Twitter Testing New Emoji Tweet Reactions, Tipster Claims

Twitter is reportedly testing a brand new function that may permit customers to react to a tweet with an emoji. The function is tipped by notable reverse engineering skilled Jane Manchun Wong who claims that customers will even be capable to react to a tweet with “Fleet”, as soon as it’s rolled out.

Meanwhile, one other report claims that Twitter first tried to experiment with this function again in 2015, nonetheless it was by no means rolled out by the social media large for causes unknown. Over the years, a number of social platforms reminiscent of Facebook and Instagram have added the choice to react to a publish with an emoji.

Twitter is working on Tweet Reactions…? pic.twitter.com/3Sb6c8cYe3

— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) June 10, 2020

Wong shared the event on Twitter and a screenshot of the function can also be added to the tweet. The screenshot showcases a set of emojis that customers can select to react to a tweet. It can also be seen that customers would have the choice to react to a tweet “with Fleet.” It is unclear how this function works, however because the title suggests, the function will revolve across the newly added Fleets on Twitter.

How do reactions with emoji typically work?
Since its inception, Facebook has allowed its customers to “Like” posts that have been usually seen as a type of reacting to the content material with out commenting on it. The Like function was upgraded in 2016 when the social media large added new response choices reminiscent of ‘love’, ‘care’, ‘offended’, ‘haha’ and so forth within the type of emojis.

Over the years, numerous platforms have added their very own type of response to messages or posts with an emoji. Twitter additionally allows its customers react to Direct Messages (DMs) with emojis, much like what Instagram affords. Similarly, the newly added Fleets additionally assist emoji response function.

According to a report by SocialMediaToday, this is not the primary time Twitter has experimented with emoji reactions. Back in 2015, the corporate experimented with emoji response mechanism the place customers might select one out of 36 emojis, as a type of response to a tweet with out retweeting or commenting on it.

Twitter can also be testing one other function that may doubtlessly permit a person to disable folks from commenting to a tweet. The function will permit them to restrict replies to the publish as properly.

Currently, Twitter has not shared any particulars concerning the rumoured emoji response function. Gadgets 360 has additionally reached out to the corporate for additional clarification.

June 11, 2020