People are just realizing iPhone has ‘invisible texts’ – they’re hiding on your phone right now

APPLE has tucked away a clever texting feature inside millions of iPhones.

It’s easy to miss these “invisible texts” – but they’re so useful once you unlock them.

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The iPhone feature is called Invisible Ink, and it’s available inside the official Apple Messages app.

It’s a hidden iMessage trick that can totally transform how you text.

When you receive an Invisible Ink message, it’s blurred and impossible to read.

The only way to unlock the message is to “swipe to reveal it”, according to Apple.

This iPhone hack has some very useful advantages.

For a start, someone looking over your shoulder will only see blank messages.

You can also send funny surprises to friends or family.

And it’s a great way to covertly talk about TV show or movie spoilers in a group chat.

How to send Invisible Ink texts on iPhone

First, note that Invisible Ink only works on iMessage.

So if you’re a WhatsApp user or you’re sending regular SMS texts, you’re out of luck.

Go into Messages and open an iMessage chat with someone.

Now type out the message that you want to send as “invisible”.

Don’t tap Send like normal – instead, hold down on the button with your finger.

This triggers a hidden menu with options listed on the right.

You’ll want to select the option called Invisible Ink.

Pick that and then hit Send.

Now when you tap on the message, it will appear for a few seconds – before fading away again.

On very long messages, you’ll need to tap different parts of the text to unlock the full missive.

You can also tap and hold down on the message.

This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk