iMessages are texts, photos, or videos that you send to another iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac over Wi-Fi or cellular-data networks. These messages are always encrypted and appear in blue text bubbles. To turn iMessage on or off, go to Settings > Messages.

What is the point of using iMessage?

iMessages are texts, photos or videos that you can send to another iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac over Wi-Fi or cellular data networks. These messages will always be encrypted and appear in blue text bubbles.

What tricks can iMessage do?

Hence, let’s take a look at these tips and tricks that will help you make your experience more fun and easy.

• Double Tap ‘Shift’ to Enable Caps Lock.
• Shake to Undo.
• Add Sticker.
• Share your Location.
• Tap and Hold Space Bar to Move Cursor.
• Emoji Mania.
• Send with Effect.
• Mic & Talk.

Can iMessage be tracked?

“IMessages between two Apple devices are considered encrypted communication and cannot be intercepted, regardless of the cell phone service provider,” the agency’s intelligence note.

Is it better to use iMessage or text?

Which is better for you? Most iPhone users will want to use iMessages, so long as they have a good plan that can handle the data usage. The only reason to use SMS instead of iMessage is if you’re chatting with people who don’t have Apple devices, or if you don’t have any data on your phone.

Is iMessage really private?

Apple never sees your private keys. When someone starts an iMessage conversation with you, they fetch your public key(s) from Apple’s servers. Before that message leaves the sender’s device, it’s encrypted into something that only your device knows how to decrypt.

Can the police see iMessage?

The chart explains what can be had from nine of the biggest messaging services, including iMessage, Signal and Telegram. In general, law enforcement does not have access to end-to-end encrypted (E22E) messages sent via these services.

Does iPhone have secret messages?

One way is hiding alerts to avoid message preview or directly stop receiving message notifications by Settings. The other one is to remove someone from the Contact list and makes it an unknown sender. In fact, there is no hidden text message on iPhone actually.

How do you secretly text someone on iMessage?

10 Tips to Have Secret Text Conversations on Your iPhone

1. Rename Your Contact.
2. Turn Off Message Previews.
3. Hide Alerts for Specific Text Message Threads.
4. Use iMessage’s Invisible Ink.
5. Lock Third-Party Messaging Apps With Face ID or Touch ID.
6. Use Screen Time to Lock the Messages App With a Passcode.

How do you send a secret message on iMessage?

Tapp the ‘dot’ next to ‘Invisible ink’. The send arrow would shift there and you’ll also see the preview of what the message will actually look like with invisible ink. Tap the arrow to send the message with invisible ink. To return to your message without using the effect, tap the ‘x’ icon.

What are the pros and cons of iMessage?

1.) iMessage

Pros	Cons
Completely seamless. If the text bubble is blue, it’s being sent securely.	If an iMessage doesn’t send, the iPhone will send it through SMS as the fallback, potentially allowing it to be sent unencrypted. However, this can be disabled.

Why do people think iMessage is better?

Media sends faster since it works over Wi-Fi and data, and the quality is better too. On the technical side, the fact that iMessage has end-to-end encryption is a nice bonus. Little things like being able to see when the other person is typing are nifty too. In general, that’s what makes iMessage great.

Why would you turn off your iMessage?

Deregister iMessage. You may need to turn off iMessage if you are now using a non-Apple phone and can’t get SMS or text messages someone sends you from an iPhone.