Your iPhone 18
During Apple’s recent Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 keynote, Apple unveiled iOS 18 and its extensive new features. One area
that will undergo significant changes is the Messages app. The Messages
app is no stranger to anyone with an iPhone. It’s been on the iPhone since the
first model in 2007, is home to all of your iMessage conversations, and also
helps you keep in touch with Android users via SMS texts. Now, iOS 18 is going
to overhaul it with some fairly big changes, all of which we’ve outlined below. One of
the best new features in the iOS 18 Messages app is the ability to schedule
messages to be sent later, a feature previously only available in the Mail app.
It might be sensible to postpone sending a message for several reasons. For
example, you might want to avoid interrupting the recipient late at night or
during their work hours. It could also be a situation where the recipient is in
a different time zone, and you want the message delivered at a more appropriate
time.
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Another reason to delay a message is to give
yourself time to review and revise it, if necessary, before sending it.
Scheduling it for later allows for a cooling-off period and the opportunity for
a final review. You can also edit and delete scheduled messages at any point
before they’re sent, giving you plenty of flexibility.
Delaying messages is particularly useful for
reminders that are best seen later in the week. For instance, if you’re hosting
a party on Saturday and want to remind your guests on Friday not to forget, but
today is only Wednesday, delaying the message can help ensure it is sent at the
right time.
Finally, scheduling messages ahead of time is a
great way to draft special messages, such as birthday wishes. For example, you
can plan and create scheduled messages for everyone with a birthday next month
and have them sent on each recipient’s big day.
ver the years, Apple has added tools to make
everyday texts more creative, and iOS 18 adds even more features to make each
of your messages distinct.
You can bold, italicize, underline, and
strikethrough words in the Messages app with iOS 18. You can also apply
animated effects to any letter, word, phrase, or emoji. For example, you can
make content appear bigger or smaller, or have it “explode” or “nod,” and much
more.
Perhaps even better, you will receive
recommendations on which effects to use based on the words in the message
you’re typing. These formatting options are housed in a new menu (seen above),
making it quick and easy to apply these effects whenever you want.
ending messages is a great way to reach out to
someone quickly. However, your messages won’t be delivered if you don’t have a
Wi-Fi or cellular connection. With the release of iOS 18, if you have an iPhone
14 or later, you can send messages even without Wi-Fi or cellular connectivity.
In these situations, satellite capabilities will
be used. You can still utilize all the critical features of texting someone on
iMessage, and it’s all done through end-to-end encryption.
Satellite messaging is included as part of the
same system as Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite services. Just like those
services, you’ll get two years of satellite messaging for free at the time of
activating your iPhone 14, iPhone 15, or iPhone
16 later this year.
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