Google has come up with a solution to this frustrating way of displaying iPhone reactions on Android.

Fortunately, Google seems to have thought about the user experience. In an ideal world, your friends with iPhones wouldn’t be inconsiderate to send reactions knowing you won’t be able to really see them. There’s not even much context to it, to be honest.Įven other iPhone users in the group chat also have their chat cluttered with this message, which is annoying. No sane person would actually send a message like this. This is definitely not the most appealing way. Instead, they receive a whole new message attributed to that person that very descriptively tells that they reacted to the message.įor example, if someone reacts with a thumbs up on a message, the Android user on the group will receive a text message Liked 'Hey' from the person. When somebody reacts to a message sent on the group, the Android user does not see the creation attached to the message bubble. Other iMessage users normally see the reaction on the top-right corner of the message bubble.īut for Android users, it’s a whole lot of mess. On their end, it’s as simple as holding down a message and tapping one of the 6 reactions available. IMessage users can react to any message with a pre-determined set of reactions. Assuming you are the said Android user, here’s a little rundown of iMessage reactions or “tapbacks” if you want to get all technical. The Problem with iPhone Reactions on AndroidĪll is hunky-dory if everyone is an iPhone user in the group, however, things flip real soon if there’s somebody using an Android phone. The incompatibility – for the lack of a better word – between the two OS often becomes a headache for the users. However, they can quickly become a nuisance when you’re an Android user talking to an iPhone user, or worse, part of a group chat with other iPhone users. And who doesn’t like emoji reactions these days? “An emoji is worth a thousand words” in the modern era. Technically called “ Tapbacks,” they help make sense of the chaotic conversation of a group. For the uninitiated, it enables you to quickly react to a particular message and acknowledge the sender that you have read the message. IMessage reactions on iPhone are really convenient whenever you are having a group chat. You can now see iMessage reactions in a much better way on your Android device thanks to Google Messages app.

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