Google Messages on Wear OS could soon support emoji reactions and bring along a "Mark as read" button for notifications. Here ...

Apple announced a bunch of new features for iMessage in iOS 17. This includes emoji tapbacks and a new emoji stickers interface. The little-used iMessage apps have also been hidden away behind a ...

Emojis have become an essential part of our online communication, offering an easy way to express emotions and reactions. However, sometimes standard emojis don’t fully capture the nuance of what we ...

Back in November, Google Messages started testing the ability to react with any emoji, and it’s now getting wider availability. We first enabled this capability in mid-September and the first users ...

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Sending a "thumbs-up" emoji over text can have major legal implications after a judge in Canada ruled the simple response can represent agreeing to a legally binding contract. Justice T.J. Keene said ...

When words fall short, emojis reign supreme. Sometimes, adding an extra sprinkle of emotion and love to our messages is all you need to go the extra mile. With so many different heart emojis, there ...

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It turns out there's more than meets the eye when it comes to the fairly mundane-looking paper emoji, as it actually contains ...

After testing new delivered/read indicators and a photo picker redesign, Google Messages is beginning to roll out full emoji reactions for some users. For some time now, long-pressing on an RCS chat ...

Animated emoji within Google Messages were first spotted by Reddit user BruthaBeige and subsequently shared on the Google Messages subreddit. Android expert Mishaal Rahman also received a tip about ...