Emoji statuses and ‘infinite’ reactions are among Telegram’s latest features
by Umar Shakir from The Verge - All Posts on (#63TMJ)
A new menu allows you to quickly select most used reactions. | Image: Telegram
Telegram's throwing a bone to its non-premium users this month by extending them access to more emoji reactions. The feature now lets all users choose from dozens" of emoji that they can drop onto message bubbles as an alternative way to contribute to the conversation. And if you're paying the $4.99 a month for Premium, don't worry, you're now getting an endless supply of reaction options by way of the custom animated emoji packs released last month, as well as other new features.
Paying Telegram Premium subscribers can now use all animated emoji as a status, in addition to the default seven that can change colors based on the theme. For instance, you can choose a rotating controller emoji to indicate you're busy fragging on your Xbox....