WhatsApp has been preparing a shortcut for a few weeks to make it easier for users respond faster to a state: with a reaction. Now the feature has started to go live, first in the beta version of WhatsApp for Android.
Some users with WhatsApp version 2.22.17.24 (available in APK Mirror) were surprised to see the statuses posted by their contacts on WhatsApp: this is possible to reply with one of the eight emojis
Status reactions in WhatsApp
The only way that exists today to interact with a WhatsApp status is answer it using the box below, in which you can write the text you want. This text is sent as a message to the chat with that person, appearing as a reply to that specific status.
Now, WhatsApp is launching a new way to reply to statuses, or at least make replies easier. Thus, the application offers eight emojis to react to a state: 😍, 😂, 😯, 😢, 🙏, 👏, 🎉 and 💯. Suggestions are displayed after swiping up, the same gesture used to send text responses.
This way you can react quickly to a status with one of these emojis
Incidentally, WhatsApp slightly changes the way status replies are previewed. The text box at the bottom no longer shows a preview of the status itself as a response. As we mentioned earlier, the novelty is already activated at some users of the beta of WhatsApp for Androidand the normal thing would be for the activations to increase until they reach everyone in the coming weeks.
Through | WaBetaInfo
