# What is "fast access to favorite reactions"?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-fast-access-to-favorite-reactions/214767
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** chat
**Created:** [January 13, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-fast-access-to-favorite-reactions/214767 "2022-01-13T17:44:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![mattdm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mattdm/32/216484_2.png) [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-fast-access-to-favorite-reactions/214767/1 "2022-01-13T17:44:02Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [2.8.0.beta11: User will not be Mentioned Warning, Updated Emoji, and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta11-user-will-not-be-mentioned-warning-updated-emoji-and-more/214752/2):

What is:

> - Fast access to favorite reactions

A search only brings me the announcement — and I’m not noticing anything different.

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-fast-access-to-favorite-reactions/214767/2 "2022-01-13T17:46:21Z")

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That is under the “Chat” header, as it’s a feature of [Introducing Discourse Chat (PRE-ALPHA)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-chat-pre-alpha/210734)

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/1/21f832500ac7697d459fcdf3293dd24945db255e.png)

Now you can hover over a message and it will show your last reactions for a 1-click fast reaction.

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### Author: ![mattdm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mattdm/32/216484_2.png) [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-fast-access-to-favorite-reactions/214767/3 "2022-01-13T17:50:46Z")

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Ahhh. Makes sense, thanks. The list of improvements to chat got so long the header scrolls off the page so it’s easy to miss. 🙂

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### Author: ![Jagster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jagster/32/192154_2.png) [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-fast-access-to-favorite-reactions/214767/4 "2022-01-13T18:12:41Z")

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> [@Falco](#):
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> Now you can hover over a message

I’m using Hub and jumping between different forums without loosing topics is AFAIK impossible so I’ll ask before testing… sorry.

~~_Favorite reactions_ needs exacly hoovering? So, it doesn’t work on mobiles?~~

It works just fine when using mobiles.

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-fast-access-to-favorite-reactions/214767/5 "2022-01-13T18:14:14Z")

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You can click a message to access the same feature on mobile.

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### Author: ![Jagster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jagster/32/192154_2.png) [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-fast-access-to-favorite-reactions/214767/6 "2022-01-13T18:15:59Z")

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Using iPad (that is not a real mobile) reactions show just fine even without clicking.

Nice.