Share and add media, Memoji stickers, and more in Messages on Apple Vision Pro

When someone shares links, images, and other content with you in the Messages app, you can find that content in several places: in the Messages conversation, in the Shared with You section (in the Details view of your Messages conversation), and in the Shared with You section of the corresponding app. Apps that support Shared with You include Photos, Music, News, and more.

Share photos, links, and other media in Messages

You can add photos, links, and more to your messages.

  1. Go to the Messages app on your Apple Vision Pro.

  2. Do any of the following:

    • Share links, photos, and videos: Paste a link into your message, or tap the Apps button, then tap the Photos button.

      To mark up or edit the photo, tap the photo in the message, then choose an option.

    • Add a sticker: Tap a sticker app in Messages, pinch and hold a sticker, then drag it on top of a message in the conversation.

      Before you release the sticker, you can rotate or change its size. To see text that’s covered by a sticker, double-tap the sticker.

    • Share content from another app (like Podcasts, News, or Music): Select the content you want to share, tap the Share button, then choose Messages.

      To hide an app’s Shared with You section, go to Settings  > Apps > Messages > Shared with You and turn it off.

    • Share a 3D object from your files: Open the Files app , pinch and hold the 3D object, tap Share, then choose Messages. See Send a copy of a file.

Send Memoji stickers

You can use Memoji stickers to express a range of emotions using Memoji characters. If you created a custom Memoji on another device, like iPhone, you can also send Memoji stickers for that Memoji on Apple Vision Pro.

  1. Go to the Messages app on your Apple Vision Pro.

  2. In a conversation, tap the Apps button, tap the Memoji Stickers button, then pinch and drag a sticker to a message in the conversation.

Add a background to a conversation

You can personalize the background of an iMessage conversation. After you do, other people in the conversation can decide if they want to add the background you choose on their devices too.

Note: To personalize the background of a conversation, you must use iMessage on iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, visionOS 26, or later.

  1. Go to the Messages app on your Apple Vision Pro.

  2. Go to the conversation where you want to add a photo to the background.

  3. Tap the person or group at the top of the conversation, then tap Backgrounds.

  4. Choose a background style.

    You can choose a built-in animated option like Color or Sky, or a photo from your library.

  5. Tap Done.

Animate your message

Use bubble effects to animate within the message bubble, or send messages with full-screen effects—such as lively lasers, a moving spotlight, or echoing bubbles—that play when your recipient gets your message.

  1. Go to the Messages app on your Apple Vision Pro.

  2. In a new or existing conversation, type a message you want to send.

  3. Tap the Apps button, tap Message effects, then tap to preview different effects.

  4. Tap the Send button to send the message or the Cancel button to cancel the effect and return to your message.

Messages automatically uses the following effects for specific text strings:

  • Balloons for “Happy birthday”

  • Confetti for “Congratulations”

  • Fireworks for “Happy New Year”

Work with attachments

  1. Go to the Messages app on your Apple Vision Pro.

  2. In a conversation, do any of the following:

    • Save or copy an attachment: Pinch and hold the attachment, then choose an option.

      Tip: To save quickly, tap the Save button next to the attachment.

    • View a 3D object: Tap the supported file, or drag it out of the Messages window. You can look at the object from every angle, as though it’s right in front of you.

    • Pin a link: Pinch and hold the link, then tap the Pin button.

      The shared content is elevated in the Shared with You section of supported apps, Messages search, and the Details view of the conversation.

See alsoSend and receive messages on Apple Vision ProUnsend, edit, and delete messages on Apple Vision ProSend and request money in Messages on Apple Vision Pro (U.S. only)
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