{"id":238604,"date":"2026-05-03T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/5-cool-things-you-didnt-know-your-iphones-messages-app-can-do\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T12:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T16:40:10","slug":"5-cool-things-you-didnt-know-your-iphones-messages-app-can-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/5-cool-things-you-didnt-know-your-iphones-messages-app-can-do\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Cool Things You Didn’t Know Your iPhone’s Messages App Can Do"},"content":{"rendered":"

5 Cool Things You Didn’t Know Your iPhone’s Messages App Can Do<\/a><\/p>\n

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While there are loads of third-party messaging apps out there, iPhone Messages remains many users’ go-to. In fact, you probably open Messages at least once a day \u2014 maybe to check on a client’s reply, or perhaps to make plans with the group chat. Conveniently, the app makes it easy to communicate in multiple ways.<\/p>\n

You can send a regular SMS text, a GIF, or a voice recording. There are also options to share documents and your current location. When it comes to replying, you don’t even have to type a response \u2014 you can simply use tapbacks to like or laugh at a message.<\/p>\n

But these features are only scratching the surface of what you can do on iPhone Messages. It’s actually integrated with more tools and settings hidden in plain sight. We’ll walk you through five of the useful iOS features you might’ve missed but should be using in Messages.<\/p>\n

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If you find that the default text formatting in the Messages app is too plain and boring for your liking, there’s a hidden iPhone Messages feature you can use to spice your texts up a…<\/p>\n

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