Neowin News Feed for: Reactions

Microsoft blocks the most popular Windows 11 bypass for internet, MSA, making users angry

Sayan Sen — Thu, 01 May 2025 13:44:01 +0000

Microsoft recently removed one of the most popular methods for bypassing Windows 11 requirements of internet connectivity and Microsoft Account. Users are quite annoyed. Read more...

Microsoft Teams now allows you to choose a skin tone for emojis and reactions

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:20:01 +0000

Microsoft Teams now allows users to customize the skin tone of emojis and reactions, enabling better representation and self-expression. Read more...

Microsoft Outlook will soon prevent you from sending reactions on some mails

Rahul Naskar — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 05:06:01 +0000

You can send reactions to emails that you receive in your Outlook inbox. In the coming months, it will not be applicable to all emails you receive, as senders can control who gets to send reactions. Read more...

Google updates Messages to support reactions from iOS users

Steve Bennett — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:16:02 +0000

Google has rolled out an update to its Messages app today, which adds even more features and improves messaging between Android and iOS, including support for reactions from iOS users. Read more...

WhatsApp Beta UWP gets reactions feature in latest update

Rahul Naskar — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:32:01 +0000

WhatsApp Beta UWP app on Windows 11 and 10 is getting an update that introduces the much-awaited reactions feature. It's already available for Android and iOS users alongside WhatsApp on the web. Read more...

You can now convey your reactions in Microsoft Word, here is how it works

Rahul Naskar — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 06:54:02 +0000

In an effort to make collaboration more effective in Word documents, Microsoft has introduced the ability to convey your reaction to a comment. Collaborators can now react to each other's comments. Read more...

This upcoming Outlook feature wants to declutter your inbox

Rahul Naskar — Fri, 20 May 2022 13:20:01 +0000

Microsoft Outlook for Mac will soon get a new feature that will make conversations less cluttered. Office Insiders will get it first in July. It will be available for non Insiders from August. Read more...

WhatsApp's latest update introduces reactions, large file transfers, and bigger groups

Paul Hill — Thu, 05 May 2022 20:52:01 +0000

WhatsApp has been updated with three new features: reactions, 2GB file transfers, and 512 member groups. The new features bring WhatsApp closer to Telegram in terms of the things you can do. Read more...

The latest Telegram update adds even more interactive emoji

Paul Hill — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 16:46:01 +0000

Telegram has released yet another update crammed full of features. This time there are more interactive emoji, a new navigation menu to jump back to previous chats, and other minor improvements. Read more...

End-to-end encryption of Messenger chats is now available for everyone

Usama Jawad — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 08:50:01 +0000

Meta has announced a bunch of changes for end-to-end encrypted communication on its Messenger platforms. Enhancements include notifications for screenshots of disappearing messages, GIFs, and more. Read more...

Google could soon roll out iMessage-like reactions for RCS chats in Messages app

Rajesh Pandey — Wed, 13 May 2020 05:20:01 +0000

Google is testing adding an iMessage-like reaction feature to RCS messaging on Android via its Messages app. The feature will allow users to react to messages in a conversation using emoji. Read more...

LinkedIn now lets you tag people in photos, react to posts, and more

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:26:02 +0000

LinkedIn has unveiled new features meant to provide a more interactive way for users to communicate on the social networking platform. New capabilities include photo tagging, reactions, and more. Read more...

Facebook is testing Reactions for Messenger

Daniel Hull — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 23:04:01 +0000

Facebook is testing a Reactions feature for its Messenger service, enabling users to react to messages by selecting from a choice of emoji. The update builds upon its popular Reactions for News Feed. Read more...

Facebook treats its users to some Halloween-themed updates

Boyd Chan — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 06:34:01 +0000

In the days leading up to Halloween, Facebook is getting into the swing of things with a variety of masks, selectable when sharing live video, in addition to limited-edition Halloween reactions. Read more...

Facebook Beta app for Windows 10 gets Reactions, not available to the public yet

Shreyas Gandhe — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:28:01 +0000

The Facebook Beta app for Windows 10, which is currently being tested by a limited set of users, has been updated with Like button Reactions that were introduced on other platforms recently. Read more...

Facebook Beta updated again on Windows 10 Mobile - but still no sign of new 'Reactions'

Andy Weir — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:43:32 +0000

Facebook Beta has been updated on Windows 10 Mobile for the second time in a week - but it still lacks the new feature that allows users to react to posts with more than just a simple 'like'. Read more...

Like? Love? Wow? Facebook will soon let you do more than just give posts a thumbs-up

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:12:01 +0000

After years of requests, and months of planning, Facebook is finally poised to allow its users to express their opinions in more ways than a 'like', with a rollout expected in a matter of weeks. Read more...