WhatsApp, the world’s most popular messaging application, is trying to improve the messaging experience of its users with new features. One of them was the feature of reacting to the messages we shared with you in the past weeks. The giant platform started testing this feature, which is similar to another popular messaging application Telegram, in certain users.
After months of testing, today there has been an important development about the feature. In the news, it was stated that the platform connected to Meta has started to offer its highly anticipated brand new feature called ‘Reactions’.
It has become possible to react to messages with emoji
It should be noted that the announcement was first made by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In a post on Facebook, Zuckerberg officially announced that the long-awaited feature has arrived, using the expressions “‘Reactions’ that will allow you to react to messages with emojis on Whatsapp”.
Let’s talk briefly about the new feature offered to Android and iOS users. ‘Reactions’ allows you to react to your messages on the platform with emojis. It is also among the explanations that messages can be reacted using only 6 emojis for now. In addition, WhatsApp shared a few important notes about the feature, which is very similar to the one on Instagram, with users;
- You can only add one to messages
- Reactions on disappearing messages will also disappear with the message
- It will not be possible to hide the responses and their number
Besides these It is also among the news that all emojis will be made available for the reaction feature in the near future. Finally, it should be noted that the feature is available today, but it may not have reached all users yet. A few days before the feature becomes available to everyone; It can even be said that it can take a few weeks.
How to use
WhatsApp also shared information about how the ‘Reactions’ feature is used. To use the new feature according to the explanations;
- Press and hold the message you want to react to
- After that, you need to select the emoji you want
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