Google has finally released a solution for the iMessage reactions issue on Android. The new feature, which was first announced in May, will allow users to reply to messages without having to open the app. The new feature is available on both Android and iOS devices and will work with both iMessage and WhatsApp. Users will need to open the app once they have received a message, select the message from their conversation list, and then press the reply button. Google has been working on this solution for months and it is hoped that it will solve the problem of people missing important messages because they are busy responding to others. The company says that it has tested the feature with “millions” of users and that it is “ready for prime time”. ..
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When someone reacts to a text message on iPhone, other iPhone users see a symbol on the message letting them know there’s been a reaction. Android users, on the other hand, actually see a text message that looks like this:
It creates rather ugly message threads when lots of people are using these reactions in a group chat.
Thankfully, according to 9To5Google, there are hints in the beta version 10.7 update for Google Messages that Google is working on a fix. A line of code in the APK implies that Google will turn these reaction messages into an appropriate emoji instead of the text string seen above. It’s not a perfect solution, but it’s definitely an improvement.
Here’s the code discovered in the app:
Of course, we’ve come up with a creative way to silence these messages altogether, so if you find yourself in many group chats with iPhone owners, make sure to follow that technique. This technique will hold you over until Google comes out with this fix, assuming it actually makes its way to the final version of Google Messages.
Show iPhone reactions as emoji
