Facebook has added some new ways to quickly access emojis within Messenger chats, as well as a new chat background option, which could point to sponsored funding opportunities.
First of all, on the new emoji features – the main addition here is a new emoji search bar at the top of the reaction picker panel, which will allow users to quickly search for the emoji they want to add by entering a search term. search.
As you can see here, enter ‘Taco’ and the taco emoji will appear. Actually, that could be a very useful update: Instead of having to swipe, squint to see the tiny images on the screen, try to find the right one, you can now just type in a keyword search and get to it. you want even faster.
Facebook also added a new ‘recent reactions’ section to the reaction picker, for emojis that you use regularly, but haven’t made it to your top reactions list yet.
Facebook added its customizable emoji quick reaction bar, highlighting the top five emoji reactions chosen in the stream, this past September. The new list will complement this with other answers in regular use.
And finally, Facebook has also added a new ‘Space Jam’ themed background, adding to its evolving set of custom backgrounds.
According to Facebook:
“Whether you’re an old-school fan or just a new member of the Space Jam fandom, you can now try our new Space Jam chat theme, available on Messenger and Instagram DM.”
Facebook has also added themed background options for ‘Fast and Furious’, Olivia Rodrigo’s latest album and ‘World Oceans Day’.
Which points to a possible advertising option in the future. Facebook has yet to make this an official promotional offering, but expanding its custom themes, tied to movie and music releases, might suggest that this will eventually become another consideration at some point.
Although it can also depend on the use. If no one is too keen on customizing their chat backgrounds, then it won’t be of much value, so Facebook is likely using these early projects as a kind of test to get an idea of their potential uptake.
Either way, it’s another way to spice up your chats, while the additional emoji options could help you save time adding your visual responses.
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