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With the iMessages feature on your iPhone 12 running iOS 14, you can get your messages even more expressive with multiple animated effects, such as Memoji sticker effects, bubble effects, full-screen animations, camera effects, etc. In this iPhone Manual article, we will discuss how to Send Animated Effects in Messages on iPhone 12. Don't miss all new and exciting iPhone File Transfer features in SyncBird Pro.

How To Send Animated Effects in Messages on iPhone 12/iOS 14

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1 Send Handwritten Message on iPhone 12

By drawing a note in your own handwriting, you can personalize your messages and them as if it were being written in front of them. To send a handwritten note (one animated iMessage effect on iPhone 12), you can follow steps below to start.

How To Send a Handwritten Messages on iPhone 12:

Step 1: Open Messages and tap Compose to start a new message. Or go to an existing conversation.
Step 2: If you have an iPhone, turn it sideways. If you have an iPad, tap Sideways icon on the keyboard.
Step 3: Write your handwriting message (with animated iMessage effect) or select one of the options at the bottom of the screen.
Step 4: If you need to start over, tap Undo or Clear. When you're finished, tap Done. Then tap send message to send.

How To Send a Handwritten Messages on iPhone 12

iPhone Messages App Tip: After you create a handwritten message using iMessage animated effect, the message is saved at the bottom of the handwriting screen. To use the saved messages again, tap it. To delete the saved message, touch and hold it until the messages jiggle, then tap the Delete Message button.

2 How To Add Bubble Effects in iMessage

To spruce up your iMessage, you can include animated Bubble effects on your iPhone that make bubbles slam, loud, gentle, or invisible, or turn the whole screen to balloons, confetti, lasers, fireworks, or shooting stars (How To Make An Animated Gif Picture On iPhone). Follow steps below to learn how to add a bubble effect in iMessage.

How To Send Bubble Effect Messages On iPhone:

Step 1: Open Messages and tap Compose to start a new message. Or go to an existing conversation.
Step 2: Enter your message or insert a photo, then touch and hold Send Message button.
Step 3: Tap the gray dot preview message bubble to preview bubble effects > Tap Send message button to send.

How To Send Bubble Effect Messages on iPhone 12

What Do Bubble Effects Do in iMessages:

Slam Effect: Stamps the bubble down and makes the entire screen ripple on your iPhone 12.

Loud Effect: Sends a giant bubble in iMessage that shakes before settling down into place.

Gentle Effect: Sends a tiny bubble that meekly slips into place.

Invisible ink Effect: Covers the bubble in animated noise and blur until you swipe it out of the way.

3 Send Full-screen Effects in iMessage

Another way to send animated effects in iMessage is using the full-screen effect (How To Recover Permanently Deleted Photos on iPhone 6/6s). Follow steps below to learn how to animate your screen with an echo, spotlight, and other effects.

How To Send Full-screen Effect Messages On iPhone:

Step 1: Open Messages and tap Compose to start a new message. Or go to an existing conversation.
Step 2: Touch and hold Send Message button, then tap Screen.
Step 3: Swipe to the left to see full-screen effects > Tap Send Message button to send.

What Do Full-screen Effects Do in iMessages:

Echo Effect: Have your text duplicate and flood the screen of your recipient.

Spotlight Effect: Put a literal spotlight on your incoming iMessage.

Balloons Effect: Sends multi-color balloons expanding and flying up from the bottom right of the screen.

Confetti Effect: Drops multi-color confetti from the top of the screen.

Love Effect: A giant heart will appear to expand and pop from your latest iMessage.

Lasers Effect: Fills the screen with "unce, unce, unce" lasers and sound.

Fireworks Effect: Sets off multi-color fireworks from the center of the screen.

Shooting stars Effect: Launches a "the more you know" starburst shooting from the left of the screen, exploding as it reaches the right.

Celebration Effect: Fireworks and festivities aplenty will appear on your iPhone.

The Bottom Line

Now can you send Bubble, Screen or other kind of animated effects in your iMessage? Put them in the comments, and we'll help you out. Continue reading our 2020 Complete iPhone Manual Guide to learn more about getting started and using your iPhone.