Here is how WhatsApp Message Reactions will work
Since WhatsApp has announced the Message Reactions feature, users are waiting to know more about it. However, the team is still developing it, so only limited info is available on this matter. This is a similar feature as other messengers like Instagram, Twitter, and iMessage, which is quite satisfying for the users.
It allows reacting to a particular message without replying in a separate message. Furthermore, users can browse any emoji available in the collection. WhatsApp didn’t reveal any info about how a user will show his reaction, as same we saw in other app or brings something new until now.
Recently, WABetaInfo brings us the latest exclusive screenshots of how the message reaction will look like. Here you can check the preview of WhatsApp message reactions.
(message reactions screenshot from WEABetaInfo)
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WhatsApp will use the same emojis for reacting to a message. We can see, this message has seven basic reactions for the instant. But in the future, WhatsApp may add more emojis or a prompt bar with the customized emoji.
At present, this screenshot is taken from WhatsApp on iOS, it mean that it’ll come for the iOS users first then for Android. Besides, the info contains that everyone in a group can see the specific person who sends a reaction to the message.
However, the users on the older version won’t be able to see the message reactions from the user with a newer version. But, WhatsApp will send them a note suggesting to update the app on the latest version so they can receive the reactions.
Availability:
As I mentioned earlier, the team is still working on this feature so it’s not ready for release. There might be some more changes in the final version that is possibly rolling out with the future update. We’ll keep you posted, stay tuned for further updates.
Previous Update:
WhatsApp Desktop gets the new Archive Chat feature with the last update. Now, the archive chats will be stay archive unless the user won’t be mentioned or replied to a message in a conversation. For any regular message, emoji or sticker, the user won’t receive any notification in the bar nor the chats will show in the list.
January 2023 brought in new opportunities for WhatsApp to expand further among Android users and the Meta-owned chat platform is releasing new beta builds to users interestest in new features.
It’s widely used on Android and iOS platforms, but for the time being, we’ll only focus on Android and keep you posted with the latest functionality being tested for WhatsApp users.
Note that the mentioned features may change or delay production and the only purpose is to anticipate the upcoming ones. Also, you can access them early by signing up for the WhatsApp beta build.
Below you can check the January 2023 WhatsApp beta rollout list. To be mentioned inputs are taken from Wabetainfo.
January 26, 2023:
- WhatsApp beta version 2.23.3.4 for Android showcase upcoming text editor for drawing tool improvements (read more).
January 25, 2023:
- WhatsApp 2.23.3.3 brings support for haptic feedback whever you react to a message on mobile device.
January 20, 2023:
- WhatsApp 2.23.2.11 beta for Android users brings will let them change the photo quality between, automatic, best quality and data saver. There cold be more option added or removed from this later on.
January 19, 2023:
- WhatsApp 2.23.2.10 for Andriod rolling out for public users with block shortcut feature.
January 18, 2023:
- WhatsApp 2.23.2.8 beta for Android allows you to share a voice note as a status update with a certain users that are allowed to see your status.
January 14, 2023:
- WhatsApp 2.23.2.6/7 would let you transfer chat history to a new phone without using the cloud storage.
January 12, 2023:
- WhatsApp version 2.23.2.4 is in work with a feature to Block to quickly block contacts. In addition, there’s 2.23.2.4 version that shown block feature directly into the notifications.
January 11, 2023:
- WhatsApp 2.23.2.3 noted with a new user interface for loading your chat.
January 10, 2023:
- WhatsApp 2.23.2.2 testing a an alert to inform you about the feature to share caption along with the media.
January 6, 2023:
- WhatsApp 2.23.1.27 beta test reveals a feature called Report, which would allow you to report any WhatsApp status, as it violates or offends you.
January 5, 2023:
- WhatsApp 2.23.1.25/26 version revealed that the company is working on a chat transfer feature called move chats to Android or iOS. This feature will allow users to transfer their chat to each platform.
January 4, 2023:
- WhatsApp 2.23.1.24 beta version shows that the chat app will bring the bookmark icon to the disappearing message that has temporarily been saved, meaning they will not be automatically deleted from the chat and everyone in the conversation.
WhatsApp is releasing a new beta version for Android users that brings a shortcut feature to disappearing messages. As the term suggests, it will let users prioritize their chats and messages in the application.
According to the latest info, the unique shortcut feature for disappearing messages is rolling out with the 2.22.25.11 build version. Being a beta iteration, it is only available to a handful of consumers at the moment.
Earlier this month, the company created a separate section for disappearing messages. Eventually, this addition helped the users to operate the corresponding messages and chats effectively in the app.
Besides, it enabled the users to pin up the old and new chats in the disappearing section. As a result, it becomes easy to sort and organize the main chats and phone numbers as per convenience.
Now to make the feature more accessible, WhatsApp is adding a new disappearing messages shortcut for Android users. This feature will reside in the Manage Storage section with the “tools to save space” label. Further, it is capable to control storage as well as maintain privacy in the chats.
How the shortcut feature is useful?
In case you are thinking about how the feature will help with storage management – the shortcut tool can delete the media content automatically after reaching a specific time limit.
You can set the time limit accordingly under the privacy section or in the chat info. In terms of disappearing texts, the feature will inspect your priority and will shift the “more important chats” over to other numbers. Thus, the respective feature is quite interesting to use.
Availability of the Shortcut feature
As of now, the feature is only available to a limited amount of Android users. However, the company will push off the shortcut element to more consumers with the upcoming updates.
Meanwhile, users can also get this beta feature along with the following build versions:
- WhatsApp 2.22.24.27
- WhatsApp 2.22.25.8
- WhatsApp 2.22.25.10
So WhatsApp Android users, keep installing the latest builds to experience new and amazing pinches of the app.
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Today, WhatsApp went down and remained inaccessible for over 2 hours before it was fixed. App users around the world reported an outage of services that blocked the user interface of the Meta on the chatting application.
According to the users, the app was showing issues in accessing the app randomly, under which, they cannot read or send new messages. Furthermore, there’s no error screen that remained persistent on the app with the label ‘connecting’ to the server.
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A spokesperson said: “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we’re working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as quickly as possible.”
According to Downdetector, users began reporting this issue before 8 am on Tuesday, while over 12,000 reports appeared on the website by 8.30 am. That’s a massive number and it’s quite disturbing for the users.
Restored:
However, Meta finally resolved this issue and resumed services after over 2 hours of blackout on WhatsApp.
On the other hand, Meta nor WhatsApp has announced the reason behind this massive outage in services or given any official statement.
WhatsApp is one of the largest chat messaging apps with over a billion users globally. However, such a shortage could be a reason for server failure, which could happen occasionally.