Four in 10 Americans believe a text feels naked without an emoji ... compared to 46% of Gen X. But messages shouldn't consist solely of emoji, as 32% of respondents said it's a“conversation ...

Full-screen message effects are among the most fun-to-use features in iMessage, and now they're becoming a lot easier to use in Google Messages ... limit your text to just one emoji to see the ...

Find the emoji you want to use for ... A Tapback is a way to respond to an iMessage without actually having to type out a response. Double-tap or press on a blue text bubble to find these ...

You can then text people like you normally would, and features like emoji and Tapbacks should still work. If you want to check out a demo of the feature, go to Settings > Apps > Messages ...

You should avoid Shatner messaging and writing long essays, and acknowledge messages without ... emoji and acronyms sparingly ...