💬 iOS 18 iMessage Tricks Elevate Your Messaging Game

[@radensj]

Thanks!

[@susannecalabrese3458]

What a great tutorial. As a senior I appreciate your care and in depth explanations.

[@TheMacWhisperer]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it and got good value out of it. 😊 I work hard to make my lessons clear, concise, and valuable. 📚 Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@davidchapman5277]

You do such a quality job with such a good attitude, good communication skills, coupled with such great benefits I learn from listening to you. Thank you for being a person who cares enough to do a good job without using filthy words, childish antics, and useless content. You are just a top shelf fellow, I am glad to have a privilege to follow you.

[@TheMacWhisperer]

Wow, David, that means the world to me! 🌍 I'm so glad to have you as a subscriber! 🎉

[@jeffharmed1616]

Thanks. Lots of features. The success of iMessage depends on how iMessage communicates with non-Apple phones, which is not explained in this video! Must I look for a previous video?

[@TheMacWhisperer]

Now that Apple supports RCS messaging 📱, which is the standard for Google/Android users 🤖, it has significantly improved non-Apple communication tools. Almost everything we discussed here works perfectly via RCS, with the exceptions of the "send later" function, editing or unsending a message, and the bubble and screen effects. The other tools should work almost flawlessly with non-Apple users, and you shouldn't have to do anything special to make it work. Just make sure you are on the latest operating system (currently 18.2.1) and that inside Settings > Apps > Messages, you have RCS turned on. ✅

[@jesusguerrero6385]

@@TheMacWhispererWhat a thorough response! Tysm!

[@purusotambasnet8725]

So many excellent ways to use apple iMessages, I didn’t know before. Thank you for teaching the people like me.

[@TheMacWhisperer]

I'm so glad that you found it helpful! 😊 What feature are you most excited to use? 🚀

[@underscr0e]

When u delete or change a sent msg does the recipient have a record of the old msg at all?

[@jesusguerrero6385]

From my experience, if u edit a sent message, the recipient can click the blue “Edited” button next to Delivered and the previous version will be revealed above ur edited message. As far as recipients being able to see deleted [Undo Send] messages, as long as they’re running iOS 16 or later, they won’t be able; however, they will receive a notice stating the message was unsent. Note: U only have two minutes to Undo Send, but u have 15 minutes to Edit a message.

[@CeeJayKay]

I updated my phone today, but it’s a 12 Pro Max. Is it able to do all those things you showed? I don’t see all those features, or any AI things like you showed here.

[@Wendy2279]

Some features are for iPhone 15 and above

[@TheMacWhisperer]

Apple intelligence is only available for the iPhone 15 Pro and later. 📱 While your iPhone 12 can run iOS 18, it cannot have all of the Apple intelligence-based features and never will. Sorry, but the processing power necessary for those AI tools requires a more powerful phone than the one you currently have. 💡

[@TheMacWhisperer]

absolutely correct (iphone 15 pro technically...)

[@GregJohnson-g1i]

Can an iMessage be sent to anyone in your contacts? Do they have to be users of Apple phones or can you send messages to people with other brand phones? I love your highly informative videos!

[@TheMacWhisperer]

That's a great question! 🤔 Technically, you can only send an iMessage to an Apple user. 🍏 However, if the other party has an Android and is on a current operating system, they use something called RCS, which Apple now supports with iOS 18. 📱 That means the vast majority of what you can do via iMessage can also be sent to your non-Apple users. This includes almost everything we talked about, with the exception of bubble and screen effects, send later, and editing or deleting sent messages. ✉️ For the most part, it's a pretty similar experience with all users, but some of those functions work best for Apple users. 🌟

[@JoeMemoly]

I don’t have the send later option,How do you add it? I have a 16 Pro Max with iOS version 18.2.1.

[@jesusguerrero6385]

Must be on iOS 18. Check by going to: Settings > General > Software Update

[@JoeMemoly]

@@jesusguerrero6385 I have a 16 ProMax with iOS version 18.2.1,

[@perrysrc]

I wish Apple Cash was available in the UK, I doubt if it ever will now

[@willortlinghaus6726]

Great tips, thank you! How do you edit the iMessage apps shown when you press the + button?

[@TheMacWhisperer]

To edit which apps you see in iMessage, there are two ways to do it. 📱 First, go to Settings/Apps/Messages and click on the iMessage Apps section. From there, you can delete or remove any that you don't want to see. 🗑️ Then, the next time you press the plus button ➕, you can press and hold on any of the apps that are shown in order to reorganize them. 🔄

[@mvraman9394]

Great sir ❤

[@Laplaneze]

I Am following your video and though the features you mention are all in MESSAGE, IT IS completely different way that you show¡ i can’t access the emojis the way you show it…

[@kennethbooth3529]

Funny, my messages Home Screen doesn’t have the 3 dots just the edit on the left and new message on the right.

[@GregJohnson-g1i]

What iOS are you running? Mine is 18.2.1 and I have the three dots and compose icons to the R/H half of the screen of my iPhone 15.

[@kennethbooth3529]

I’m running 18.2.1 also on my iPhone 16 Plus. On the right side I only have the compose icon.

[@TheMacWhisperer]

I'm not sure why you're having that issue 🤔. I would take a look at the settings>>Apps>>Messages And make sure that iMessage is properly turned on and connected to your Apple ID 📱. I can't imagine what else would be the issue, but the problem is almost certainly somewhere in the Messages settings 🛠️. Let me know if you can't figure it out, and I'll see if I can help 🤔.

[@kennethbooth3529]

@@TheMacWhispereryeah, already asked Apple Support. It’s an iPhone 16 thing.

[@TheMacWhisperer]

@kennethbooth3529 that's super bizarre. I'm running an iPhone 16, and don't have that issue at all...

[@tinker7998]

FYI, editing a message only works on Apple devices. A message can't be edited if it's being sent to an android device...

[@naeemchoudhry395]

Can I send the late message from iPhone to android phone

[@galefraney]

What you didn't mention is which devices and iOS must the receiving person have in order to view each of these features. I recently sent a genmoji to a friend with an Android and it appeared really messed up on their phone. It's pointless knowing all these tricks without also knowing whether the person you're sending it to will be able to view it properly, or at all ... or as a garbled mess ...

[@yamil.343]

You should have more subs. You’re of the best channels ever. 😊

[@TheMacWhisperer]

I'm so thrilled to hear that you're getting great value! 🎉 I have a ton of fun making these videos, and the subscribers are coming! 🎉 Tell your friends... let's get this channel up to 100K! 🚀

[@yamil.343]

@ Will do!

[@laurasoftheart]

I was watching another apple influencer and she was talking about adding stickers. She added a sticker that I don’t have. I asked about it in the comments and she told me just to go to stickers>fitness and I would see that sticker. I don’t have the same stickers in fitness she has. I have the latest phone 16 and updated to the latest IOS. How come we have different stickers that automatically come with the phone or updates? She didn’t understand why I don’t have the same stickers, do you? Thanks.

[@TheMacWhisperer]

The fitness stickers are created and controlled by the Fitness App. 🏋️‍♂️ The Fitness App can generate new stickers and options as you complete specific fitness goals. 🥇 For example, closing your rings throughout January gives you a specific January sticker. 📅 Chances are she's done more with her Fitness App than you have, resulting in more options. 📈

[@laurasoftheart]

@ thanks for the explanation but I still wonder if that’s the case. She’s a senior does Apple video explanation for seniors and she had a sticker of a cartoon lady hanging off the side of a cliff (a rock climber.) Now maybe just because she’s a senior doesn’t mean she doesn’t climb rocks but I doubt it. In my fitness stickers I have one of a swimmer and one bike riding which I don’t do neither. So I don’t know.

[@artieshell9205]

iMessage apps…. I used to be able to delete apps from this list I never used. Just swiping left to right and deleting. Making the list cleaner. Now ??? Can’t do it. Why?

[@TheMacWhisperer]

They moved it inside the message settings section. Go to Settings, Apps, Messages, and you will find a section for iMessage apps where you can delete and remove them.

[@juliotorres6868]

Well video editing, very good teacher, 🎉

[@TheMacWhisperer]

Thanks for the compliments 😊 and thanks for watching! 📺

[@edgnazdowsky9475]

Thanks for Sharing this information! You make Apple uncomplicated & very easy to understand and apply to daily usage! Retired Canadian living in Belize & Living Large! Cheers 🍺🍻

[@TheMacWhisperer]

I'm so glad you found it valuable! 😊 I love keeping it simple. 👍 Thanks for watching, and let me know if there's anything you'd like to learn in the future! 📚

[@rwssinor]

Very nice … But I turned off AI, really nothing is better than talking real vs a text message. It just doesn’t express or demonstrate character and the 5 senses ..

[@TheMacWhisperer]

There is no question that AI has a long way to go before it can communicate things cleanly and clearly. I don't use Apple Intelligence in iMessage for most of my communications, but there are times where I need to craft a response to something (usually tech-related from a client) and AI has been very helpful in filling in those gaps. We are very early in AI development, especially for Apple Intelligence, but keep your eye on this space because it will get better and better dramatically fast, and give us all sorts of new tools that we can't even imagine at this point. Thanks for watching!

[@patrickpowell5430]

My, my I certain the lives of many will never be the same, ain’t it great to be alive, even more ways to waste our time?

[@TheMacWhisperer]

I know your statement was meant as a tongue-in-cheek poke at wasting time using things like stickers and bubble effects... 😜 But for me, my usage of iMessage has dramatically simplified my communications with almost everyone in my life. I don't have to struggle through email for hours and hours trying to dodge all of the junk messages. 📧 I can just communicate easily and directly, usually by voice, without having to even grab my phone. 📱 This may seem trivial to some people, but for me, I have hundreds of people I stay in contact with on a regular basis, and this has given me much more time than it's taken away... ⏳ Yes, it is a great time to be alive. 🌟

[@beckypackqualls2745]

Fun stuff using AI

[@TheMacWhisperer]

Yeah, I've been having a blast learning how to use the new tools! 🎉 There are a bunch of new Apple Intelligence tools that we should see in the next couple of months. 📅 Everyone likes to say Apple Intelligence is a flop... My guess is they just don't know how to use it. 🤔

[@Suite_dRV_Life]

Best and most important tip is to turn off Apple intelligence, as it stalks/spies on everything you do

[@Trackhoe075]

Creepy dude

[@TheMacWhisperer]

I'm unsure what you're referencing. 🤔 Am I the creepy dude, or is someone else creepy? 🕵️‍♂️