Emergency crews have raced to a fire at a Scots home today.
17.01.2022 - 13:48 / dailyrecord.co.uk
WhatsApp is making a huge feature change that lets your friends show what they really think of your messages.
In major new plans, people will be able to react to your messages with emojis in the same way you can on Facebook messenger.
Those using their phones to access the service will even be able to manage notifications for message reactions on their lock screens.
The new feature will be rolled out to some people early, including iPhone and iPad users.
So far there is no information on when Android users will be able to take advantage of it, with an impending update also due on managing notifications for group and individual chats.
The update is available now through WhatsApp's beta program, which anyone can sign up to.
This lets you test the latest experimental features for the app, including those which may never be released to the general public.
While the update gives you the ability to manage message reactions, it doesn't actually let you react to messages just yet.
WhatsApp insiders WABetaInfo said: "You are now able to manage when you should receive notifications for reactions, for individual chats and groups, and which tone to play when you receive those notifications.
"Unfortunately, it's still not possible to react to messages, but the fact it's possible to manage these settings suggests that message reactions will be available very soon."
Here's how to register for the new update and try it out before everyone else:
Once you've joined the beta programme, you'll be able to try out every new version of WhatsApp before it is released to the general public.
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