WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.21.24.8. If you still see the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.21.24.7 update on the Play Store, please hold on. If you don’t receive the update after a long wait, you can get it from APKMirror.
What’s new in this update? Discover the details below!
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Name of the feature? | Reaction Notifications |
| Status? | Under development |
| Availability? | This feature is planned to be released in a future update. |
| I’ve installed the 2.21.24.8 beta update, but I don’t see reaction notifications and I cannot send reactions. Why? | Seen that this feature is under development, it’s not available to the public, but you can discover a preview in this article. |
| Previous news? | WhatsApp Messenger beta for iOS 2.21.230.18: what’s new? |
Probably you already know that WhatsApp is working on message reactions. They have also wrongly enabled — and immediately removed — the feature in the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.21.22.7 update, so beta testers could temporarily test the feature, even if sending reactions didn’t work.
Some time ago, WhatsApp was also working on a way to manage reaction notifications on the iOS app. Today we can announce that WhatsApp is also working on the same settings on the Android beta build, for a future update:
As you can see in this screenshot, when the feature to react messages will be available in a future update, you can manage reaction notifications for individual chat threads and group chats as well.
Unfortunately, there isn’t a known release date but we will inform you when there is news about this feature.
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