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Everything you can do with Apple's new Messages app in iOS 10

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Craig Federighi looks pretty stoked about 3x bigger emojis.  Apple

It was about time the iPhone's Messages app got some new features. 

Other messaging apps like Facebook Messenger and Snapchat offer much more interesting and lively ways to communicate, while Messages for years remained a stagnant platform to exchange static words and photos.

But Apple changed all that.

Check out all the new Messages features Apple introduced at its WWDC event on Monday.

Rich Links shows pictures previews from the websites that are being linked.

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Rich Links will even show you previews of a video inside the link, too.

You can see what the camera sees when you want to send a photo or video.

Emoji are now 3 times bigger than before.

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Messages will recognize what you're typing and find a relevant emoji so you don't have to search for one.

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And Messages will even highlight words that can be turned into emojis.

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You just need to tap the highlighted words to turn them into emojis.

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Breathtaking innovation. Apple

Bubble Effects will make animations to emphasize certain messages, like make Congrats more exciting than a static text bubble.

Bubble Effects gives certain messages a little more personality and emotion, like reflecting your shame when you apologize for something.

Invisible Ink hides messages in a glittery effect that you have to swipe away with your finger to read the message.

It can also hide photos, too.

Tap Back lets you add mini reactions to your received messages.

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You can even hand-write messages now.

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And send drawings, too.

And finally, you can get full-screen animations for certain messages, like saying "happy new year."

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Antonio Villas-Boas was a consumer tech expert with over a decade of experience testing and reviewing smartphones, tablets, computers, smartwatches, and phone carriers.ExperienceAntonio joined the Business Insider team in 2015 as a tech reporter on the news desk and moved to the service journalism team in 2020. During his time as Business Insider’s senior tech reporter, Antonio developed industry-leading battery-life tests for smartphones and tablets, and covered and reviewed hundreds (if not thousands) of products from major brands like Apple, Google, Samsung, and OnePlus since as far back as Samsung’s Galaxy S6, the original Apple Watch, and the very first Google Pixel. This decade-plus of experience has given him tremendous insights into what consumer tech truly stands the test of time and what will be irrelevant in just a few years' time (RIP The Pebble).Antonio is also an experienced deal hunter, surfacing the best discounts on phones, laptops, and smartwatches for readers during sale events like Prime Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. Previously, Antonio was a consumer-electronics analyst at PCMag and ran his own blog. Why you can trust AntonioAntonio approaches all his reviews not only as a tech expert but as a consumer himself. He reads every word of fine print in the phone carrier plans he reviews, and is deeply skeptical of deals that promise you the latest iPhone model for free. (Spoiler: it might be “free,” but you could be stuck with it for three years.)He largely recommends less expensive and small-scale fixes to upgrade your existing tech before considering buying the latest and flashiest in new tech. Antonio believes his role as the go-to “tech guy” for his family and friends extends to his readers as well; he only recommends products that have stood up to the testing process.Scripps News, NewsNation, Fox 5 DC, NBC LX, and Rich DeMuro’s “Rich On Tech” radio show have requested his commentary and expertise. ExpertiseHis expertise includes:
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