WhatsApp Is Finally Adding A Message Reactions Feature

WhatsApp is preparing to add together a new messaging feature: bulletin reactions. Well, it'due south not really a new messaging feature equally many other services similar Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Signal, Twitter, iMessage, and Slack already offer this ability. But WhatsApp has been missing it all this while. Perhaps it notwithstanding does. Only the folks over at WABetainfo have discovered that the ultra-popular Facebook-owned messaging app is finally working on it.

Once available, the characteristic should piece of work like on any other platform, i.e. allow users react to letters the other party has sent with an emoji. Currently, if yous desire to react to a message on WhatsApp, you demand to quote information technology and send a reply with an emoji. The upcoming feature will simplify things.

The screenshot shared by the publication suggests that both parties demand to have the updated WhatsApp version installed to be able to send and receive message reactions, which is obvious, to be honest. If someone reacts to your bulletin and you lot don't have the new WhatsApp version installed, the app will prompt yous to update it.

"You received a reaction. Update your version of WhatsApp to run into reactions," the prompt message will read, along with an Update WhatsApp button. Similarly, you'll need a supported version of the app to be able to react to letters. The other party will see the same prompt if they're on an older, unsupported version. Y'all go the gist.

WhatsApp has added a plethora of new features recently

WhatsApp lost many users to rival services like Bespeak and Telegram earlier this year after its parent visitor Facebook announced a new privacy policy that allows information technology to collect user data from the messaging app. The decision even attracted regulatory scrutiny in some regions.

But aside from this, WhatsApp has been oft calculation new features recently equally it tries to lure more than users to the platform. Disappearing messages, multi-device back up, and view-one time photos are a few to name. Some new features are notwithstanding in evolution or testing while some are starting to coil out to users.

Bulletin reactions is another handy new feature coming to WhatsApp. That said, this characteristic is still in the early on stages of development, the new report suggests. And then we might be nonetheless months away from information technology. It could be available to beta testers in the coming months followed past a public rollout. We will let you know as and when nosotros have more information.