Hidden iPhone trick makes your Christmas messages extra special – your friends will be blown away

IF you want to make your Christmas greetings extra special this year you may want to try this clever iPhone hack.

It’ll definitely give your texts a bit of wow factor.

And might save you if you forgot to send a card as well.

But it only works between iPhones – which rules out recipients with an Android device.

Thanks to Apple’s Messages app you can make your Christmas message flashy and fun with clever animations.

These can be used for all sorts of occasions of course, but a TikToker has reminded us that they’re ideal for the festive period.

MQTechTok posted a video on the platform to show just how easy the trick is.

Firstly, you’ll need to open the Messages app.

Select the person you want to send the text to from your contacts.

Then type out your Christmas greeting.

Now comes the special part – don’t hit send.

Instead, hold down on the send button and a screen which says, “send with effect” should pop up.

Tap the Screen option.

Then slide along to the fireworks animation.

This one is probably most fitting for Christmas, but you can pick any you like, of course.

When you’re happy with your choice, tap the send button.

Now the friend or family member has got something that will really grab their attention.

So why not give it a go?

And to make things even easier, don’t forget you can send a message to multiple people at once – even with the animations.

Just go to the main Messages app page and tap the writing icon in the top right.

Select all the people you want to send it to and repeat everything above.

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