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ClumsyDopeFeen OP t1_iy8twu9 wrote

Reply to comment by dskatter in Received a text with blue letters and a gray bubble by ClumsyDopeFeen

Never knew this, thanks for the help!

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vanhalenbr t1_iy96hk2 wrote

You can use by adding the @ before the name

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Kungsgrillen t1_iy9qdm8 wrote

You don’t need the @

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vanhalenbr t1_iy9qkbj wrote

It works better using it, it’s not mandatory but then you need to type on the name

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MrEcksDeah t1_iya2w3a wrote

Literally no different than just typing the name

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Dexrad24 t1_iyat8z2 wrote

It pings them regardless of do not disturb being on or off

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MrEcksDeah t1_iyb5vlf wrote

Source for that?

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Dexrad24 t1_iyb5zdb wrote

I use it to ping my friends lol. They were blown when I showed them

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MrEcksDeah t1_iyb6btc wrote

I mean it does that when you just type it and tag them. I don’t believe having the @ changes anything.

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Dexrad24 t1_iyb6o4h wrote

@[name] automatically bolds it. Just typing in the name of the recipient, your phone would prompt you if you wanna bold it (for pinging). You can try it right now on iMessage

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dskatter t1_iy8ubmh wrote

You’re welcome! I believe this was added in iOS 15, but could be wrong.

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Penumbruh_ t1_iy9vux3 wrote

You are correct! This feature was added alongside the focus mode features and was poised as a way to take break and tailor you phone to certain times of the day but also still be reachable in cases of emergencies (via tagging in iMessage)

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Imaginesafety t1_iy9akxc wrote

They typed @Casey or whatever your contact is for them and it filled in like that. I use that feature in group chats or when I’m feeling weird.

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