Google Messages already rolling out the setting to turn off animated reaction effects

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Google Messages already rolling out the setting to turn off animated reaction effects
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Some great news today for those who find the animated emoji and reaction effects in Google Messages to be a bit much. Google is now rolling out the, the new"Show expressive animations" setting is currently rolling out to the latest Google Messages beta , but it is not yet available in the stable channel. It also appears to have a server component to it since I'm on that same version, and it's not available for me, yet.

Google Messages' settings toggle to enable or disable"Show expressive animations" | Credit: 9to5Google

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