WhatsApp Working on New Message Reactions for Android Beta Users: Report

WhatsApp is seeking to provide customers extra choices than earlier than to react to messages with new emojis, as per a report. The earlier model of the characteristic allowed individuals to solely select from six emojis. The characteristic is beneath growth for WhatsApp for Android beta customers. There is, nonetheless, no info on what different emojis the Meta-owned immediate messaging platform will add to the present record, which was rolled out to testers final month. Emoji reactions have been accessible on different Meta-owned platforms like Instagram and Messenger.

As per a report by WhatsApp options tracker WABetadata, the brand new model of message reactions can have a “+” button on the finish of the six current emojis: Like, Love, Laugh, Surprised, Sad, and Thanks. Apparently, upon tapping the “+” button, customers ought to be capable to react to the message by selecting a special emoji.

Since the characteristic is beneath growth, there isn’t any info on which new reactions shall be accessible. WABetadata says {that a} launch date is unknown in the meanwhile so we would have to attend slightly longer to get the characteristic. As talked about, Facebook Messenger and Instagram permits customers to decide on any emoji as a response to messages. It might be potential that WhatsApp will provide related choices as the opposite two different platforms owned by Meta.

WhatsApp has additionally been testing the message reactions characteristic for WhatsApp Desktop, alongside a shortcut for emoji reactions subsequent to messages on the desktop app. This would allow customers to rapidly react to messages. The emoji message response characteristic is already accessible to customers on WhatsApp rivals reminiscent of Discord, Slack, and Telegram.