As reported by WABetaInfo, the latest WhatsApp Desktop beta includes some animated emoji. These emoji look very similar to the Telegram ones, which appear in the chat in a larger size. They’re ...

Google has now announced a new set of emoji coming to Android, Chrome, and elsewhere and some of those will reportedly be animated. That’s based on recent news stemming from Google’s announcement.

In March 2024, Google introduced iMessage-like animated emoji to help users express anger, shock, joy, and more. When you send these emoji, they include an animated fanfare to match. These new ...

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 ...

Google Messages users can now react to text messages with 10 different animated emoji that don't just appear as a response, but send an animation to match. Google first announced Reaction Effects ...

A feature that has been spotted in the works is the potential addition of animated emoji within WhatsApp chats. Code-digger WABetaInfo has uncovered work by Meta to bring animated emoji to WhatsApp.

The custom emoji can be interactive as well — if you tap on them, you'll get a full-screen animated reaction. To make it easier to access all this, the sticker, GIF and emoji panel has been ...

Notably, some emoji highlighted in this way are also animated, adding a bit of flair to the discussion. One of the emoji I often use, “Grimacing,” gains a shifty-eyed animation, while ...