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Here are four things you need to know about the reactions emoji:
All of this and still no "dislike" button…. pic.twitter.com/zpIDllTJy2
— Joe Pennington (@5NEWSJoe) February 24, 2016
1. How to find them
For those using the Facebook’s iOS or Android app all you have to do is hold down on the like button and the new emoji reactions would appear. You can then select the reaction of choice. In order to find it on a desktop all you have to do is to hover over the like button with your mouse.
2. You can only use one reaction emoji
Unfortunately, Facebook is limiting the use of the emoji to one reaction per post, for now at least. This means that users can only express one emotion at a time. For example, if a friend puts up a heartfelt post about a breakup you can’t be angry and sad at the same time, even if that is the reality, you just have to pick one.
4. You can change or undo a reaction
Just as users could undo a ‘like’ reaction by tapping on the icon, same applies to the newly launched reactions. No one needs to know your passive mistake.
5. Facebook will show the top three reactions to a post
Rather than show the counts for each of the reactions, Facebook will only highlight the three most used reactions on a given post. However, you can still see a detailed breakdown of who is behind each reaction by tapping on the reaction count on a mobile phone or hovering over the emoji on a desktop.
It is worthy to note that the update will take a day or more to roll out to everyone, hence, users are advised to be patient if they are yet to see them.
