Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon.
Send an iMessage that says"Congratulations" and confetti rains down on the screen. Type"Happy Birthday" to a fellow iPhone-totin' friend and balloons float up from the bottom of the screen. Do Android users have a similar feature? From last November to this February they did when Google took"Screen Effects" out for a test drive. A message sent saying"I love you" resulted in animated hearts appearing on the screen.
"I Love You" and"Sounds Good" no longer elicit an animated effect on the screen. It's possible that these phrases are used too often setting off the animations too frequently. The new"Screen Effects" triggers and the animation that follows include: Hahahaha: With four ha's you'll see Tube men like the kind that appear outside your local used car dealership.More Screen Effects, the feature that Google has brought back to the Google Messages app. | Image credit-9to5Google
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