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A step-by-step guide to sending fireworks through text
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This wikiHow teaches you how to apply a fireworks effect to an iMessage sent from one iPhone to another.
How to Send Fireworks in iPhone Texts
- Open your iPhone’s Messages app.
- Tap a conversation to select it.
- Type in the message you want to send.
- Tapping and holding the blue “send” arrow.
- Tap Screen at the top of the screen.
- Swipe left 4x to find the fireworks effect.
- Tap the blue arrow to send the message.
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Open your iPhone's Messages. This is a green app with a white speech bubble on it. -
Tap a conversation. Doing so will open it; if you'd prefer to begin a new conversation, you may instead tap the pencil-and-pad icon in the top-right corner of the screen and then type in a recipient's name.- If Messages opens to a conversation that you don't want to use, first tap the "Back" arrow in the top-left corner of the screen to return to the "Messages" page.
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Type in your message. Do so by tapping the text field near the bottom of the screen and using the on-screen keyboard. -
Tap and hold down the blue "send" arrow. It's to the right of the text field. Doing so will open the effects screen.- If this button is green, you or your recipient are using SMS messages, not Apple Messages.
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Tap Screen . It's in the top-right side of the screen. -
Swipe left four times. This will take you to the fireworks effect. -
Tap the blue "send" arrow. Doing so will send your message. When your recipient opens the message, they will see a firework display behind your text.
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- You can select other effects such as lasers, balloons, and confetti from the Screen page.Thanks
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Warnings
- As Apple adds new effects, the number of swipes it takes to get to the fireworks effect may change.Thanks
- In order for your recipient to view your message, phone must be updated to at least iOS 10.Thanks
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1. Open Messages
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2. Tap a conversation.
3. Type in a message.
4. Tap and hold the blue "send" arrow.
5. Tap Screen
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6. Swipe left four times to select fireworks.
7. Tap the "send" arrow.
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