10 tips & tricks for iMessage - How to use iMessage (2023)

How to use iMessage. 10 tips and tricks to help you master iMessage on your iPhone.
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[@georgee3401]

Very useful tips. I was unaware of most of these. Many thanks!

[@davidbeckett1565]

Very useful video, especially the tip about accessing the secondary keyboard quickly while keeping the primary one active

[@MattMills69]

Pretty amazing video, probably one of your best Michael! 🎉

[@mick2246]

The tip when u lift up ur iphone while in text messages it automatically records ur voice , i love it thanks 🙏 my friends ,, Keep those handy vids coming

[@iamateurg]

Super helpful, thanks!

[@Mrbenjaminsss]

Love you bro, Great help!!, Great Contents♥

[@bogdankowalski770]

My favourite tip as accessing the secondary keyboard to access a character while keeping the primary keyboard active. I will start using this feature often as I often access the secondary keyboard. By the way this also works in the mail program on the iPad!

[@geraldfowler2034]

Thanks!

[@cohall46]

I got several helpful tips. Thanks for sharing.

[@johantiefenbach5310]

This video was pretty useful. Didn’t know there was so many other messages applications. Thanks! 👍🏼

[@charliemoorejr.]

Good information 😀👍🏾!

[@karasunome6401]

Thanks Mate!

[@vighneshhallale]

I liked All Features bro... Lots of love from India ❤

[@stuutirai9571]

Such a nice video

[@marioraulpueblarodriguez642]

thanks!!!

[@ceritat]

I always learn something new from you. I love dictation.

[@user-nx4ti1og8z]

Good video. I wish there were better tools to manage my imessage inbox. Pinned message feature is awful.

[@section31]

Idb went from a channel that does technical jailbreak tutorials to now boomer videos on how to use an iPhone

[@jevonsims900]

Cause Jailbreaking is lame now. Might as well get an Android.

[@section31]

@@jevonsims900 my comment was not because I felt they should be doing jailbreak videos. My comment was merely to emphasize the pivot in direction

[@Mr21scott]

@@section31 Is there a setting to stop the use of the word "pivot"? See also: "journey", "narrative" and "it is what it is".

[@faruni8299]

Wow! (Used tip number 9)

[@thomastevis8655]

Awesome videos sorry I’m soooo late

[@marcdeclercq5580]

Hello, thnx for your video. I would like to change the background colour of iMessage. Is this possible? Kr, Marc

[@yamil.343]

It’s true Michael you don’t blink 😅

[@marionabajar8436]

Mine 😍😍

[@TopwizSoft]

Is it possible to change how long you have to hold the send arrow before the effects chooser appears? My wife just got an iPad. When she presses the send arrow, the effects chooser comes up. I told her to do it quickly but she says she is. It also sometimes will open the keyboard over the effects chooser, covering the send button on the effects chooser. None of the buttons on the keyboard work. I eventually got it to go away and send but I don't use Apple products so I have no idea what I did to get the keyboard to close.

[@canadiandragon5407]

Dictation is by far a game changer.

[@Satwik.4k]

What stand he is using?? That is something with magsafe right?

[@jimmypalacios1102]

I don’t have the one hand keyboard options. iPhone 13 and it’s up to date 16.3.1

[@leonivandervegt8528]

The 2nd keyboard tip (exclamation point)

[@adamguymon7096]

I want to find out if there is a way to send an iMessage so the other person will get it as a time-sensitive message I have been having a very hard time getting messages to my friend and I want to make sure that she sees the message. I personally believe that it's rude when you see a message that someone sent to you and you have your red receipts turned off. My friend uses voiceover because she is blind and I can send her a message and not know if she has really read it? I wish there was a way to make it so even if her phone was totally on the lock screen that if her voiceover was on and it read the message without actually opening the message itself then it would still send a receipt. If you could be typing a simple message to your friend it would be nice if you could enter a certain phrase that would take that simple iMessage into a time-sensitive message or make sure the person will have no problem seeing the message

[@hu55a1nm]

My favourite is deleting send iMessages

[@TheTuareg]

Before all tips and tricks, please anybody tell me, why there are no notifications about messages?! Everything is on, checked everything. But messages are just don't notify

[@Sequin25]

Im on iOS 16 but I don't have unsend option.

[@doboy930]

it goes away after 15 mins

[@Cjmboo]

if u unsend it’s stupid cus they can still see it which is so dumb what’s the sense of unsend if they still gone see it

[@MattMills69]

I mean that’s true if someone is glued to the conversation, but if someone’s away from their phone and you do it right after you send it, it’s helpful

[@UGANGOLUM]

GUESS WHO HAS NO ONE TO SEND AN IMESSAGES TO

[@Suleiman_Goni]

Does this guy honestly blink

[@CanadianBakin42O]

Android is better anyways

[@MattMills69]

Eh, your opinion

[@yamil.343]

Exactly your opinion

[@lastperson443]

🤙🏼🤙🏼🫡