It also cluttered up the chat thread by unnecessarily repeating texts.Īs shown in the screenshots above, the reaction messages are linked to the chat bubble, and they also use icons pulled from the RCS system. The text-based system could lead to awkwardness, especially with Android users unaware of iMessage reactions. Adding a heart icon to a message showed a little heart on ‌iPhone‌, for example, but on Android, it would show up as 'Loved' and then the text of the original message. Prior to the Google Messages update, if an ‌iPhone‌ user added a reaction like a heart or thumbs up to a message in the Messages app, it would look odd on an Android device while showing up appropriately on an ‌iPhone‌.

Google Messages appears to be interpreting iMessage reactions just like reactions sent through the RCS protocol used for Google Messages rather than providing them in a text format. Full compatibility with Pushbullet, MightyText, Android Wear and Android Auto (for cars), giving you advanced notifications and quick responses.Screenshots from 9to5Google reader JvolkmanĪccording to 9to5Google, some Android users are beginning to see iMessage reactions in Google Messages as emoji that are linked to the relevant conversation.Copying part of the text inside the text box.

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