One of the most loved FaceTime features is the “Gesture Effects” which allow you to trigger a variety of effects such as confetti, celebration, balloons, and more using different gestures. For times when you want to chat with your dear ones in a lively and joyful way, the reaction effects will liven up the whole affair.
If you have a liking for these effects, chances are you would be glad to know that you can enable and use the FaceTime gesture effects in WhatsApp on your iPhone and Mac. Read on…
Enable & Use FaceTime Gesture Effects in WhatsApp on iPhone & Mac
- Before moving any further, ensure that WhatsApp is updated on your device.
- On your iPhone, head over to App Store -> Find WhatsApp and then update it.
- On your Mac, navigate to the App Store -> search for WhatsApp and update it.
Use FaceTime Gesture Effects in WhatsApp on iPhone
- To get started, open WhatsApp on your iPhone.
- After that, start a video call.
- Then, bring up the Control Center by swiping down from the top right corner of the screen.
- Next, tap on the “WhatsApp Controls” option at the top.
- Next up, tap on the “Reactions” button to enable it.
- And there you go!
- Now, you can use different gestures like thumbs up, thumbs down, victory, and peace to trigger a variety of awesome effects.
Use FaceTime Reaction Effects in WhatsApp on Mac
Activating FaceTime gesture effects in WhatsApp for Mac is just as straightforward.
- On your Mac, launch WhatsApp and then start a video call.
- Next, hit the FaceTime icon at the top. Alternatively, click on the presenter icon at the top -> WhatsApp tab.
- Hit the Reactions button to activate it.
- Up next, make the best use of different gestures to bring up your favorite effects.
For whatever reason, if the reaction effects don’t work in WhatsApp, ensure that you are you are following the basic rules properly. Make sure your gestures are clearly visible. If the issue still persists, force quit WhatsApp.
- On your iPhone, swipe up from the home bar to bring up the app switcher and then swipe up the WhatsApp app card to kill the app.
- On your Mac, hit the Apple menu -> select Force Quit -> choose WhatsApp, and hit Force Quit in the menu.
Besides, rebooting your devices can also help in fixing the gesture effects issues.
Without any doubt at all, WhatsApp is by far the most loved messaging app across the platforms due largely to a wide range of cool features. These effects have further enhanced its profile. What do you think?
