessage rather than SMS or RCS, too. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums