WhatsApp Users Can Now React to Messages with Any Emoji
WhatsApp has rolled out the ability to use any emoji to react to messages on WhatsApp, which is now available on both iOS and Android.
Since you asked…
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) July 11, 2022
... all emoji Reactions are here! We’re feeling 🤩😎🙌🤸🎉💚 about it.
Starting to roll out now to Android and iOS pic.twitter.com/Opk7x0n0VP
The messaging app introduced emoji reactions back in May, allowing its users to choose between only six emojis: crying face, heart, thumbs up, tears of joy, joined hands, and mouth open.
🎉 Reactions on @WhatsApp are now even better. We've added support for you to use any emoji you want (in any skin tone) as a reaction, so you can 👏 or 🤷 or 🤦 or 🤯 or 💚 or ... pic.twitter.com/fgV1cXOTfh
— Will Cathcart (@wcathcart) July 11, 2022
To use any emoji reaction, you should long-press on a message you want to react to, tap on the plus button, and pick an emoji you like from the full list. The emoji you picked will be displayed under the message.
Telegram has also recently unveiled its Premium subscription, which allows users to use new exclusive emoji, such as 👌😍❤️🔥💯🤡🌭🐳, to react to messages.