Coming into our lives with TikTok short-form video format, came to the Instagram application in 2020 with the name ‘Reels’. While it has been spoken for a while that this feature will also come to WhatsApp users, Meta made another surprise move last month: Facebook Reals opened its feature to use worldwide, including Turkey.
Reels is the fastest growing content format, accounting for half of the time people spend on Instagram and Facebook, according to Meta. Facebook Reels, which can be used in more than 150 countries, has almost the same features as Instagram Reels, while Meta is now available in more than 150 countries. react with emoji working on its function.
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Alessandro Paluzzi, known for his leaks on social media platforms, said that Facebook’s ability to react with emoji, which can already be used in photos, videos and other posts, will come to Reels soon. Paluzzi, who also shared a screenshot, made us understand how the reactions would work.
Currently, only likes or comments can be made on Reels content on both Instagram and Facebook. But there was no way to give a different reaction (such as sadness, joy) to the video other than liking it. The ability to react with emojis will eliminate this problem, You will be able to respond with 7 different emotions.
When the reactions feature, which is still under development, becomes generally available, it will be added to Facebook Reels videos. ‘Like’, ‘Awesome’, ‘I’m with you’, ‘Hahaha’, ‘Amazing’, ‘Sad’, ‘Angry’ You can reply with one of the emojis. Reactions came to Facebook as an alternative to the like button in 2016, but it is not found on Instagram.
Function to react to Reels videos with emojis according to Alessandro Paluzzi’s post limited to Facebook for now. But it could also come to Instagram soon, as part of Meta’s strategy to integrate Instagram and Facebook.
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