Twitter embraced emojis for all their worth by launching reactions for DMs earlier this year. Now, the platform is apparently testing a new option which would enable you to respond to a tweet with an emoji. The new feature was discovered by software reverse engineering specialist, Jane Manchun Wong. She shared a screenshot of the feature a few hours earlier, naming it ‘Tweet Reactions’.
Twitter is working on Tweet Reactions…? pic.twitter.com/3Sb6c8cYe3
Fleets, in case you’re unaware, are transient tweets that vanish after 24 hours. Much like regular tweets, Fleets can also include images, videos and GIFs alongside standard text and emoji. Twitter started testing the feature in Brazil in March, and it has since been rolled out to users in India. The Fleets appear separately from the users’ main timeline and can be seen at the top of users’ Home Page and their profile page.
