San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has announced that it is rolling out a new feature that will let users react to messages with any emoji of their choice. Currently, the platform gives several users the ability to react with a limited number of just six emojis. WhatsApp To Soon Let Users Hide Their Online Status From Everyone: Report.
“We are rolling out the ability to use any emoji as a reaction on WhatsApp,” Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, wrote in a Facebook post on late Monday.
Zuckerberg also mentioned some of the emojis like a robot, french fries, surfing in the sea, etc. WhatsApp is also working on a feature that will give iOS users the ability to hide their online status from everyone.
Since you asked…
… all emoji Reactions are here! We’re feeling ?????? about it.
Starting to roll out now to Android and iOS pic.twitter.com/Opk7x0n0VP
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) July 11, 2022
As of now, users can choose to display their “Last Seen” information to contacts, some people, or no one. For a future version of the app, WhatsApp will let users follow a similar approach to the online toggle. This new privacy feature is being developed at the same time WhatsApp is also readying another important function – the ability to edit a message.
In the recent past, the platform has released several features for group voice calls, like muting and messaging participants along with banner notifications while in a group call.
(The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jul 12, 2022 08:33 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).
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