HIGHLIGHTS
- Last month, WhatsApp replies were unveiled.
- Individual and group conversations can both have reactions added to them.
- WhatsApp is increasing the group size restriction to 512 members.
WhatsApp has begun to push out emoji replies to all users, competing with Telegram, Apple's iMessage, and Slack, and comparable to WhatsApp's sibling network Instagram. The option to use emoticons to respond to individual and group conversations on the app was introduced last month and has been in development for some time. Along with the replies, WhatsApp is expanding the capacity limit for sharing files from 100MB to up to 2GB. Meta's instant messaging service is also progressively increasing the group size limit to 512 members, up from 256.
WhatsApp's newest version now includes emoji replies, the messaging service announced in a blog post. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, anticipated the release of reactions via an Instagram story on Thursday.
The goal of reactions is to allow users to swiftly express their sentiments and emotions in response to specific messages they receive from individuals and in group conversations without having to provide text answers.
Last month, WhatsApp announced the addition of responses, along with other major additions such as Communities. For the past few months, the functionality has been under beta testing.
WhatsApp users will be able to express their emotions in their chats by using reactions such as like, love, laugh, surprise, sadness, and gratitude. Users may eventually be able to pick from a variety of emojis for their replies, as seen by a mention in a recent testing release.
The goal of reactions is to allow users to swiftly express their sentiments and emotions in response to specific messages they receive from individuals and in group conversations without having to provide text answers.
Last month, WhatsApp announced the addition of responses, along with other major additions such as Communities. For the past few months, the functionality has been under beta testing.
WhatsApp users will be able to express their emotions in their chats by using reactions such as like, love, laugh, surprise, sadness, and gratitude. Users may eventually be able to pick from a variety of emojis for their replies, as seen by a mention in a recent testing release.
To add a reaction, long press on the message to which you wish to respond and then tap to pick the emoji presented. The sender of the communication being replied to will be notified when you respond to their message.
According to the details available on an FAQ page, you can only add one reaction per message. This implies you can't utilize several reactions on the same message. You may, however, modify your reaction by long pressing on a message to which you reacted and then tapping a different emoji.
You can also unsubscribe from your message reaction. To do so, long touch the message you reacted to, then tap the emoji you reacted with to erase it.
