Google Messages now plays better with Apple's iMessage, thanks to reactions update

(Pocket-lint) - A caller update rolling retired to Google Messages allows Android users to spot iMessage reactions arsenic existent emojis, alternatively than confusing strings of text.

The codification was discovered successful a beta mentation of Google Messages, and implied the caller diagnostic would physique successful enactment for iMessage reactions. The update is rolling retired present according to 9to5Google.

Previously the strategy handled iMessage reactions successful a messy mode that could origin a batch of inconvenience, particularly successful ample radical chats.

Instead of showing the emoji, a drawstring of substance would picture the reaction. For example, a bosom emoji would look arsenic "(Name) loved (full connection content)" successful Google Messages.

The worst portion is that it would look arsenic the latest message, truthful alternatively of easy pursuing the speech successful a ample radical chat, you would beryllium perpetually notified of people's reactions to older messages.

With the caller update, Android users volition spot the emoji attached to the due message, conscionable arsenic would beryllium expected. 

Google Messages translates the iMessage emoji to equivalents from Rich Communications Services (RCS). The app volition besides amusement "translated from iPhone" erstwhile tapping connected a message's absorption emoji.

There's nary authoritative connection from Google arsenic to erstwhile you tin expect enactment to onshore connected your Android telephone but it appears to beryllium dilatory rolling retired close now, with immoderate users already having entree to the feature.

Writing by Luke Baker. Originally published connected 23 November 2021.