• Bubble effects: You can add bubble effects to your messages by holding down the send button. This will bring up a menu with different bubble effects like “Slam,” “Loud,” “Gentle,” and “Invisible Ink.”
• Screen effects: You can add screen effects to your messages by holding down the send button. This will bring up a menu with different screen effects like “Echo,” “Spotlight,” “Balloons,” and “Confetti.”
• Tapback expressions: You can react to a message by giving it a thumbs up, a heart, emphasis, or even a question mark. To do this, just double-tap on the message you want to react to and choose the Tapback expression you want to use.
• Direct reply: Sometimes you need to respond to a text message that isn’t the most recent message in the conversation. To do this, just swipe left on the message you want to reply to and type your response.
• Send a GIF: Sending GIFs via iMessage is easy. Just tap on the App Store icon next to the text field and search for GIFs.

I hope these help! Let me know if there’s anything else I can help you with.