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Android emoji reactions now appear as they should on iPhones

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Android emoji reactions now appear as they should on iPhones

What you need to know

  • Android reactions now show up properly on iPhones, fixing a major messaging headache.
  • Previously, Android reactions would appear as separate messages, cluttering up chats—especially in group texts.
  • The update is part of RCS v2.7, but it’s unclear if Apple or Google made the change.

A new update has finally closed the gap in cross-platform messaging, as Android reactions are now showing up properly on iPhones.

Previously, when an Android user reacted to a message from an iOS device, it would show up as a separate message with the emoji and the original text, making conversations messy. This was a major pain point for group chats with both Android and iOS users. But now, that’s finally a thing of the past.

According to The Verge, emoji reactions now display correctly on both iOS and Android. In their test, they sent reactions between an iPhone running iOS 18.1 and an Android phone, and the reactions appeared correctly on both.

(Image credit: The Verge)

It’s still unclear whether Google or Apple is behind this fix. The feature comes with RCS v2.7, meaning Apple could have added support for the new RCS standard in iOS 18.1, or Google might’ve made changes behind the scenes to improve how iPhones handle emoji reactions from Android.

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