Apple’s new video reactions are making therapy incredibly awkward

A photo showing Apple’s fireworks reaction on a video call. This may not be what you want to see during a video therapy session. | Image: Apple

SimplePractice, a company that offers a telehealth platform, is warning patients about Apple’s new video reactions feature that might let people unintentionally add heart emoji or virtual fireworks during a telehealth video call. Awkward.

As shown in a Mastodon post by Matt Haughey — who says he had a friend who saw the fireworks on a therapy call after giving a thumbs up in response to a question from his therapist — SimplePractice is notifying patients that Apple devices “may show emojis during video calls” and that...

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