Besides animated emoji, there are other new features that WhatsApp has been working on. For example, the platform is experimenting with short video messages – another feature that already exists ...

WhatsApp adding its own emoji to its iOS app The latest beta version of WhatsApp for iPhone, which is available through TestFlight, introduces some animated emoji that replace Apple’s emoji on iOS.

But animated emoji are not calm. They’re distracting, especially in a Teams app that Microsoft encourages us to leave open and in focus as a communications tool.

Those emoji are said to have small file sizes and to be scalable without losing image quality. An animated emoji feature is unlikely to lead to an influx of new users by itself, but it could make ...

The chat app is now picking up animated emoji, albeit with some restrictions. Sending standard emoji is already possible in Messages. But the inclusion of animated emoji spices things up a little.

WhatsApp introduced large animated "beating" heart emoji to some iOS users in beta testing back in January. However, the feature was disabled within a few weeks of that testing due to reasons best ...

However, it’s highly likely that animated emoji will be available on all version of WhatsApp when released. WABetaInfo also has noted some minor improvements are arriving for the contact view ...

After widely rolling out on Android, Google Messages for web has received the updated branding and animated emoji. This small change adds the four-color “G” in front of “Messages” in the ...