Apple is starting to fix compatibility problems with Android phones.
From exciting the chaos of the recent WDCC 2022 (opens in new tab) event emerges hints that Apple may be changing the way iPhones and Android devices interact forever. Spotted by 9 To 5 Mac (opens in new tab), iPhones running iOS 16 will be able to display emoji reactions to texts coming from Android smartphones in group chats. The feature is slated to launch as part of iOS 16, which itself is being released sometime in Fall 2022. To understand why this is a welcomed change, it’s important to understand the problem. Tapbacks are emoji reactions meant to be a fast way to respond to a text on the iMessage app. You probably know them better as iMessages thumbs-up, thumbs-down, and the heart emojis.
