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annoying send with effect feature for Iphone messaging

Why would Apple diminish the value of its messaging app by installing the "send with effects" feature as a default that comes with periodic update. I DON'T WANT TO SEND A MESSAGE WITH EFFECTS, as i am not a teenager or grandparent who thinks that that is really cute. It is an incredible pain to not only stop sending a given urgent message, but then have to go recall how to disable the feature.


Bad job on this, Apple. Fix it.

iPhone 8

Posted on Feb 17, 2021 10:28 AM

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WoodstockCourt wrote:

This may resolve it, but i am not conscious of pressing harder/longer for some messages than another. Moreover, if i wanted such a (annoying and irrelevant) feature as part of my usage, it would seem much more appropriate to explicitly MAKE ME activate that feature, not have to go out of my way to deactivate it. It may be my imagination, but it truly does seem to return/reestablish itself following a system update.

Apple has a long and storied history of deciding they know better than the user what the user wants/needs.


I tend to forget this feature even exists until someone asks this question as I never see it. And I send a lot of texts. Tap lightly and it won't appear.

Posted on Feb 17, 2021 10:59 AM

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Feb 17, 2021 10:48 AM in response to WoodstockCourt

WoodstockCourt wrote:

Bad job on this, Apple. Fix it.

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However, I suspect Axel is correct. It sounds as if you're pressing and holding the send button rather than tapping it. Fortunately, retraining your muscle memory won't take much time. You just have to slow down and be careful for a couple of days.

Feb 17, 2021 10:49 AM in response to Axel Foley

This may resolve it, but i am not conscious of pressing harder/longer for some messages than another. Moreover, if i wanted such a (annoying and irrelevant) feature as part of my usage, it would seem much more appropriate to explicitly MAKE ME activate that feature, not have to go out of my way to deactivate it. It may be my imagination, but it truly does seem to return/reestablish itself following a system update.


It would almost be like everytime you went to start your car the radio would come on blasting out loud rock music, and you had to physically turn it off. That would be a pretty annoying amenity feature, right?

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Feb 17, 2021 10:59 AM in response to WoodstockCourt

WoodstockCourt wrote:

This may resolve it, but i am not conscious of pressing harder/longer for some messages than another. Moreover, if i wanted such a (annoying and irrelevant) feature as part of my usage, it would seem much more appropriate to explicitly MAKE ME activate that feature, not have to go out of my way to deactivate it. It may be my imagination, but it truly does seem to return/reestablish itself following a system update.

Apple has a long and storied history of deciding they know better than the user what the user wants/needs.


I tend to forget this feature even exists until someone asks this question as I never see it. And I send a lot of texts. Tap lightly and it won't appear.

annoying send with effect feature for Iphone messaging

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