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It allows users to quickly acknowledge receipt of an email without necessarily having to respond with text.

That means the feature will not work as expected for users with other email addresses.

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However, the fact that it is limited to Gmail accounts simply beats its purpose.

Anyone who doesn’t use Gmail could potentially be spammed by messages containing a single emoji.

Imagine if you are in a thread with several people and get a dozen emails of a thumbs up.

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What purpose does the emoji reactions feature in Gmail serve if it’s limited to certain users?

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