iOS 10 Messages gain rich links, 3X bigger emojis, bubble effects & third-party app integration
As the most-used app on iOS, Apple's Messages will receive a major overhaul in the upcoming iOS 10 update, including a number of emoji-related enhancements, dynamic text bubbles, and rich links with images automatically integrated into chats. Third-party developers will also be able to tap into and expand iMessages with their own creations
With iOS 10, emojis can be presented three times bigger than before. Recommended emojis will also be presented in predictive QuickType recommendations.
Typing a message and then switching to the emoji keyboard will also cause iOS 10 to recommend words it can replace with certain emoji. Simply tap on the highlighted words to replace them with the appropriate emoji.
Apple will also integrate dynamic bubbles, which can grow, shrink or offer other dynamic presentations based on a user's selection. This will allow people to express themselves in unique ways, as digital versions of shouting or whispering, for example.
Users will also be able to tap on a received message bubble to react to it specifically, such as with a thumbs-up or a heart.
Another feature called "Invisible Ink" allows users to send a secret message that can only be seen when the recipient wipes the particles away to reveal the message, adding an element of surprise.
In another change, images can be presented in new ways, such as pictures that are only revealed when a user taps on them. Digital Touch is also coming from Apple Watch to iOS, allowing users to draw handwritten responses or even share their heartbeat.
iOS 10 will also introduce full-screen effects in Messages. In one example, fireworks were shown in the background behind text bubbles, temporarily presenting a dynamic display in the message window.
Applications will also be able to integrate with a new feature called "iMessage Apps." In one example, a user could use Square Cash to transfer money to another user via a third-party app plugin.
In another demonstration, a collection of Disney-branded stickers could be accessed, ranging from Mickey Mouse to Finding Dory. Stickers could also be "peeled" from the keyboard and placed onto a received picture message.
Another third-party app showed a group collaborating on an order for delivered food, thanks to a "group cart" via a third-party iMessage App.
With iOS 10, emojis can be presented three times bigger than before. Recommended emojis will also be presented in predictive QuickType recommendations.
Typing a message and then switching to the emoji keyboard will also cause iOS 10 to recommend words it can replace with certain emoji. Simply tap on the highlighted words to replace them with the appropriate emoji.
Apple will also integrate dynamic bubbles, which can grow, shrink or offer other dynamic presentations based on a user's selection. This will allow people to express themselves in unique ways, as digital versions of shouting or whispering, for example.
Users will also be able to tap on a received message bubble to react to it specifically, such as with a thumbs-up or a heart.
Another feature called "Invisible Ink" allows users to send a secret message that can only be seen when the recipient wipes the particles away to reveal the message, adding an element of surprise.
In another change, images can be presented in new ways, such as pictures that are only revealed when a user taps on them. Digital Touch is also coming from Apple Watch to iOS, allowing users to draw handwritten responses or even share their heartbeat.
iOS 10 will also introduce full-screen effects in Messages. In one example, fireworks were shown in the background behind text bubbles, temporarily presenting a dynamic display in the message window.
Applications will also be able to integrate with a new feature called "iMessage Apps." In one example, a user could use Square Cash to transfer money to another user via a third-party app plugin.
In another demonstration, a collection of Disney-branded stickers could be accessed, ranging from Mickey Mouse to Finding Dory. Stickers could also be "peeled" from the keyboard and placed onto a received picture message.
Another third-party app showed a group collaborating on an order for delivered food, thanks to a "group cart" via a third-party iMessage App.
Comments
(The collaborative apps looked like there could be some real potential, though.)
nonsense. Messages is also my most-used app, and i think it looks awesome and tons of fun. even my 74 yo dad likes to send iMessages with emoji, and we're going to have a lot of fun sending effects and whatnot.
iOS is doing pretty well on security -- so well that the FBI tried to force them to handle over their keys. so i feel pretty confident in Apple's ability to keep on doing a good job.
Other than that, mostly nice.
Personally, I'm glad they did something, but it's not
of the markup and visual appeal for better and easier communication that I wanted. I hope I can disable most of these features as I'm not for pizzazz in my text bubbles.
iMessage for Android would significantly simplicity my mobile life and greatly improve my Apple device experience (my technological life).
Both of those are for no other reason than I'm a middle-aged guy who has two teens and also assorted more youthful friends in group threads (cycling and theater) who use them extensively and I want to occasionally be seen as hanging in there technologically.
The rest honestly was stuff it felt like Jobs would have hated and demanded removed for cluttering up the user interface. One button emoji suggestions feels like Apple. Third party stickers, full screen and bubble effects feel like clutteri and distracting hell.
nope. see your own logic fail? you say don't use or understand emoji, then claim they're for kids. but since you don't know or use them, you've already admitted your ignorance. which is why you're 100% wrong -- they aren't just for kids. adults of all ages use them, including the senior citizens I message (family, friends, neighbors).
youre just demonstrating a common techie personality fault -- lack of empathy. assuming your use cases are the same as others. they aren't.
It will be hard to pry them off of WeChat though. That app is ridiculously popular there.