SMS: with this little-known trick children (easily) deceive their parents

It doesn’t take long to think we’re the news Totally Spies. So yes, this technique has been around for a while, and is definitely known to many, but if you are a person not prone to technological madness like me, it will block your corner, I assure you. Why am I talking to you? Because this information resurfaced a few days after the parental warnings onwards Reddit. One parent described being very surprised (and concerned) to discover that their child was sending “hidden” text messages to his or her friends. The young man in question was using“invisible ink” tool. from Apple, which allows senders to hide their messages from prying eyes. But how does it work?

You can write coded messages on iPhone

This trick only works if you send an iMessage from one iPhone to another. So forget it, if you were going to send a text message on an Android phone, it won’t work. To do this simply write a message and, before sending it, hold it until a menu appears. Then simply select “send with invisible ink” and press the blue arrow relating to the message you want to send.

The result ? Here it is :

Sending encoded SMS on iPhone, what is it for?

What is the purpose, you ask, of sending coded messages? Especially because to decode them you just need to click on them? Well, there are several reasons:

• So that no one reads a message behind your back, for example on the subway
• So that, during a group discussion, you can spoil the ending game of Thrones without anyone who hasn’t seen it yet hating you for 12 generations
• For teenagers who don’t want their parents, who don’t know this technique, to read their SMS. And they are right!
• To really feel like Clover, Alex or Sam and feel like you have the best gadget in the world.

There is still a way to disable the tool completely. Just click “Settings,” then “Accessibility” and “Reduce Motion.”

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