Whatsapp update is coming: Messenger adds a new function

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Change in the desktop version: Whatsapp adds a new function

That’s how it should be according to the blog WABetaInfo It will soon be possible to react even more specifically to individual messages – using emoji. The funny symbols or faces are not fundamentally new for Whatsapp. There are a number of users Emojis that are also regularly updated*to disposal.

However, after the new update you should be able to assign them directly to individual messages, similar to a “like” on Facebook or Instagram. This function can be particularly useful in group chats or confusing text processes.

Desktop version of Whatsapp: Users can react with emojis

And this is how the Whatsapp innovation works: If you move the mouse pointer near a message, a button will appear there. This allows users to choose between six different reactions, i.e. emojis. So similar to how it has long been standard for postings from Facebook, Signal or Discord.

Also competitor Telegram has been using this feature for a while*. Here, however, users can also react directly via emoji in the smartphone app. And on Instagram it has been possible for some time now to respond directly to stories with a heart. With Whatsapp, users have this function aloud Chip.de so long awaited.

Whatsapp: Release of new function can take a long time

However, there is also a catch: For Whatsapp, this function has so far only been announced for Android and iOS versions. Not even in the beta version where many Whatsapp functions to be tested first*, it is available. It is currently unclear when users will be able to try out the new feature. Loud Chip.de but it could take some time.

Whatsapp recently announced a new search function*. It should bring enormous relief to users. *RUHR24 is part of the editorial network of IPPEN.MEDIA.

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