Can't undo automatic text effects in iMessage

Is there a way to turn off the feature where iMessage automatically applies a text effect to a message without asking for approval without turning off predictive text entirely? I have been experiencing an extraordinarily frustrating issue in which I actually CANNOT undo whatever effect it has decided to apply without my consent no matter what I do. I don't want to send every all caps "WOW???" with the BIG effect. It is frankly absurd how difficult it is to undo this. Why can I turn off autocorrect but not automatic text effects? I promise you, if I wanted to add a text effect to my message, I would do so on purpose.


Not sure if this is allowed, but here is a screen recording of this issue for reference: https://youtube.com/shorts/C0soPN9XIxI?feature=share


My phone's iOS is up to date. I have restarted my phone multiple times. I am using an iPhone 13 Pro.

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Nov 28, 2025 1:07 PM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2025 9:29 PM

Turn OFF “Auto-play Message Effects”

This doesn’t completely disable effects, but it disables most auto-triggering.

Go to:

Settings → Accessibility → Motion → Auto-Play Message Effects → OFF

This stops:

  • Big/Loud triggering from all-caps
  • Slam triggering from many exclamation marks
  • Some emoji-triggered screen effects

It does not disable manually chosen effects or rare text triggers, but it fixes most unwanted ones.

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Nov 28, 2025 9:29 PM in response to samsteindt

Turn OFF “Auto-play Message Effects”

This doesn’t completely disable effects, but it disables most auto-triggering.

Go to:

Settings → Accessibility → Motion → Auto-Play Message Effects → OFF

This stops:

  • Big/Loud triggering from all-caps
  • Slam triggering from many exclamation marks
  • Some emoji-triggered screen effects

It does not disable manually chosen effects or rare text triggers, but it fixes most unwanted ones.

Can't undo automatic text effects in iMessage

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