WhatsApp starts rolling out emoji reactions, 2GB file transfers, increased group chat capacities

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After testing out the feature last month, WhatsApp has started rolling out emoji reactions to users globally. There are six emoji reactions available: Thumbs Up 👍, Red Heart ❤️, Face with Tears of Joy 😂, Face with Open Mouth 😮, Crying Face 😢, and Folded Hands 🙏. You can also send files up to 2GB instead of the 100MB limitation before. WhatsApp seems to be thinking about video file transfers, saying it "will be helpful for collaboration among small businesses and school groups." Group chat capacity has also doubled up to 512 people if you're interested in that. The features are rolling out over the next week on iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows.

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WhatsApp to roll out emoji reactions

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You can soon add emoji reactions to your WhatsApp chats. The app will be getting six emoji reactions first when the feature launches "soon." But the Meta-owned app promises to bring "all emojis and skin-tones" in the future. Right now, you can react to messages with a thumbs up, heart, laughing face, shocked face, crying face, and the prayer hands. Sometimes we're just too lazy or preoccupied to type out how we feel about certain messages, so we're happy to see WhatsApp include the option. 

WhatsApp also increases max file size sharing to 2GB instead of the 100MB limit before. And you can get up to 32 people in a voice at once instead of eight.

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WhatsApp is testing a 2GB file size transfer limit

If you think you need a bigger file size limit on WhatsApp, that might be in the cards for you soon. The company is reportedly testing out a larger 2GB cap for file transfers. WABetaInfo reports it's been tested for some users in Argentina the last few days. The jump will be significant given that WhatsApp retained its 100MB file size limitation since the feature became available on the service in 2017.

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WhatsApp preps chat transfer tool from Android to iOS

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WhatsApp already lets some Samsung and Google Pixel users migrate their chat histories from iOS to their devices. But now, the company is reportedly working on an option to import your Android chat history to iOS. WABetaInfo spotted the feature in the latest WhatsApp beta version 22.274 for iOS, which the publication pointed out corroborates a discovery made in the 2.21.20.11 Android beta version. It'll reportedly use the Move to iOS app to transfer the chats.

Based on the screenshots from WABetaInfo, it looks like you'll need to allow the app to start the transfer process. And you'll need to keep your phone unlocked with the app open to begin the transfer. It isn't clear when WhatsApp plans to roll this option out. But if it's testing it out, we might see it sooner than later.

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