**iPhone Cases from ESR**

As I mentioned earlier, my sponsor for this video is ESR, and they've come out with some amazing iPhone cases that I want to tell you about. The first one is their classic hybrid case. It's a clear shell case, but since it's a hybrid case, it's also a little bit flexible. This is probably the best part of the case, as it provides a good balance between protection and flexibility. The case also comes with a built-in "Do-it all stash stand" that allows you to browse or watch videos at any angle between 15 and 85 degrees. Additionally, the case has super strong magnets up to 1500 G of pool strength.

My personal favorite case from ESR is their soft Cloud case. It's also a hybrid case with a built-in "Do-it all stash stand" that allows for flexibility and convenience. The case also features a very strong magnet, which I think is one of the best parts about it. If you're looking for added protection, don't worry - ESR has got you covered too. They have an Armor Tough case that's designed to provide 360° total phone protection. This case is perfect for those who want extra protection without sacrificing flexibility.

The Armor Tough case features a two-piece design with shock absorbing Air Guard Corners, tough clear acrylic back, and dual layer edges. It also has built-in armorite screen protectors on the back, as well as dust shields and 13 ft of drop protection. As you can see, this case is designed to provide maximum protection for your iPhone. Plus, it comes with a built-in "Do-it all stash stand" and super strong mag safe connection for any accessories.

Even if you're not a case person, I highly recommend using a screen protector. ESR has new armite screen protectors that are super easy to install, thanks to an automatic dust removal tool and a Flawless fit tray. These screen protectors are perfect for those who want to add an extra layer of protection to their iPhone without sacrificing style.

**Tapbacks in iOS 18**

One of the exciting features in iOS 18 is tapbacks with tap packs. While tapbacks have been around for a while, they've been limited to the same few designs lately. However, with iOS 18, Apple has redesigned these tapbacks to be more colorful and visually appealing. The new design features 3D color-designed icons that are sure to brighten up any conversation.

The most significant change with tapbacks in iOS 18 is that any Emoji can now be used for a tapback. This means that users have more flexibility when it comes to choosing the perfect emoji to express themselves. The redesigned tapback images make more sense now, as they'll be sitting alongside other emojis in conversations. Another exciting feature of tapbacks in iOS 18 is the ability to format text with reactions. When you tap on a message with reactions, a popup will appear showing who sent what response.

Furthermore, users can now format their text by selecting the text and swiping to apply different effects. These effects include bolding, italicizing, striking through, and underlining text. Additionally, users can choose from eight animated effects that add an extra layer of personality to their messages. The animated effects include Shake, nod, explode, ripple, bloom, and jitter.

**Sending Messages via Satellite**

One of the most exciting features in iOS 18 is the ability to send messages via satellite. This feature was first introduced with the iPhone 14 series and has now been expanded to other supported devices. With this feature, users can send messages even without Wi-Fi or cellular coverage. The only requirement for this feature is that there needs to be a clear view of the sky.

When sending messages via satellite, the Emoji characters will appear larger than usual because they are displayed in a higher resolution. This makes it easier for users to see and read their messages, especially in low-light conditions. Another exciting feature related to message sending is the ability to create custom emojis using Apple Intelligence. With this feature, users can input an idea or description of the Emoji they want to send, and Apple will generate multiple options based on that.

**Apple Intelligence Features**

Speaking of Apple Intelligence features, one of the most exciting ones in iOS 18 is the creation of custom emojis. Users can now ask Apple Intelligence to create a custom emoji based on their input. This feature is perfect for those who want to add a personal touch to their messages. The new generation emoji characters will be different from standard Emoji characters and come in various artistic styles.

Another exciting feature related to Apple Intelligence is the ability to create whole images using these styles. These images can be used anywhere, including in the Messages app or the image playground app, where users can save and use them as needed. In addition to custom emojis and images, Apple has also made some changes to links sent with messages.

**Customizing Links**

When sending links via Messages, users now have more control over how they appear. The new feature allows users to customize the appearance of their links by selecting different colors and styles. This is perfect for those who want to add a personal touch to their messages without sacrificing professionalism.

Additionally, the new feature makes it easier for users to distinguish between official Apple pages and third-party websites. With this new functionality, users can choose from a range of colors and styles that suit their needs. The customization options for links sent via Messages are sure to make conversations more visually appealing and engaging.

**Conclusion**

Overall, iOS 18 has brought some exciting features that enhance the user experience. From tapbacks with customizable designs to Apple Intelligence features like custom emojis and image creation, there's something for everyone in this update. Whether you're a seasoned iPhone user or just starting out, iOS 18 is sure to bring new life to your conversations and make using an iPhone even more enjoyable.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: endo you know all of these new features coming to messages let's find out hey before we get too deep be sure you're subscribed with notifications turned on so you don't miss the latest Apple news and rumors with iOS 18 the messages app is getting a big upgrade new ways to express yourself and communicate I want to start with my favorite new feature and something I've seen people asking for in so many of my videos the ability to schedule texts to do so open messages and jump into a text thread type out your message but instead of hitting the send button tap the plus button on the left a blue box will appear above your message with a time and date adjust this to when you want to send your message then you can hit that send button it shows sent like other messages but has a white background in a dotted blue line around it multiple messages can send later and you can edit them while they're still pending and you can send it instantly change the time or just delete it send later is supported for any iMessage thread including groups and users who haven't upgraded to iOS 18 it unfortunately doesn't work for SMS texting though those green bubbles the reason why is because with imessage it's able to upload and schedule the message to send even if your phone doesn't have cellular access but with SMS it can't schedule it for you later if you don't have service speaking of SMS we should talk about RCS if you aren't familiar with the new standard it's essentially the successor to SMS and MMS texting I won't go into the technical side of things if you want that check out my video that I've linked here but it will finally allow better communication with Android devices the messages will still be green but it will say RCS instead of SMS in the compose field RCS messages will have higher resolution images videos and gifs they can send over Wi-Fi in the internet instead of through your cell carrier every time there are even read receipts and typing indicators a lot of improvements maybe biggest of all for me group messages shouldn't have nearly as many issues if you had issue sending messages to Android users sound off about it down below in the comments real quick while I've got you here give me just like a minute to tell you about my sponsor for this video and these amazing iPhone cases starting out with the classic hybrid case it's a clear shell case but since it's a hybrid case it's also a little bit flexible probably the best part is the doit all stash stand that is built in right around the lenses you can browse or watch videos at any angle between 15 and 85° this case also has super strong magnets up to, 1500 G of pool strength my favorite case of the three is this soft Cloud case it also has that built-in doit all stash stand it has a very strong magnet if you're saying Andrew I need more protection that don't worry ESR has got you covered too with her armor tough case this is really going to protect your phone it's a two-piece design with 360° total phone protection armorite camera lens protectors on the back shock absorbing Air Guard Corners tough clear acrylic back dual layer edges built-in armorite screen protector dust shield and 13 ft of drop protection and as you probably expected it also has the built-in Do-it all stash stand and super strong mag safe connection for any all of your accessories maybe you're not a case person but I really recommend using a screen protector and there's new armite screen protectors from ESR that are super easy to install with an automatic dust removal tool and a Flawless fit tray thank you as always to ESR for sponsoring this video if you want to grab any of these accessories there's links for them down below in the description otherwise let's get back to the video as we move along the next change is with tapbacks tap packs are great and all but they've been limited to the same few for ages now and there's Gray with iOS 18 they're now 3D color redesigned icons instead that's admittedly a bit boring on its own the more important takeaway is that any Emoji can be used for a tapback the most recent Emoji will show with a swipe or tap the gray icon at the end to pull up the full emoji keyboard the redesign tapback images make more sense now since they'll be sitting alongside any other Emoji lastly with tap a it's easier to see who did what if you tap on a message with those reactions it'll show a little popup broken down by each emoji and which people sent what response get excited because with this update you can format your text as my friend said his sarcasm will finally be properly represented you can bold italicize strike through and underline your text to do this you can select the text and swipe to text effects or tap the text effects icon to the right of the auto correct suggestions you'll see not just the typical formatting but eight animated effects big small Shake nod explode Ripple Bloom and Jitter oh and by the way these text effects work for emoji too make a head nod or make your coffee cup shake if you've ever had issues sending your messages because of lack of reception iOS 18 is going to help this if you have a supported device iPhone 14 or later at this point you can send messages via satellite you do need a clear view of the sky but messages can be sent without Wi-Fi or cellular even Emoji Emoji by the way are even bigger when you send just one at a time they'll be different sizes based on how many you sent and this new one is bigger than never was before finally Apple intelligence will deliver some awesome gener ative features including for those Emoji you can create your own called J emoji on the Fly based on just an idea or description if you don't see an emoji that matches what you need just ask Apple intelligence to make it for you it'll give you multiple options all styled like standard Emoji then they send like any of the Unicode characters let me know what emoji characters you've been missing down in the comments other than creating gen Emoji you can create whole images these are different than the Emoji characters and come in different artist Artistic Styles here inside of messages or in the image playground app that you can save and use wherever you like couple quick small changes when sending links the card background now matches the content you're sending Apple even seeds control for certain links giving users the ability to customize how they look as in full cards or small blocks of it or if they can just be sent as plain text and in carplay the messages app and messages sent with Siri now show contact pictures for each person the new features of messages will arrive as part of iOS 18 Apple intelligence features will first launch in beta before a full release in 20125 be sure you're subscribed to the channel so you can stay up to date with all the latest Apple news and rumorsdo you know all of these new features coming to messages let's find out hey before we get too deep be sure you're subscribed with notifications turned on so you don't miss the latest Apple news and rumors with iOS 18 the messages app is getting a big upgrade new ways to express yourself and communicate I want to start with my favorite new feature and something I've seen people asking for in so many of my videos the ability to schedule texts to do so open messages and jump into a text thread type out your message but instead of hitting the send button tap the plus button on the left a blue box will appear above your message with a time and date adjust this to when you want to send your message then you can hit that send button it shows sent like other messages but has a white background in a dotted blue line around it multiple messages can send later and you can edit them while they're still pending and you can send it instantly change the time or just delete it send later is supported for any iMessage thread including groups and users who haven't upgraded to iOS 18 it unfortunately doesn't work for SMS texting though those green bubbles the reason why is because with imessage it's able to upload and schedule the message to send even if your phone doesn't have cellular access but with SMS it can't schedule it for you later if you don't have service speaking of SMS we should talk about RCS if you aren't familiar with the new standard it's essentially the successor to SMS and MMS texting I won't go into the technical side of things if you want that check out my video that I've linked here but it will finally allow better communication with Android devices the messages will still be green but it will say RCS instead of SMS in the compose field RCS messages will have higher resolution images videos and gifs they can send over Wi-Fi in the internet instead of through your cell carrier every time there are even read receipts and typing indicators a lot of improvements maybe biggest of all for me group messages shouldn't have nearly as many issues if you had issue sending messages to Android users sound off about it down below in the comments real quick while I've got you here give me just like a minute to tell you about my sponsor for this video and these amazing iPhone cases starting out with the classic hybrid case it's a clear shell case but since it's a hybrid case it's also a little bit flexible probably the best part is the doit all stash stand that is built in right around the lenses you can browse or watch videos at any angle between 15 and 85° this case also has super strong magnets up to, 1500 G of pool strength my favorite case of the three is this soft Cloud case it also has that built-in doit all stash stand it has a very strong magnet if you're saying Andrew I need more protection that don't worry ESR has got you covered too with her armor tough case this is really going to protect your phone it's a two-piece design with 360° total phone protection armorite camera lens protectors on the back shock absorbing Air Guard Corners tough clear acrylic back dual layer edges built-in armorite screen protector dust shield and 13 ft of drop protection and as you probably expected it also has the built-in Do-it all stash stand and super strong mag safe connection for any all of your accessories maybe you're not a case person but I really recommend using a screen protector and there's new armite screen protectors from ESR that are super easy to install with an automatic dust removal tool and a Flawless fit tray thank you as always to ESR for sponsoring this video if you want to grab any of these accessories there's links for them down below in the description otherwise let's get back to the video as we move along the next change is with tapbacks tap packs are great and all but they've been limited to the same few for ages now and there's Gray with iOS 18 they're now 3D color redesigned icons instead that's admittedly a bit boring on its own the more important takeaway is that any Emoji can be used for a tapback the most recent Emoji will show with a swipe or tap the gray icon at the end to pull up the full emoji keyboard the redesign tapback images make more sense now since they'll be sitting alongside any other Emoji lastly with tap a it's easier to see who did what if you tap on a message with those reactions it'll show a little popup broken down by each emoji and which people sent what response get excited because with this update you can format your text as my friend said his sarcasm will finally be properly represented you can bold italicize strike through and underline your text to do this you can select the text and swipe to text effects or tap the text effects icon to the right of the auto correct suggestions you'll see not just the typical formatting but eight animated effects big small Shake nod explode Ripple Bloom and Jitter oh and by the way these text effects work for emoji too make a head nod or make your coffee cup shake if you've ever had issues sending your messages because of lack of reception iOS 18 is going to help this if you have a supported device iPhone 14 or later at this point you can send messages via satellite you do need a clear view of the sky but messages can be sent without Wi-Fi or cellular even Emoji Emoji by the way are even bigger when you send just one at a time they'll be different sizes based on how many you sent and this new one is bigger than never was before finally Apple intelligence will deliver some awesome gener ative features including for those Emoji you can create your own called J emoji on the Fly based on just an idea or description if you don't see an emoji that matches what you need just ask Apple intelligence to make it for you it'll give you multiple options all styled like standard Emoji then they send like any of the Unicode characters let me know what emoji characters you've been missing down in the comments other than creating gen Emoji you can create whole images these are different than the Emoji characters and come in different artist Artistic Styles here inside of messages or in the image playground app that you can save and use wherever you like couple quick small changes when sending links the card background now matches the content you're sending Apple even seeds control for certain links giving users the ability to customize how they look as in full cards or small blocks of it or if they can just be sent as plain text and in carplay the messages app and messages sent with Siri now show contact pictures for each person the new features of messages will arrive as part of iOS 18 Apple intelligence features will first launch in beta before a full release in 20125 be sure you're subscribed to the channel so you can stay up to date with all the latest Apple news and rumors\n"