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Googleis working on givingGmailusers the opportunity to react to emails with a single emoji oniOSandAndroidphones.
Industry insider AssembleDebug managed to get the feature working on their Android machine and shared their findings onTheSpAndroid blog.
This feature will reportedly work on email threads that include multiple people.
They explain that “it may be possible to react just by tapping” emojis somebody else added previously.
Youll have the full library at your disposal.
If other people dont use the official mobile app, theyll receive the emoji reactions in separate emails.
Imagine sending an email out to a group of people and getting spammed with multiple emails of emoji reactions.
It’s important to note that the surfing app version of Gmail may not have the new emoji support.
So there is some mitigation, but it probably won’t be enough to stop the spam.
Also, you wont be able to send emojis to encrypted emails or any received via BCC.
The limit for reactions is capped at 20 for one person.
In a group, the limit is bumped up to 50 for all.
Its unknown when this update will roll out.
However, AssembleDebug claims it will most likely happen sometime this month and in batches.
Gmail is a widely used service, but you might find its security capabilities rather lacking.
For more options, be sure to check out TechRadarslist of the best secure email providers for 2023.
Instructions on how to add or remove emoji reactions can be found on theofficial Gmail Help support website.
