Reactions are available for chats and groups and, when users tap and hold a message bubble, they can react to a message by choosing one emoji.
The platform had banned over 14 lakh such accounts in the country in February.
A recent report said that WhatsApp is likely working on a feature that would let users chat with the same account on multiple phones, or a phone and a tablet.
If you become eligible for the promotion, you will see a banner within the app, or a gift icon when you're sending money to an eligible receiver, according to WhatsApp.
The messaging platform is readying a lot of new features for the coming months, such as Reactions, increased size files users can send, community function, and more.
WhatsApp will first allow users to react with six key emoji but will add more going forward, so that people can quickly share their opinion without flooding chats with new messages.
After testing the ability to share media files up to 2GB in size to some users in Argentina - and which is still limited to those people, the messaging platform is rolling out the new feature to some beta testers, reports WABetaInfo.
WhatsApp recently started rolling out the much-awaited multi-device support for all users.
WhatsApp has also started rolling out emoji reactions in beta on Android.
The resource hub explores several important topics around online safety, privacy and security, debunks common myths, in addition to creating awareness on how users can safeguard themselves from potential cyber scams in today's digitally connected world.
WhatsApp has been spotted working on a new screen for responding to users about their account ban reviews.
According to WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo, WhatsApp for Android beta 2.22.5.4 has brought the updated voice calling interface to some users
The top court was hearing an appeal filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) in the Heera Gold Exim case, where the firm is allegedly accused of collecting Rs 5,600 crore deposits from investors. The top court emphasised that the people who have been duped by the firm should refrain from adopting these tactics.
WhatsApp is also working on a new feature that would allow group admins on WhatsApp to delete messages for other members of the group as well.
Meta also received 534 reports for Facebook through the Indian grievance mechanism from December 1 to December 31, and responded to all of these reports, spanning from fake profiles to harassment/abusive content and hacked accounts.
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