This can be done by holding down the Like button on mobile or hover on the same button on desktop to see reaction images and tap them to express your feelings.
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“We have been listening to people and [we] know that there should be more ways to easily and quickly express how something you see in the Newsfeed makes you feel”, said Sammi Krug, product manager of Facebook in a blog post.
Facebook’s reaction buttons are being rolled out for web, as well as its mobile apps. To be more expressive in more ways to share your reaction and to post them in a quick and simple way.
You might need to completely close your app then reopen it for the new reactions to appear. Facebook also said that the new reactions will be available to users to express reactions to all posts, including those from groups and brands.
Facebook already launched a pilot version of the reaction buttons in Ireland and Spain back in October 2015, which allowed users to select from seven emotions.
“We also looked at how people are already commenting on posts and the top stickers and emoticons as signals for the types of reactions people are already using to determine which reactions to offer”.
Are you able to see and use Facebook’s reaction buttons? Facebook has confirmed that Reactions will evolve over time and that options may be changed depending on feedback.
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“We understand that this is a big change, and want to be thoughtful about rolling this out”, says a post on Facebook’s newsroom. News Feed is the central way you can get updates about your friends, family and anything else that matters to you, and the central place to have conversations with the people you care about.
