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I don’t see the grey dot in my iPhone text field in order to add special effects

I don’t see the grey dot in my text field in order to add special effects Am I doing something wrong? Trying to follow the directions for adding confetti, fireworks, spot light to a text


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iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Jul 24, 2022 9:51 AM

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You don't need any dots- you just need to press and hold on the blue Send arrow.


This Apple video explains it nicely-



Posted on Jul 24, 2022 11:46 PM

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I don’t see the grey dot in my iPhone text field in order to add special effects

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