Technical News Office – WhatsApp is the most loved instant messaging application by millions of users around the world. The app also facilitates chat, media sharing, voice and video calls, allowing users to easily stay connected with friends and family. The company continues to bring new features to improve users’ chat experience. In this series, the company has started rolling out a new feature for reacting to messages in chat. With the help of this feature, users can open the reaction tray by double tapping.
Shared screenshot from WABetaInfo
WABetaInfo gave information about this new feature of WhatsApp. WABetaInfo spotted this new WhatsApp feature in WhatsApp Beta for Android 2.24.24.24 available on Google Play Store. WABetaInfo also shared a screenshot of this new feature. In this screenshot you can see this new feature of WhatsApp. According to the report, beta users can quickly open the reaction bar by double-tapping to react to messages in chat. Currently, users have to tap and hold a message for a moment to open the reaction bar.
A stable version could be deployed soon
Despite the introduction of the new feature, users will continue to see the option to open the reaction bar by holding down the message. Users will be able to react to the message as per their convenience. This feature may seem very simple, but it will save users a lot of time by giving them the ability to respond to messages quickly. The company is currently rolling out this feature for beta users. Once beta testing is completed, its stable version will be rolled out to users around the world.
A new feature is also coming for status updating
WhatsApp will soon roll out the feature allowing users to mention group chats in status updates. This feature is currently provided in WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.24.24.21 available on Google Play Store. With the help of this feature, users will be able to notify all group members about status updates simultaneously.
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