Highlights

Only mobile users may watch the beating animation for Red Heart.

On WhatsApp for iOS, the capability was discovered.

It's possible that it's connected to the Message Reaction functionality.

WHY IN NEWS

WhatsApp is apparently aiming to add motion to all of the different coloured heart emoticons for Android and iOS. This might be related to the platform's message response function, which is thought to be in the works. A stable update has already enabled the capability to WhatsApp Web/ Desktop. The announcement comes just days after the Meta-owned instant messaging service was rumoured to be working on two new visual indicators for the iOS version's Call and Status page to warn users of end-to-end encryption.

According to WABetaInfo, a WhatsApp features tracker, developers are trying to make all heart emoticons on the app animated. On all platforms, the Red heart emoji currently features a beating animation. With the most recent update, it appears that all of the available coloured heart emojis will now have a beating animation. While WABetaInfo posted a screenshot of the heart animation on WhatsApp for iOS, it claims that the functionality will be available on WhatsApp for Android as well. It is presently in development and will be made available to beta testers in a future update, according to WABetaInfo.

It's possible that the feature is related to the message reactions feature that was discovered before. WhatsApp is said to allow users to utilise individual emojis to respond to a specific message in a chat. There's also an option for reaction information, which shows who has reacted to a message. Individual chat threads and group chat threads are said to be receiving message responses. WhatsApp is working on two new visual indicators in Call and Status to warn users of end-to-end encryption, according to a report from WABetaInfo. The function was first seen on the iOS version of WhatsApp, and it is unclear whether it will be made available to Android users as well. This feature's purpose is to tell users that, in addition to messages, their personal calls and status are also encrypted end-to-end.

The new shortcut for WhatsApp Business is claimed to be available in the conversation share action menu

According to reports, WhatsApp Business is getting a new function. According to reports, the beta version of the corporate instant messaging software will have a new shortcut for swiftly answering to messages. Select WhatsApp Business beta testers on Android and iOS are claimed to have access to the new Quick Replies feature. The Quick Replies function has been available in WhatsApp business for some time, and it can be accessed by pressing the '/' key on the keyboard and selecting a message from the list to send to a client.

According to WA Beta Info, a WhatsApp features tracker, WhatsApp Business is getting a new shortcut for the Quick Replies feature. According to reports, the new shortcut can be found in the chat share action menu. As previously stated, the new shortcut is reported to be accessible to beta testers using the current version of the beta software for Android and iOS devices. The rationale for the new shortcut is unknown at this time, however the features tracker speculates that it was added to make the Quick Replies function more accessible to WhatsApp Business customers. It's unclear when the new shortcut will be available to normal WhatsApp Business customers.

For a long time, WhatsApp Business customers have had access to the Quick Replies function. The Quick Replies functionality was added to the WhatsApp Web and Desktop versions in early 2019. Quick Replies allows organizations to deliver predetermined replies in response to frequently requested queries. Previously, users could utilise this feature by hitting '/' on their keyboard and selecting a pre-programmed message to send to other users. Meta's instant messaging service was purportedly spotted testing a new in-app camera interface for the Android app earlier this month. The flash shortcut has been moved to a new location, and the Switch Camera button has been modified, according to the new UI. WhatsApp is also experimenting with the option for group managers to remove certain messages for the whole group.