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Message Effects
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I am trying to send a short home video to someone and I keep getting the "message effects" pop up like "gentle, loud" etc. I checked and that option is turned off. I picked one just to see what would happen, and I still couldn't send it. I turned Messages off and on and rebooted my phone, but I am still getting the effects option which I do not want and there the video sits. How do I get out of it?
MacBook Pro - M2, Ventura 13.6 Safari Tech Prev 17.0 Safari 16.6 Firefox 116.0.2 iPhone 7 Version 15.8
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Re: Message Effects
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Because of the limitations imposed by the iPhone form factor, iOS differentiates between a tap, and a long hold. A brief tap on the send arrow will send the message on its way without special effects, holding your finger on the arrow for half a second or more brings up the "send with effect" menu. There are numerous places in iOS where different actions are triggered by a tap, long hold, or even a firm press. In most cases a tap is the basic gesture and a long hold triggers special features. This cannot be turned off as it would deny access to many iOS/iPhone features. Just remember to tap and not hold.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?
— Albert Einstein
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Re: Message Effects
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Thanks, Joe. I had read that somewhere else, but it didn't seem to work. Plus, once I actually picked "gentle" just to get on with it, it looked like nothing happened except for the "gentle" becoming bolder in print. I didn't even hear the send sound that I usually hear. A few minutes later, the recipient let me know she got the video. I have sent pics and videos before and this never happened so I was at a loss. Because of the limitations imposed by the iPhone form factor, iOS differentiates between a tap, and a long hold. A brief tap on the send arrow will send the message on its way without special effects, holding your finger on the arrow for half a second or more brings up the "send with effect" menu. There are numerous places in iOS where different actions are triggered by a tap, long hold, or even a firm press. In most cases a tap is the basic gesture and a long hold triggers special features. This cannot be turned off as it would deny access to many iOS/iPhone features. Just remember to tap and not hold.
MacBook Pro - M2, Ventura 13.6 Safari Tech Prev 17.0 Safari 16.6 Firefox 116.0.2 iPhone 7 Version 15.8
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Re: Message Effects
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Thanks, Joe. I had read that somewhere else, but it didn't seem to work. Probably here. NOTE: you can view the various effects without sending them and just because you send them not every smart phone is capable if displaying them. Sending a message with an effect requires three steps… - long press the send arrow to activate effects
- select the desired effect (Bubble or screen)
- tap the send arrow to actually send the message and the chosen effect
Last edited by joemikeb; 11/28/21 06:54 PM. Reason: add steps
If we knew what it was we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?
— Albert Einstein
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Re: Message Effects
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Right. But the weird thing was when the effects showed up and I picked one, there was no send button or arrow to click on! That's why I was at a loss and had no idea the video had actually been sent. Thanks, Joe. I had read that somewhere else, but it didn't seem to work. Probably here. NOTE: you can view the various effects without sending them and just because you send them not every smart phone is capable if displaying them. Sending a message with an effect requires three steps… - long press the send arrow to activate effects
- select the desired effect (Bubble or screen)
- tap the send arrow to actually send the message and the chosen effect
MacBook Pro - M2, Ventura 13.6 Safari Tech Prev 17.0 Safari 16.6 Firefox 116.0.2 iPhone 7 Version 15.8
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