obnoxious (seriously, lasers?!). But admittedly, it's easier than ever to respond to threads with an on-point GIF, and the ability to react to individual photos and messages is actually pretty cool. The other bonus is that now iOS supports third-party app integration, and one of the niftiest new apps you should know about is called Confide. It allows you to protect your private chats Inspector Gadget-style with self-destructing text messages. https://www.thrillist.com/tech/nation/iphone-imessage-app-confide-texts/tech