About a month ago, the developers of the YouTube video service officially confirmed that in the near future they plan to implement and test the function of reactions in the form of time-dependent emoji in the video. And just a few weeks after this information, some users do indeed have the function of reacting to certain videos, but of course it is still difficult to call the innovation massive. The truth is it’s currently unclear how widely developers have implemented this feature – network users rarely report a new response panel.

The probability of reacting to a particular moment in the video appears in the form of a floating panel when distributing comments. The user can open the panel to access four expressions that they can use to show their attitude towards the content. And those reactions will be displayed on the timeline showing what viewers think about this or that element of the content. However, it should be noted that the identity of the users is not found – the timeline only shows the reactions, but it is of course impossible to find out who put them.

Instead, you’ll see smileys and counters showing how users reacted to this video and how many times they were involved. Unfortunately, the video service’s developers said they are currently testing the feature on a small number of channels and among a select audience of users. This means that in some areas you probably won’t notice the emoticons on the timeline. But if the feature has already been actively tested, it is possible that it will be available to more people around the world in the near future.