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Gmail just got more reactive. Google is bringing emoji reactions to its email service, allowing users to add personality to their messages. Reactions include a thumbs up, a sparkling heart, a party ...

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 ...

Full-screen message effects are among the most fun-to-use features in iMessage, and now they're becoming a lot easier to use in Google Messages for Android, too. In the latest Google Messages beta, ...

In Google Messages, you can send reactions to received messages with a selection of emoji, no matter who texted you. This guide will quickly show you how to react to messages. For a while now, Google ...

Tapback reactions are a fun and handy feature in iMessage. Apple introduced this in 2016 with iOS 10 for a straightforward purpose: quick and easy texting. By long-pressing a message, you can select ...

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today reported on a few additional features to expect from the Messages app in iOS 18. One of the perhaps most requested messaging changes will be an upgrade to the Tapbacks ...

Screen Effects add some big screen-filling animations to your Google Messages chats. So far, Screen Effects have been activated by using specific text trigger phrases. Messages now appears to respond ...

Google made several big announcements about Android 15 a few weeks ago at I/O 2024, including new Gemini-powered AI experiences coming later this year. But Google won't wait that long to deploy new ...

A new report has revealed that the upcoming features on the Google Messages app will allow users to view voice memo transcripts, respond to messages with any emoji they like, and more. So let’s take a ...

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 ...