Android Messages beta begins correctly displaying iOS Message reactions

Google is extensively rolling out a brand new Google Messages characteristic to beta customers that permits the Android messaging app to accurately interpret emoji reactions despatched from the iOS Messages app, 9to5Google reports. The characteristic seems to be dwell in model 20220121_02_RC00 of the app, according to Droid-Life, however not for each person. Although it didn’t work on each cellphone we tried, we had been capable of get it engaged on an Oppo Find X3 Pro, which is greater than might be mentioned for when the characteristic initially began showing final November.

The characteristic fixes a long-standing problem that may have an effect on SMS chats between iPhone and Android customers. When an iPhone person reacts to an Android message with emoji, the Android person usually sees this response despatched as a completely separate textual content message, leading to confusion and many pointless muddle.

Screenshot: Google Messages

Screenshot: Apple Messages

Previously, the thumbs down emoji within the above instance would have been represented by a separate textual content message for Android customers, saying a person “disliked” the “Do you agree?” message. The new beta app now treats emoji reactions the identical throughout each working programs.

As 9to5Google factors out, there are inconsistencies between how reactions are represented on every working system. The thumbs up and thumbs down reactions are comparable throughout each platforms, however iOS’s “haha” response turns into “face with tears of joy” on Android, whereas “heart” turns into “smiling face with heart-eyes.” “Exclamation marks” turn out to be “face with open mouth” whereas “question mark” is “thinking face.” These are minor variations, however they may result in considerably completely different interpretations of a response’s that means.

The new “Show iPhone reactions as emoji” characteristic is enabled by default within the beta Google Messages app, within the Advanced menu below Settings.