Messages
Bring stickers, apps and collaboration into Messages conversations.
Introduced
2016
iOS 10
Kind
Framework
Runs on
Get it from
iOS
10.0+
iPadOS
10.0+
Mac Catalyst
14.0+
macOS
tvOS
visionOS
watchOS
Overview
The Messages framework lets you build iMessage apps and sticker packs that live inside conversations, with interactive messages that update as people take turns.
Collaboration lets people share a document from your app in Messages and see edits and activity right in the conversation.
iMessage apps
Interactive apps inside conversations.
Stickers
Sticker packs with no code at all.
Collaboration
Share documents and see edits in Messages.
Live updates
Messages update as people take turns.
History
How it grew up.
2016
Introduced
iMessage apps and stickers in iOS 10.
2022
Collaboration
Share and collaborate on documents in Messages.
2023
Stickers
Stickers move into a keyboard drawer available across iOS 17.