According to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook post, WhatsApp users will soon be able to reply to messages with any emoji. The CEO tweeted, “We’re rolling out the option to use any emoji as a reaction on WhatsApp,” followed by a list of a few of his personal favorites. It happens only a few months after WhatsApp gave the option to respond with a set of only six emoji.
Like previous emoji replies, you may activate the function by holding down the message you wish to respond to for a lengthy time. By doing so, a menu including a new plus icon and the previous six emoji reactions appears. A menu containing every emoji, including newer additions like the saluting and melting faces, is accessible by tapping the + icon. This menu also offers various skin tone options. I predict that very soon, individuals will use their emoji replies in really inventive ways.
The enhanced emoji reaction feature brings WhatsApp in line with the features already present on Meta’s Messenger service, which have been previously seen in the beta versions of the service, including on both iOS and Android. In the upcoming weeks, all WhatsApp users will have access to the extended emoji replies functionality, which is now rolling out.
