WhatsApp continues to work on the inclusion of new functions in the app , and now we have known a totally new one that is currently in the development phase: the possibility of reacting to messages so as not to have to write complete text responses.
Slack, Twitter, Instagram or Discord users will already be familiar with this functionality, where for example Slack emojis can be added with a small “+” icon, and it is not surprising that WhatsApp has decided to implement it due to its success. . With it, it is possible to emit a reaction to any message using an emoji , instead of having to respond with text.
Emojis as a reaction to messages
WhatsApp has not implemented a new function in chats for a long time , and not even other messaging applications on the market such as Telegram or Signal have implemented this excellent functionality.
Currently, WhatsApp is working on a message that will be shown to users who have an old version of WhatsApp and do not support reactions. The message will say that “You have received a reaction. Update your version of WhatsApp to see the reactions ”, with a link that takes us to the latest available version of the app.
Thus, although we still cannot see how the function is going to be, we can know that WhatsApp is working on it. Seeing how it works in other apps, it is not difficult to imagine how this modality will work. Normally in the messages there is usually a lot of space on the sides, so that the reactions could be seen there to avoid losing vertical space, which is where the messages are.
In turn, WhatsApp has it very easy to react through emojis. Currently, if we move a message to the right, we can reply directly to that message. However, if we swipe to the left , nothing happens, so the reactions could be carried out through that section.
It could also be that they implemented a button with double functionality, where the reply button now appears, and that when pressed, two new options are opened: one to reply with text, and another to reply with emoji. This will also allow, for example, to carry out quick and anonymous polls in groups when it comes to preferring options as long as each user can react in a unique way to the message.
Avoid installing modified versions of WhatsApp
In short, we will have to wait a bit until we can test the function in the beta version of the app. In the meantime, it is important that you avoid the installation of modified WhatsApp applications, since a version has been found circulating on the Internet that has the Triada Trojan integrated. This Trojan intercepts text messages, displays full-screen advertisements, and subscribes the user to unsolicited paid services. The modified version of WhatsApp that we have to avoid is FMWhatsApp .
