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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that WhatsApp is working on more emoji reactions for its users. \u201cWe\u2019re rolling out the ability to use any emoji as a reaction on WhatsApp,\u201d he said in a Facebook post.
\nThe new development comes just a few months after WhatsApp added the ability to react with only six emojis. The feature which is accessible by holding down the message you want to react to before a menu with all emoji reactions pops up.<\/p>\n

Since you asked\u2026 \u2026 all emoji Reactions are here! We\u2019re feeling ?????? about it. Starting to roll out now to Android and iOS pic. twitter. com\/Opk7x0n0VP
\n\u2014 WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) July 11, 2022 The app will include a plus icon that lets you add more emoji reactions.
\nThe new feature has been spotted in Beta versions on both iOS and Android. It is expected to be globally available in the coming weeks. The first emoji reaction feature was rolled out in March.
\nThis comes after it launched features like Android to iPhone chat transfer and the ability to hide your last seen and profile picture from specific people.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mauritius. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that WhatsApp is working on more emoji reactions for its users. \u201cWe\u2019re rolling out the ability to use any emoji as a reaction on WhatsApp,\u201d he said in a Facebook post. 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