By Matt Klein, HowToGeek.com, October 6, 2016
Messages got a lot of love in iOS 10, but not so much in macOS Sierra. They did get some attention, though, including a few of iOS 10’s features, like tapback comments.
Tapbacks are exactly what they sound like: they let someone reply to a message by simply “tapping back” one of six predefined responses. These responses are intended to save you time and effort, though to be honest, if you’re using Messages on a Mac, you have the convenience of a full-size keyboard at your disposal.