# Handwritten Messaging Platforms Apple's iOS 10 Update Allows Users to Text Using Digital Touch By M | Published 2016-06-15 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-touch References: [designtaxi](http://designtaxi.com/news/386665/Apple-s-iOS-10-Sports-Major-New-Features-That-ll-Significantly-Change-The-iPhone/) & [apple](http://www.apple.com) With the anticipated release of [Apple's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-notetaking-app) iOS 10 software update, the tech brand is offering smartphone and tablet users the ability to utilize digital touch in their texting conversations for a much more personal and intuitive mobile interaction. The messaging feature will allow consumers to send messages in their own handwriting using digital touch. This will render conversations a bit more personable while maintaining the speed and efficiency of the mobile texting medium. The messaging feature will be an extension of versions previously recognized on iOS platforms with such features as read receipts, bubble conversation blurbs and color coding to differentiate who is speaking. With iOS 10, users will be able to send [handwritten messages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/textor) by using their fingertips as a stylus as well as add automated tap and [emoji-replaced words](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iemoji-ai) seamlessly into the conversation. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.2/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 19% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Handwritten Messaging:** The ability to send handwritten messages through digital touch is a disruptive innovation opportunity that adds a personal and intuitive element to mobile texting. - **Personalized Conversations:** The messaging feature on iOS 10, with its handwriting and emoji capabilities, creates an opportunity for more personalized and engaging conversations. - **Enhanced Messaging Features:** The inclusion of handwriting and automated tap functions in messaging opens up opportunities for further innovation in messaging platforms. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Smartphone and Tablet:** The ability to send handwritten messages on iOS 10 provides a disruptive innovation opportunity for smartphone and tablet industries by offering a unique messaging experience to users. - **Mobile Technology:** The integration of handwriting and automated tap functions in mobile messaging creates disruption in the mobile technology industry and opens up possibilities for new features and capabilities. - **Communication Software:** The inclusion of digital touch in messaging platforms presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the communication software industry to develop more personal and interactive messaging experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Handwriting Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kindly-ink.md) - [Digital Touch Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kisstouch.md) - [Social Sticker-Making Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whatsapp-7.md) - [Handwriting Editing Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goodnotes-notetaking-app.md) - [Emotion-Driven Messaging Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emochat.md) - [Digital Handwriting Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/handtextai.md) - [AR-Enabled Messaging Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ar-message-concept.md) - [Cross-Platform Mobile Emojis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emoji-reactions.md) - [Mobile Messenger Updates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-messages.md)