Google Messages Spotted Testing iMessage Reactions on Android App

Google is testing out an iMessage reactions function within the beta Messages app for Android. The function is being developed to translate iMessage reactions, formally often known as Tapbacks, despatched by iPhone customers when responding to an SMS or MMS. Prior to this replace, Google Messages used to depict plain texts like ‘Loved’ as an alternative of the emoji response despatched by the iPhone consumer. Now, the response emoji will seem within the backside proper nook of the textual content bubble, just like the iMessage interface.

As reported by 9to5Google, the brand new iMessage reactions function is at the moment out there to a restricted variety of customers who’re testing out the beta model of Google Messages. There are reportedly some discrepancies with the emoji translations. Google has determined to make use of face emoji for some symbols, which is believed to be sending out a special that means from what was supposed by the iPhone consumer. The iMessage ‘Heart’ is translated to the ‘Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes’ emoji, and the query mark will get transformed to the ‘Thinking Face’. Rather than the simple that means of the Tapback, these emoji transitions are believed to be conveying a extra playful message.

The Google Messages emoji conversion for iMessage reactions is activated by default within the beta model, as of now. Users can select to manually flip off the ‘Show iPhone reactions as emoji’ by going into the Advanced part of the Settings overflow menu of Google Messages. Furthermore, Android customers can faucet on a response to verify whether or not it was ‘Translated from iPhone’ together with the sender’s identify, which could be a helpful function for group chats.

Telegram in December additionally introduced the introduction of emoji reactions for Android and iOS. This function rolled out as a part of an replace that introduced in-app textual content translation and assist for spoiler textual content formatting. Telegram customers had been additionally given the flexibility to create ‘themeable’ QR codes for his or her teams, channels, and even bots, that may be customised utilizing completely different colors.