Posts tagged Messages

• June 10, 2026

  How to Search and Send GIFs in Apple Messages with /gif

  Apple Messages has no real GIF search on the Mac. Here’s how to type `/gif`, search a query, and drop an animated GIF straight into your conversation, all from the keyboard.

• June 5, 2026

  How to Add a Searchable Sticker Picker to Apple Messages

  Apple Messages hides stickers behind a tap-and-scroll drawer with no search. Here’s how to type `/sticker`, search by keyword, and drop the right one in with a Tab.

• May 24, 2026

  How to Add :emoji: Autocomplete to Apple Messages

  Apple Messages has no Slack- or Discord-style colon emoji autocomplete, here’s how to add it so :liz becomes 🦎 with a single Tab.