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WhatsApp is making it easier to react to messages

No more frantic scrolling through a wall of emojis.

Starting today, WhatsApp users can double-tap to react to messages in chats rather than tapping and holding, with their most-used emojis now being displayed in the scrolling pop-out menu instead of the generic selection that was previously provided. It’s a similar quality-of-life feature that Discord provides: placing your favorite reactions within easy reach to prevent you from having to hunt through a massive wall of emojis. On the other hand, Meta’s Messenger app still only displays the same five emojis as reactions for each message — I’d like to see this update carried over from WhatsApp in the future.

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