Use Digital Touch on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
- June 7, 2024
- Apple
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Use Digital Touch on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
Use Digital Touch to send sketches, taps, or even a heartbeat — right from the Messages app.
Send a sketch, tap, or heartbeat
- In Messages, tap to start a new message. Or go to an existing conversation.
- Tap .
- Choose the type of Digital Touch that you want to send.
- If you want to start over, tap . When you’re ready to send, tap . The heartbeat, fireball, kiss, and broken heart will automatically send.
Sketch
Tap to change colors. Then move one finger to draw.
Tap
Tap to change colors. Tap the screen with one finger once or repeatedly.
Heartbeat
Touch and hold the screen with two fingers until you see a heartbeat.
Fireball
Touch and hold the screen with one finger.
Kiss
Tap the screen with two fingers.
Broken heart
Touch and hold the screen with two fingers and drag down.
If you send a Digital Touch to someone who doesn’t have iOS 10 or later, they’ll get a static image instead of an animated one. Also, when you send a heartbeat, it might include one that was recorded by your Apple Watch or other heartbeat sensor.
Add a sketch to a photo or video
To create a photo or video and add a sketch to it:
- In Messages, tap to start a new message. Or go to an existing conversation.
- Tap , then tap . The sketch pad turns into a video preview.
- Tap to create a 10 second video. Or tap to take a photo.
- If you want to start over, tap . When you’re ready tap Send .
The Messages app deletes video messages after 2 minutes. Tap Keep to save the video.
Learn more
You can also use Digital Touch on your Apple Watch.
Published Date: September 19, 2019