Over a month ago, YouTube confirmed that timed video emoji responses were set to be tested over the coming months. A few weeks after the early teaser, it looks like people are starting to see the possibility with specific video content.
At present, it is unclear how widespread the possibility is, but it starts with a floating panel that appears when the comment section of selected video content on the platform expands. This floating panel will suggest up to four emoji, which, when pressed, will appear on the playback timeline progressing, noting which reaction was used by the viewers.
However, no identifying information is shared from those who use the reactions. You will simply see an emoji with a counter for how many times it has been used right on the video playback timeline. YouTube initially stated that these timed emojis will change depending on the YouTube video content and viewers’ reactions.
This has been discovered in YouTube v17.19.34, but it seems that this may not be visible to everyone with this latest build. Timed emoji responses are currently limited to a “small number of channels to launch”, so you may not encounter the possibility of any of your current subscriptions. YouTube previously gave a sneak peek at this in action, but it now looks like users are starting to access the feature on iOS and Android.
YouTube creators with videos that have been selected for this experiment must have timed emoji responses enabled for the feature to appear. However, this does not guarantee that you have the option when watching videos. We’ve seen the option shown on videos, such as this upload from The Sidemen or this upload from Phoenix SC. Creators can disable the feature if it was originally selected by YouTube for this feature.
If you see the timed emoji response on YouTube for Android or iOS, please let us know in the comments section below.
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