A report last year revealed that WhatsApp was working on its own animated emoji, something that its competitor Telegram already has. After introducing the first animated emoji in beta for Android ...

The latest WhatsApp update adds the party popper as the seventh default emoji reaction. The update also introduces a dynamic confetti animation triggered by certain party emojis. The party popper may ...

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Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Full-screen message effects are among the most ...