We won’t have to wait any longer to try one of the biggest WhatsApp news of recent times. WhatsApp started enabling reactionsAs Mark Zuckerberg reported directly in a Facebook post.

We learned that WhatsApp is preparing a backlash on leaks, but a month ago the company confirmed that they are on the way with higher file sending limits and communities. Reactions have appeared in beta for a few users so far, but there was no date for when rollout would begin. today is that day.

WhatsApp has reacted

Mark Zuckerberg explained WhatsApp reactions are now availableThis should mean that more users will start seeing the option to react to messages via WhatsApp, in addition to being able to see the reactions a message has received so far.

Reactions work similarly to other messaging apps and include: a way to reply to a message without saying anything, more than a “read”, but less than a reply message. On WhatsApp, they are sent with a long tap on the message and selected from the list of available reactions.

While we’ve seen leaks lately that WhatsApp will allow us to send a reaction with any emoji, this seems like an improvement for the future. Zuckerberg clearly states six reactions He added that the previously seen 👍, ❤️, 😂, 😮, 😢 and 🙏 are included “to show gratitude and appreciation”, with more expressions to come later.

It is hoped that after this announcement, the reactions will appear on WhatsApp of all users sooner or later without the need to install the beta version. Reactions is compatible with all versions of WhatsApp, including WhatsApp Web and desktop version.