Sending 'pew pew' to a mate in iMessage will activate this effect Credit: The Sun How to send an iMessage screen effect. You will receive a verification email shortly.There was a problem. I guess I'd never texted anyone "pew pew" before. To make laser lights appear on the sender and on the receiver of the message, all the user has to do is type the words “pew pew” and send it to the intended recipient. It'll look something like what you see below. Then press and hold the send button to see a new menu open up. 1. The internet has rediscovered this neat iMessage trickIf you’ve exhausted your streaming services, cleaned the house two times over and need something new to occupy your time, iPhone users can type “pew pew” to their iOS friends and amuse them with lasers – or just as easily annoy them.In a sure sign that cabin fever is getting to us, it’s recently come to the internet’s attention that typing “pew pew” makes lasers appear, though really, iPhone users have been able to do this for some time – we’ve just never been bored enough to find it.In fact, iMessage has a number of screen effects hidden up its sleeve that perhaps you’ve already stumbled across: balloons float up from the bottom of the screen if you wish someone a “happy birthday”, fireworks will burst across the message if you say “happy new year” and colorful confetti falls if you type “congratulations”.The “pew pew” laser effect is the odd one out here, not least because the lasers look less like the Star Wars-eque shooting lasers you’d expect and more like a cheesy laser light show from the early 2000s.It turns out iPhone users can add effects to any of their iMessages – just type your message and then hold down the little blue arrow you hit to send.
But evidently, when you do so, lasers shoot out of the text bubble. In a sure sign that cabin fever is getting to us, it’s recently come to the internet’s attention that typing “pew pew” makes lasers appear, …
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Then press and hold the send button to see a new menu open up. Let us know in the comments! But if you’re too lazy to actually swipe up and add the effects to your messages, there’s a couple of sneaky short cuts.Most people are already aware that balloons will appear if you wish someone a “happy birthday” and confetti explodes when you say congratulations. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.THERE'S a neat trick that lets you send weird animations to your mates on iPhone.All you need to do is send someone a secret codeword over iMessage to activate each effect - including a laser light show.The feature has been available on iPhone for some time, but Apple fans began posting about it on social media again this week.Alongside the laser effect, you can also make balloons float up from the bottom of your mate's screen on their birthday.When January rolls around, fireworks will burst across the message if you wish someone “happy new year”.We've put together a list of the best effects below.To send a fun animation to someone, simply type one of the codewords below into iMessage.The recipient must have an iPhone for the effect to show.If you'd rather not use a codeword, you can always hold down on the blue send button after typing out your message.This will present you with a list of effects you can add to any message of your choosing.After you've typed out a message, you can tap and hold the blue send button to attach any of the following.Do you know any good iPhone tips or tricks? And today, the internet has finally discovered the wonderful laser light show effect that appears when you type “pew pew.”This is your excuse to text your ex.