If you tend to use a lot of stickers and GIFs while chatting with friends or family, you’ll be excited to use these new types of emoji introduced on Facebook Messenger – Soundmojis. True to their name, Soundmojis are emojis with voice. Now, before you break the news of your promotion to your family, you can really add a drum to create tension. Yes, Facebook Messenger gave you the option to add background points to real-life events. And in this tutorial we will discover everything you need to know about Soundmojis. So read on until the end to learn how to use Messenger’s new voice-based emojis.
Soundmojis User Guide on Facebook Messenger (2021)
Facebook is always working on innovative new features to elevate the core messaging experience for users. Be it FB Messenger-Instagram DM integration, Messenger Rooms, Secret Chats or the newly added Soundmojis. However, let’s not waste any more time and learn about Soundmojis in detail.
What are Soundmojis (or Sound Emojis)?
Facebook announced Soundmojis is back in July this year to celebrate World Emoji Day. These voice-based emojis play related sound effects or popular lyrics based on the nature of the emojis. So, when you send a drum emoji to your friend, Messenger will play the corresponding sound along with an animated emoji in the chat window.
These voice emojis range from common sounds like clap or drums to parts of popular pop songs like Ariana Grande’s “thank you, next” and Cardi B’s “WAP”. Soundmojis also include sounds from some of your favorite TV shows and movies. Like Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Fast and Furious 9.
For example, the chicken bowl emoji plays the part of WAP that says “Potted Pasta” and the red stop emoji is Billie Eilish’s “Wait, what the hell are you talking about?” from his popular song “That’s why I exist”.
Until now, other plugins like emojis and GIFs were more about images. However, this marks the first time Facebook has brought sound into the mix. You can use Soundmojis in Messenger for Android and iOS. Currently, there is About 23 Soundmojis that can be shared in chats in Messenger. However, Facebook may add more to the list in the coming months.
How to Send Soundmojis on Facebook Messenger
Now that you’re familiar with what Soundmojis are, let’s take a look at how you can actually send one in Facebook Messenger. However, before sharing a Soundmoji on Messenger, make sure the app has access to your device’s microphone.
For this tutorial, I will be using an iPhone X running iOS 15 beta 4. However, it is worth noting that Soundmojis are also available on Facebook Messenger for Android. In the meantime, let’s have a look at the steps for sending Soundmojis:
1. Open Facebook Messenger (Android, iOS) on your device and open a chat window.
2nd. tap the emoji icon located on the right side of the message box.
3. Next, tap . speaker icon On the right to open the Soundmojis menu in Facebook Messenger. Here you can find all available Soundmojis that you can send in chat.
4. Tap a Soundmoji to preview it and Messenger will play the sound associated with it. You can tap any of the Soundmojis multiple times to listen to the sound one more time before sending it.
5. After selecting the Soundmoji you want to share in the chat, tap the “Send” button below the emoji. You can watch the video below to get an idea of how Soundmojis look in chat.
This is how you can easily send Soundmoji to your friends or family on Facebook Messenger to better convey your feelings. remember that receiver needs to tap Soundmojis to play the corresponding sound.
Use Facebook Messenger Soundmojis to Convey Your Emotions
That is all. If you’re wondering how to send a voice emoji to your friends or family in Messenger, we hope this guide is helpful. Soundmojis are an interesting take on the old, boring emojis we share every day. It also owns Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, so Soundmojis are likely to come to these social apps sometime in the future. Think this is something you look forward to? Voice emoji? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
