How to send messages with invisible ink in iOS 10 Messages

As it happened in 2015, one of the most interesting news that will officially arrive tomorrow with iOS 10 is the new application Messages, also known as iMessage. In the United States it is used much more than we can imagine, so much so that WhatsApp is not such a famous app there, but in countries like Spain it is not used so much, which is why it is easy to not know how to do some things like send messages with invisible ink.

Sending messages with invisible ink in iOS 10 is along with other options that are also new in the iOS 10 Messages app, such as send the strongest message bubble or speech bubble, slowing down or yelling. In the same way, we can also access the Background tab, from where we can send messages with special backgrounds such as confetti, which will help us to congratulate the new year, a birthday or any important event.

How to send special text in iOS 10 Messages

Actually sending special text in iOS 10 is very simple. We will only have to follow these steps:

1. First of all, we will have to enter the text that we want to send in a special way. When we start writing, the arrow will appear to the right of the box.
2. In an iPhone 6s / Plus (and soon from the 7 / Plus), we press on the arrow a little harder, which will enter the options to send the text in a special way. If our device does not have a 3D Touch screen, all we have to do is press and hold our finger on the arrow for the options to appear.
3. Now we choose how we want to send the message, from where we can choose "Invisible ink" to send the text as the headline of this post says.
4. The last step no longer depends on us, but on who receives the message: to be able to read what is under the invisible ink, you have to slide your finger over the bubble.

Easy, right? The truth is that I quite like Messages and it is the messaging application that I use with all my contacts who have an iPhone. And you?

Not available on iPhone without 3D Touch?

I write this point as part of updating this post. From what you comment (thanks for the warning), it seems that this option not available on iPhones without 3D Touch. Yes, it is available on the iPad and the possibility is not exclusive to the latest models.

At the moment, the latest available version of iOS 10 is the Golden Master, that is, a version that must be the same as the one officially released tomorrow. If it is confirmed that the iPhone without 3D Touch will not be able to use this function, we would be facing a ugly move by Apple in which if we want to use the new function on the phone we will have to own or buy one of their latest iPhone, the device that brings the most benefits to Tim Cook and company. In other words, it would be like an "invitation" to renew the iPhone, despite the fact that it has been shown that the function works perfectly without the need to press harder. Users of an iPhone 6 or earlier can only pray that this changes starting tomorrow.

UPDATED: A friend with an iPhone 6 has confirmed to me that this invisible ink does work for him, which is a strange thing. On the other hand, I cannot send GIFs from iMessage, neither on the iPad nor from the iPhone, when others can. We will see if Apple solves all these absences tomorrow from 19.00:XNUMX p.m. (Peninsula Spain).