How do you send text with the slam or balloons

Sometime when sending an iMessage it will pop up where I'm able to slam it or make balloon appear in the ground but I can't make it happen it do alway by accident please help its new with the latest version of iPhone 6

iPhone 6, iOS 10.0.3

Posted on Feb 6, 2017 4:00 PM

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Feb 6, 2017 4:04 PM in response to Fingers337

When sending iMessages (blue bubble, between Apple devices) , press and hold on the blue send arrow. After a few moments the effects screen should appear and you can choose an effect.


If the arrow is green, then the effects are not available with that recipient, because either the device is not an apple device, or they are not using iMessage.


Use message effects with iMessage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Feb 9, 2017 3:25 PM in response to Fingers337

After you write your message, you would tap on the blue arrow for a few seconds then a new window will pop up. at the top of the screen, you will see "Bubble" or "Screen." If Bubble is chosen, then on the right hand side you will see choices that say "slam", "loud", "gentle", or "invisible ink." You choose one of these and it will show you the effect it will have when the recipient gets it. If you choose "Screen", you get to choose by swiping through the different backgrounds they provide. There are fireworks, laser lights etc. You can choose one, and it will give you a preview of what the recipient will see. It is pretty cool. Some texts such as Happy Birthday will automatically choose balloons. But only for typed text and not handwritten ones. Have fun!

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