Unable to use Emoticons reactions for photos on Google Messages

[hiress]

For some reason I am not able to like a photo in Google messaging with emoticons? When I hold down on the Pic, it only gives option to *star* or download. Is there a setting that I am missing to be able to do that? I was able to do it on iPhone. I prefer this texting app because I am able to text on my computer to other users.

[Tarbaby13]

Hiress! Did you figure out the solution to this issue ever? Am using Google messages and can only react to messages, not photos! I was able to react to photos yesterday..Also my emojis are not coming to life like they did just yesterday!

[trying2figure]

Same for me ??

[Barbie123]

What is very strange is photos I sent by text to my friends I can click on those and I can pick an emoji but pictures that are sent to me when I press on the picture I do not get an option to react with and emoji and I just can't figure out why that's happening

[trying2figure]

I could not click emotion on pic I sent

[trying2figure]

Updated, looked for android messages by Google? Still can't put emotions on pic sent to me or if I sent

[akswell]

You can only use emoji reactions to photos when both users are using RCS. Here is an example.

[crogs]

FYI... Am able to add emoticons to photos now. Could be an issue on the iPhone side. Since they've updated for RCS as well, have to make sure the iPhone people have updated and enabled rcs.

Lately I've been able it add emoticons to photos and have even received pdf's from iPhone users.