{"id":443306,"date":"2022-05-05T13:14:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T11:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=443306"},"modified":"2022-05-05T13:29:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T11:29:40","slug":"whatsapp-reactions-rolling-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/443306-whatsapp-reactions-rolling-out.html","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp reactions rolling out"},"content":{"rendered":"

WhatsApp will begin rolling out its message reaction feature on Thursday, 5 May 2022, according to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg.<\/p>\n

The messaging company’s reaction feature is somewhat different from that of Facebook \u2014 dropping the “care” and “angry” reactions for a new “thanks” emoji \u2014 and it plans on adding more expressions in future.<\/p>\n

“Reactions on WhatsApp start rolling out today,” Zuckerberg said on Facebook<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“We’re including\u00a0🙏 to help spread thanks and appreciation. More expressions coming soon.”<\/p>\n

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The change has been in the works for some time, with the company initially announcing the feature in August 2021 and eventually rolling it to Android beta testers<\/a><\/strong> in March 2022.<\/p>\n

WhatsApp users can tap on and hold the message to which they want to react and tap on the relevant expression. They will have a choice of Like, Love, Laugh, Surprised, Sad, and Thanks.<\/p>\n

According to WABetaInfo<\/a><\/strong>, the messaging company is also testing a feature to show or hide notifications for the reactions you receive.<\/p>\n

Those with access to the latest beta can locate the reaction notifications switch by going to\u00a0Settings<\/em>,\u00a0Notifications<\/em>, and then tapping the Reaction Notifications<\/em> toggle.<\/p>\n

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