Hi.
I'm Max Dalton.
Thanks for checking out this video about how to modify the text message display on your
iPhone.
Most people don't realize they actually have a great deal of control over when and how
messages they receive are presented to them, and also how the messages they send to other
iPhone users appears.
First, we'll talk through what you can do to change how you receive text messages.
Tap the "Settings" app on your iPhone home screen.
Tap "Notifications" and then tap "Messages."
You'll arrive at the Messages screen.
Tap the ON/OFF toggle to the right of Allow Notifications until it is shaded green to
turn on and activate notifications on your iPhone.
Move the Show Notifications toggle to the ON position to display notifications for messages
that you receive in your iPhone's notification center.
Tap the text to the right of Sound to navigate to the Sounds screen.
On the Sounds screen, tap "Vibration" to display a screen where you can either choose a default
vibration type, opt to create your own vibration type in the Custom section, or choose "None"
if you don't want any vibration notification for new messages.
If you do opt to select a vibration, you'll feel a preview of that vibration on your iPhone.
Tap "Messages" in the upper-left corner after making your selection to navigate back to
the Messages screen.
Turn on Badge App Icon to display a red indicator in the upper-right corner of the Messages
app that displays the number of unread messages you have.
Enable Show on Lock Screen to view your text message alerts in your iPhone's lock screen.
Select "Show Previews" and choose whether or not you want a snippet of each text message
to be displayed in the text message notification bubble.
You can set this to always show a message preview, whether the iPhone is unlocked or
not, or only show message previews when the device is unlocked.
Tap "Message" in the upper-left corner after making your selection.
Tap "Repeat Alerts" to open the Repeat Alerts window.
Choose from Never, Once, Twice, 3 Times, 5 Times or 10 Times to define how many times
you want unread message alerts to be repeated.
Message alerts will be repeated every two minutes until they've appeared the designated
number of times, or until you open the message.
Tap "Messages" in the upper-left corner of the Show window after making your selection
to return to the Messages window.
Now let's talk about the process for altering how text messages you send are displayed in
the recipient's Messages app.
Tap to open the "Messages" app.
Click the "New Message" icon in the upper-right corner of your screen.
Enter the name or phone number of someone else who has an iPhone that you want to send
a text message to.
Enter the message you want to send to the other person.
While entering your message, you'll notice the microphone icon on the right side of the
text entry box turns into a blue, upward-pointing arrow icon.
Press and hold your finger against the upward-pointing arrow icon until the Send with Effect screen
appears.
You'll see four options for modifying how the text of your message appears to the recipient.
Selecting "Slam" causes your message text to fly onto the users screen.
Choosing "Loud" causes your test to appear momentarily large and shake before reverting
to normal size.
Selecting "Gentle" causes your text to initially appear small and get slowly larger.
Choosing "Invisible Ink" causes your text to be blurred out by dots that will only be
visible after the recipient rubs a finger against them, making the text readable.
Tap "Screen" in the tabs at the top of the Send with Effect screen to see available background
effects that can be added.
Swipe from right to left to cycle the seven available options, and then from right to
left to work back to the beginning of those options.
Available backgrounds include balloons, hearts, lasers, confetti, and more.
Now, you can send your message to the recipient, who will only see the additional display options
if they also have an iPhone.