{"id":255719,"date":"2026-05-26T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/what-the-tech-iphone-messaging-tips-and-tricks-abc-6-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:10:13","slug":"what-the-tech-iphone-messaging-tips-and-tricks-abc-6-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/what-the-tech-iphone-messaging-tips-and-tricks-abc-6-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Tech? iPhone messaging tips and tricks &#8211; ABC 6 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaaltv.com\/6-on-your-side\/what-the-tech\/what-the-tech-iphone-messaging-tips-and-tricks\/\">What the Tech? iPhone messaging tips and tricks &#8211; ABC 6 News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaaltv.com\/6-on-your-side\/what-the-tech\/what-the-tech-iphone-messaging-tips-and-tricks\/\">https:\/\/www.kaaltv.com\/6-on-your-side\/what-the-tech\/what-the-tech-iphone-messaging-tips-and-tricks\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-26 08:01:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.kaaltv.com\">www.kaaltv.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(ABC 6 News) \u2013 Your iPhone\u2019s Messages app is probably one of the most-used apps on your phone. Most people open it dozens of times every day to send quick texts, photos, emojis, or links.<\/p>\n<p>But hidden behind the little plus button inside iMessage are several features many iPhone users have never noticed.<\/p>\n<p>Some are useful. Some are fun. And a few can actually help keep someone safe.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the best hidden iMessage tricks already built into the iPhone.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-check-in-automatically-lets-someone-know-you-made-it-home\">Check In Automatically Lets Someone Know You Made It Home<\/h2>\n<p id=\"h-check-in-automatically-lets-someone-know-you-made-it-home\">One of the most useful hidden features in Messages is called \u201cCheck In.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">Instead of texting someone to say \u201cI made it home,\u201d your iPhone can do it automatically.<\/p>\n<p>To use it:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open a conversation in Messages<\/li>\n<li>Tap the plus button<\/li>\n<li>Tap \u201cMore\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Choose \u201cCheck In\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can choose when you expect to arrive. Once you get there, your iPhone automatically notifies the other person.<\/p>\n<p>If something goes wrong and you don\u2019t arrive, the feature can share limited information like your location, route, battery level, and cell signal to help someone check on you.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s designed as a safety feature for late night drives, walks, dates, or kids heading somewhere with friends.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-handwritten-messages-add-a-personal-touch\">Handwritten Messages Add a Personal Touch<\/h2>\n<p>Most people never discover this one because it only appears when the iPhone is turned sideways.<\/p>\n<p>Open Messages, rotate the phone into landscape mode, and tap the handwriting icon on the keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>Now you can write a note with your finger directly on the screen.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s surprisingly good for:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Birthday messages<\/li>\n<li>Thank you notes<\/li>\n<li>Holiday greetings<\/li>\n<li>Quick doodles for kids and grandkids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The handwritten message arrives as an animated note instead of plain text.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-digital-touch-turns-texting-into-a-tiny-art-studio\">Digital Touch Turns Texting Into a Tiny Art Studio<\/h2>\n<p>Apple also hid a feature called \u201cDigital Touch\u201d inside Messages.<\/p>\n<p>Open a conversation:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tap the plus button<\/li>\n<li>Choose \u201cDigital Touch\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From there, you can:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Draw sketches<\/li>\n<li>Send taps<\/li>\n<li>Send animated kisses<\/li>\n<li>Send heartbeat animations<\/li>\n<li>Create a \u201cbroken heart\u201d&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaaltv.com\/6-on-your-side\/what-the-tech\/what-the-tech-iphone-messaging-tips-and-tricks\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What the Tech? iPhone messaging tips and tricks &#8211; ABC 6 News https:\/\/www.kaaltv.com\/6-on-your-side\/what-the-tech\/what-the-tech-iphone-messaging-tips-and-tricks\/ Publish Date:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255720,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.kaaltv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/what-the-tech-5-26.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iphone"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255719"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255719"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":255721,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255719\/revisions\/255721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}