WhatsApp is working on adding reactions to improve the user experience on its messaging platform .
For a few months, WhatsApp has been working on the reactions for messages. The messaging application snapshot Meta (formerly Facebook) will add soon the reactions to the public version of its platform.
As explained by the specialized WhatsApp leaks site, WABetaInfo , the reactions will be available in individual and group chats, where everyone can see who reacted to the messages.
WhatsApp Reactions
As can be seen in the previous image, the reactions are listed in the first tab and in the subsequent ones the number of reactions with a specific emoji will appear .
The user will be able to react to a specific message and the reactions are limited to 6 emojis, including hand with thumb up 👍, heart 🧡, smiley face 🙂, surprised face 😲, tear face 😢 and hands together 🙏.
The feature was spotted in the beta version of WhatsApp for iOS . The exact release date for this new feature is not known at the moment.