As 9to5Google points out, the little heart for "loving" an image on iPhone is replaced with a heart eyes emoji on Android, and the laugh iMessage Reaction is translated into a laughing face emoji.Īndroid devices will also display a "translated from iPhone" icon so that Google Messages users understand where the reaction is coming from. It also cluttered up the chat thread by unnecessarily repeating texts.Īs shown in the screenshots above, the reaction messages are linked to the chat bubble, and they also use icons pulled from the RCS system. The text-based system could lead to awkwardness, especially with Android users unaware of iMessage reactions. Adding a heart icon to a message showed a little heart on iPhone, for example, but on Android, it would show up as "Loved" and then the text of the original message. Prior to the Google Messages update, if an iPhone user added a reaction like a heart or thumbs up to a message in the Messages app, it would look odd on an Android device while showing up appropriately on an iPhone. Google Messages appears to be interpreting iMessage reactions just like reactions sent through the RCS protocol used for Google Messages rather than providing them in a text format. Also note: you can’t replace iMessage with Messenger as your default SMS app on iPhone.Screenshots from 9to5Google reader JvolkmanĪccording to 9to5Google, some Android users are beginning to see iMessage reactions in Google Messages as emoji that are linked to the relevant conversation. The window on your Chromebook should now display your text message inbox. Tap the QR Code Scanner button and then point your smartphone’s camera at the QR code on your Chromebook. If you’re connected to wi-fi, but not LTE, you will only be able to send Facebook messages - not SMS texts. Choose Messages For Web in the context menu. This happens when you search for somebody, as the results will show the person’s Facebook profile and phone number as two separate contacts - and the Facebook profile is always first. And conveniently, you don’t need a Facebook account to use Messenger.Ĭons: When texting, the app subtly encourages you to send a Facebook Message instead of an SMS. Now, you can just select the type of data you wish to transfer (in this case, messages) and click on the Start button. The coolest iMessage-like feature is Games, where you can play games like Pac-Man and Space Invaders in the Messenger app. You can send stickers, GIFs and emojis using a convenient search function, and there’s a wi-fi video and voice calling feature that works well. To other people, your texts will appear in their standard texting app.
Pros: You can make Messenger your default SMS app, and it works pretty similarly to iMessage.
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