Messages

Conversations are about to get a whole lot more fun!

Apple’s instant messaging service is about to get a lot more interesting, with a mix of fun and practical features that make it more engaging. Messages in Sierra supports many of the same tools that are found in the iOS 10 version, enabling you to send a quick reaction to a message in two clicks and without any typing. Share a web page’s address from Safari and Messages presents it more attractively than before, with the page’s title and a picture to make it a little clearer where clicking will take the recipient. The app also deals with media better than before.

However, the beta version lacks some stuff from iOS 10; naturally, full-screen effects such as balloon animations, but also the message bubble animations, such as slamming down on the window.