I remember going to the book fair as a kid and picking up a ton of mystery books. Some of the puzzles in these mysteries would allow you to reveal hidden messages under the invisible ink by using your special, red decoder key.
The grown up version of Invisible Ink is just one of a number of bubble effects you can add to your messages in iOS 10. The reasons for using Invisible Ink are many. You may be sending or receiving sensitive information, just having fun sending a surprise message, and lots more.
Whatever your reason, using Invisible Ink gives the receiver of your message time to make sure no peering eyes are looking at their phone.
In addition, when you receive a message with Invisible Ink, rather than display the text of the message on your phone, your notification will instead say 'Message received with Invisible Ink. (see the sixth screenshot below)
How to send a message with Invisible Ink
- Once you're done typing your message in the Messages app, 3D touch or long press the blue up arrow to the right of the message
- This will bring up the Send with effect screen. Simply tap on the dot next to Invisible Ink
- Your message will be obscured with the ink, and you can again tap on the blue up arrow to send the message
- If you're the receiver of an Invisible Ink message, use your finger to slide across the message to reveal the contents. The Invisible Ink will come back a few seconds later to re-hide the message.
Have you sent a message with Invisible Ink yet?
Have you used this new bubble effect feature in iOS 10? Get your decoder key out, and let me know in the comments below!
