In future versions, Whatsapp plans to include more reaction functions. The Meta-owned instant messaging service had already revealed that in future upgrades, Whatsapp users will be able to specific messages by long pressing them. Its comparable to how people react on Facebook and Messenger. 

Whatsapp's latest version is believed to give android users extra reply options. In future upgrades, users will be able to respond with more emoticons. Only a few emoji's are currently accessible for reaction. In the future, different skin tones may be included in the replies. 

When the updated version of message reactions is handed out to beta testers, users will be able to select more emojis by hitting the + button, “ WABetaInfo noted. You can choose an emoji from the emoji keyboard when you touch the + button , so you can send any emoji as a reaction!”.

"Because this feature is still under development, it won't be available to users until the initial version of message reactions is released, which is limited to six emojis: Like, Love, Laugh, Surprised, Sad, and Thanks. Meanwhile, WhatsApp is trying to improve the final version of message reactions in order to provide its users with the greatest bug-free experience possible," he added.

In other news, WhatsApp is working on a feature that will allow you to keep disappearing messages after they have expired. This will allow you to delete the expiration date from a disappearing message if you still want to keep it in the chat after it has expired.

"A message that you keep will remain in the conversation when it expires, but anyone can un-keep it if they don't agree."

If a message is saved, it was a disappearing message that was changed to a regular message to escape expiration. When someone tries to delete a message, it is immediately deleted for everyone and removed from the chat, he explained.

Global text messaging service Through an online workshop led by WhatsApp Product Manager Jyoti Sood and WhatsApp Product Director Alice Newton-Rex, WhatsApp revealed the most notable updates released for the application in 2022 thus far.

One of the most important new features in WhatsApp is the Global Voice Note Player, which allows users to listen to voice notes while switching between chats, whereas previously, voice notes could only be heard when the chat in which they were sent was open.

The new update will also allow group admins to delete messages written by members, giving admins more control over group conversations, particularly when it comes to deleting inappropriate messages, and the offender will notice that their text has been replaced with a "admin deleted this message" bubble.