Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is working on several new features for the platform and one of the features that has been in the works for quite some time is the message reactions feature, WABetainfo reported.
According to the WhatsApp news trackers, the feature is still under development on WhatsApp beta for Android and WhatsApp beta for iOS. It is said to be similar to the message reaction feature on Facebook and Instagram. Users on these platform can react to a message with emoji.
However, they added that there was no news about the web/desktop client.
“As you can see in this screenshot, you can react to messages by choosing between six different emojis,” WABetainfo said.
The new reaction button is not always visible — it will only show up when the cursor is near a chat or group message. Users will be able to react to the message when they press the reaction button.
The news trackers noted that although the feature is under development, it does not mean that it won’t be so long.