> the android user will not see a heart on the message, and instead will get a separate text that says "Jimmy loved a message" and they can't tell which message

> the android user will not see a heart on the message, and instead will get a separate text that says "Jimmy loved a message" and they can't tell which message you're talking about The substitute message for the reaction (known as a "Tapback" in iMessage) does let the recipient tell which message is being reacted to, though it's not very user-friendly. The format is something like: Liked "[original message text]" Examples: https://www.pcworld.com/article/395045/hey-iphone-users-stop-liking-everything.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/395045/hey-iphone-users-stop... The Google Messages app,[1] which is preloaded on many Android phones, now automatically interprets substitute messages for iMessage Tapbacks and displays them as reactions, the same way iMessage users would see them.[2] Hopefully, this feature makes its way to open source texting apps soon. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and... [2] https://9to5google.com/2021/11/19/google-messages-imessage-reaction-emoji/ https://9to5google.com/2021/11/19/google-messages-imessage-r...