In this guide, we will show you the steps to remove and/or disable WhatsApp Reactions as well as the steps to turn off its notifications. This offering from Meta is without the shadow of a doubt the most popular and widely used instant message service. While there exist quite a few players in this domain, with names like Telegram being leaps and bounds ahead in terms of features, however, WhatsApp continues to enjoy its dominance, with the first-mover advantage playing a major role.
But while it may be slow to roll out new features, when it does it manages to capture the attention of the masses. This is exactly what has happened with the release of its Reaction feature. While it is yet to even be rolled out for the entire wider audience, it has already become one of the most trending topics.
However, the users who are currently trying it out are having a few queries in mind, namely- how could they remove their reaction from a WhatsApp message, how to turn off the WhatsApp Reactions notifications and how to completely disable the WhatsApp Reactions feature. If you are also looking for an answer to any of these queries, then this guide will help you out. Follow along.
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How to Turn Off WhatsApp Reactions Notifications
If someone in a group reacts to someone’s else message in a group, then you wouldn’t be notified [see point 4 in the FAQ below]. However, it could still prove to be a nuisance in one-to-one conversations. if you also echo this thought, then here’s how you could turn off the WhatsApp reaction notifications
- To begin with, launch WhatsApp on your device.
- Then tap on the overflow icon situated at the top right and select Settings.
- Now go to Notifications and disable the toggle next to Reaction Notifications.
How to Disable WhatsApp Reactions feature
Unfortunately, you cannot disable the WhatsApp reaction feature.
How to Remove my Reaction from a Whatsapp Message
If you have unintentionally reacted to a message or reacted incorrectly to a message, then you could easily remove your reaction from that WhatsApp message. Here’s how-
Method 1
Long press on a message and tap on the reaction that you had used [it will already be highlighted]. That reaction will be recalled.
Method 2
Tap on your reaction and then select Tap to remove.
How to Change My WhatsApp Reaction
Changing your WhatsApp reaction is quite easy- just remove your current reaction using any of the two methods listed above and then select the new reaction.
Will the Recipient Know that I have Changed my WhatsApp Reaction
While there is no standalone prompt that will notify the receiver that you have changed your reaction, but they could still get an idea if they had seen the reaction before you have changed it.
Selecting Emojis for WhatsApp Reactions
As of now, you could only select from one of the six available reactions. You cannot add or choose your own reactions from the emoji section [though this might change in the near future].
Reactions in WhatsApp Group Messages
- You could react to a group’s WhatsApp messages.
- Likewise, you could also check all the members who have reacted to a particular message.
- If person A has reacted to person B’s WhatsApp message in a group, then only person B will receive a notification of the same. The rest of the users wouldn’t get notified, though they could open that message and check the reaction.
- You could react to your own WhatsApp messages in the group as well.
- Though keep in mind that you could only react once to a particular WhatsApp message.
- Moroever, these Reactions also works in WhatsApp Business.
Reactions to WhatsApp Disappearing Messages
You can react to WhatsApp Disappearing messages as well, though the reaction will be gone as soon as the message disappears.
So with this, we round off the guide on how you could Remove/Turn Off/Disable WhatsApp Reactions. Likewise, we have also shared a few nifty tips relating to this functionality that might help you out. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
Lolark
Sir i was keen to find the article on ‘disable reaction feature’ and found there is a big null
After searching from sites to sites i thought here i could find something useful. But sorry you disappointed me and may be thousands of viewers.
My benevolent suggestion would be to change the name of the article.
Thank you.
Rob
I also find this utterly annoying. It pops up when i want to delete a message and before i know it i accidentilly added some stupid emoji that i then can no longer get rid of. It will be sent though!!!
Tumhara baap
Double reaction hatado re bhosdiwalo,.dimag ki maa bhen hogai hai, har kahi BC dil phuche ja rha hai mera, lawdo
Band kro is GB walo…
scum
I scrolled through your whole dumb article just to read “Can’t disable the feature”. Then don’t say you’ve solved it in the title… absolute scum
Vanessa
I find it extremely annoying that I can’t disable this feature entirely. Every time I hold down a message to quote in a reply, the stupid thing pops up.
Jaz
Agree, I don’t see how this feature is necessary at all, i keep sending reaction by mistake everytime i need to forward chats