iMessage baloons dont appear on iPhone 5S

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hbm2679 Author

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iMessage baloons dont appear on iPhone 5S

Hello,

I upgraded to iOS 10 on my iPhone 5S.

In iMessage I dont get the balloons or confetti on its own when I type "Happy Birthday" or "Congrats".

I have to use the "Send with effects" feature instead.

P.S: Reduce motion effect is turned off.

iOS 10

Posted on Sep 15, 2016 1:05 AM

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sterling r

Community Specialist

Sep 15, 2016 4:24 PM in response to hbm2679

Greetings hbm2679,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

I understand that you just upgraded your iPhone 5s to iOS 10. When using iMessage, you don't see the balloons or confetti when you type happy birthday or congrats. I have been using these full-screen effects on my iPhone, and I really like them. Let's see how I can help with this.

These full-screen effects animate the screen when you send a message. These don't appear when you type happy birthday or congrats. You must add the full-screen effect when you are sending an iMessage. Plus see the article Use message effects with iMessage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch , specifically, this section:

Add a full-screen effect

With full-screen effects, you can animate your screen with balloons, confetti, and more. To send a full-screen effect, follow these steps:

Open Messages.

Tap and enter a contact or go to an existing conversation.

Enter your message.

Touch and hold , then tap Screen.

Swipe to the left to see full-screen effects, like balloons, confetti, and fireworks.

Tap to send.

If you can't send or receive full-screen effects, make sure you don't have Reduce Motion turned on.

Cheers.

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