How to Send Fireworks on Apple Messages

Make your iMessages explode to life with animated fireworks

Written by Jack Lloyd

This wikiHow teaches you how to apply a fireworks effect to an iMessage sent from one iPhone to another.

Steps

This is a green app with a white speech bubble on it.
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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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Do so by tapping the text field near the bottom of the screen and using the on-screen keyboard.
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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.
It's in the top-right side of the screen.
This will take you to the fireworks effect.
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.

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As Apple adds new effects, the number of swipes it takes to get to the fireworks effect may change.

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In order for your recipient to view your message, phone must be updated to at least iOS 10.

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