WhatsApp plans to improve the sending of reactions in a future update, it will be like giving likes on Instagram
He The development of new features in WhatsApp is never-ending. Thanks to WABetaInfoit has been discovered that A feature related to reactions is planned to be released. In order to enable users to react quickly to messages, a notification function is being developed. Quick Reaction which will be available in upcoming versionsAt the same time, an augmented reality feature related to effects and filters in calls is being developed.
WhatsApp will allow quick reactions to messages in a future update
It is the WhatsApp beta update for Android 2.24.11.16 that revealed this new reaction feature. In this case, It will be like giving a like on Instagram since the new way to react to photos, videos, GIFs and messages in general will be through a double tap. Later versions, up to 2.24.16.7, this function was shown in all its splendor.
It will be possible to react with a double tap to a WhatsApp message
In practical terms, it would improve the speed with which a message is reacted to. At the moment on iOS and Android To react with an emoji you need to hold down the message or content for a few seconds in question. Double tap would be absolutely beneficial by saving those seconds and would allow us to react up to twice as fast when messages are consecutive or we have several messages to react to.
The heart emoji will be the default emoji for reactions and the reaction tray will no longer have to be fully opened.In this case, the tray will remain but only for those users who want to express themselves in terms of reactions with a different emoji.
Beware of accidental reactions
WABetaInfo indicates that this feature will not have a separate way to disable it at the moment.. That means Care should be taken not to cause an accidental double tap in a message. It could happen when you are browsing messages, even old ones. Remember that WhatsApp sends a notification to the user when someone reacts to any of your messages.
These are the reactions that are shown so far
It will be interesting to see if WhatsApp considers release this update as soon as possible as well as have adjustments for these types of reactions. Do you agree with the heart emoji being the default for double taps? We wish WhatsApp would allow users to set the default reaction tray with the emojis they want according to their tastes and preferences instead of having to search for them on the spot.
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