iMessage tricks you should know

Apple's iMessages are still more low-key compared to other messaging services. The messages offer many practical features that make the chats not only more lively but also more practical than WhatsApp and Co. We'll show you these tricks that every iPhone user should know.

1. Rotate message stickers & adjust size

With the update to iOS 10, Apple brought successful stickers to the News app. Since then, the little colorful Smilie packages must not be missing in any chat. For even more fun writing, you can rotate the stickers and adjust the size. Hold a sticker and drag it into the news history without letting it go. Take a second finger to help and use pinch-to-zoom to resize and align. Once you release it, the sticker on his iPhone will be visible exactly as you sent it.

2. Remove message stickers

The stickers obscure an important message or do you not like it? In these cases, you can later remove them. Hold down the sticker and select "Sticker Details". Swipes left and tap deletes to remove the sticker.

3. Send messages with effects

If stickers aren't enough for you as a fun feature on your own, you can also send your iMessages with effects. Enter a message without sending it and press (3D touch) on the blue send arrow.

4. Send GIFs

In iMessage you can not only send stickers and pictures but also saved GIFs. Taps the camera icon to the left of the input box and touches the animated file you want to send. The sent file is animated immediately after sending it to you and the recipient of the message.

5. Prank: Someone is typing (not)

Anyone who has ever sent a message via iMessage knows the three points that indicate that your interlocutor is typing a response. You wait and wait, but don't get an answer? Then you probably fell victim to an iMessage for windows prank. You can easily make someone believe you're typing a message even though you're sending a GIF.