diff --git a/src/assets/css/_variables.scss b/src/assets/css/_variables.scss
index ea510aa..88fa7b5 100644
--- a/src/assets/css/_variables.scss
+++ b/src/assets/css/_variables.scss
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ $voice-recording-color: red;
 $voice-recorded-color: #3ae17d;
 $poll-hilite-color: #6360f0;
 $poll-hilite-color-bg: #d6d5fc;
-$alert-bg-color: #FF3300;
\ No newline at end of file
+$alert-bg-color: #FF3300;
+
+$min-touch-target: 48px;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/assets/css/chat.scss b/src/assets/css/chat.scss
index 4938df9..0636372 100644
--- a/src/assets/css/chat.scss
+++ b/src/assets/css/chat.scss
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ body {
     .input-area-button {
       margin: 0;
       padding: 0;
-      min-width: 48px;
+      min-width: $min-touch-target;
 
       &.input-more-icon {
         svg {
@@ -430,6 +430,10 @@ body {
     display: inline-block;
     position: relative;
     max-width: 70%;
+
+    @media #{map-get($display-breakpoints, 'sm-and-down')} {
+      min-height: $min-touch-target;
+    }
   }
   &.from-admin .bubble {
     background-color: rgba($admin-bg,0.8);
@@ -520,6 +524,10 @@ body {
     display: inline-block;
     position: relative;
     max-width: 70%;
+
+    @media #{map-get($display-breakpoints, 'sm-and-down')} {
+      min-height: $min-touch-target;
+    }
   }
   .audio-bubble {
     background-color: rgba(#e5e5e5,0.8);
@@ -1409,7 +1417,7 @@ body {
   bottom: 68px;
   left: 8px;
   right: 8px;
-  height: 48px;
+  height: $min-touch-target;
   background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.69);
   border: 1px solid #000000;
   border-radius: 5px;
diff --git a/src/assets/css/components/_poll.scss b/src/assets/css/components/_poll.scss
index 89374a2..8e39b64 100644
--- a/src/assets/css/components/_poll.scss
+++ b/src/assets/css/components/_poll.scss
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   border-radius: 4px;
   padding: 15px 14px;
   margin: 0px;
-  height: 48px;
+  height: $min-touch-target;
   &:hover {
     cursor: pointer;
   }
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 
     .add-answer-button {
       border-radius: 4px;
-      height: 48px;
+      height: $min-touch-target;
       width: 100%;
       overflow: hidden;
       border: 1px solid #242424;
diff --git a/src/assets/css/filedrop.scss b/src/assets/css/filedrop.scss
index f4cccd1..b66c5dd 100644
--- a/src/assets/css/filedrop.scss
+++ b/src/assets/css/filedrop.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$large-button-height: 48px;
+$large-button-height: $min-touch-target;
 $small-button-height: 36px;
 
 .file-drop-root {
@@ -295,11 +295,11 @@ $small-button-height: 36px;
       position: relative;
       padding: 8px;
       .v-image {
-        width: 48px;
-        height: 48px;
+        width: $min-touch-target;
+        height: $min-touch-target;
         border-radius: 8px;
         object-fit: cover;
-        flex: 0 0 48px;
+        flex: 0 0 $min-touch-target;
         margin-right: 8px;
       }
       margin-bottom: 8px;
diff --git a/src/assets/heart.png b/src/assets/heart.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d357d1
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/heart.png differ
diff --git a/src/components/Chat.vue b/src/components/Chat.vue
index 0446698..bac6bbc 100644
--- a/src/components/Chat.vue
+++ b/src/components/Chat.vue
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
                 showMoreMessageOperations({event: event, anchor: $event.anchor})
                 "
               v-on:layout-change="onLayoutChange"
+              v-on:addQuickHeartReaction="addQuickHeartReaction(event)"
               />
             <!-- <div v-if="debugging" style="user-select:text">EventID: {{ event.getId() }}</div> -->
             <!-- <div v-if="debugging" style="user-select:text">Event: {{ JSON.stringify(event) }}</div> -->
@@ -327,6 +328,9 @@
 
     <!-- PURGE ROOM POPUP -->
     <PurgeRoomDialog :show="showPurgeConfirmation" :room="room" @close="showPurgeConfirmation = false" />
+    <div :class="['heart-wrapper', { 'is-active': heartAnimation }]">
+      <div :class="['heart', { 'is-active': heartAnimation }]" />
+    </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -493,6 +497,7 @@ export default {
       retentionTimer: null,
       showProfileDialog: false,
       showPurgeConfirmation: false,
+      heartAnimation: false
     };
   },
 
@@ -533,6 +538,9 @@ export default {
   },
 
   computed: {
+    heartEmoji() {
+      return this.$refs.emojiPicker.mapEmojis["Symbols"].find(({ aliases }) => aliases.includes('heart')).data;
+    },
     compActiveMember() {
       const currentUserId= this.selectedEvent?.sender.userId || this.$matrix.currentUserId
       return this.joinedAndInvitedMembers.find(({userId}) => userId === currentUserId)
@@ -1569,6 +1577,10 @@ export default {
       this.sendQuickReaction({ reaction: e.emoji, event: e.event });
     },
 
+    addQuickHeartReaction(event) {
+      this.sendQuickReaction({ reaction: this.heartEmoji, event }, true);
+    },
+
     setReplyToImage(event) {
       util
         .getThumbnail(this.$matrix.matrixClient, event, this.$config)
@@ -1652,7 +1664,15 @@ export default {
         });
     },
 
-    sendQuickReaction(e) {
+    showHeartAnimation() {
+      const self = this;
+      this.heartAnimation = true;
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        self.heartAnimation = false;
+      }, 1000)
+    },
+
+    sendQuickReaction(e, heartAnimationFlag = false) {
       let previousReaction = null;
 
       // Figure out if we have already sent this emoji, in that case redact it again (toggle)
@@ -1679,6 +1699,10 @@ export default {
         .catch((err) => {
           console.log("Failed to send quick reaction:", err);
         });
+
+        if(heartAnimationFlag) {
+          this.showHeartAnimation();
+        }
       }
     },
 
@@ -1909,4 +1933,33 @@ export default {
 
 <style lang="scss">
 @import "@/assets/css/chat.scss";
+.heart-wrapper {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 50%;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+  z-index: -1;
+
+  .heart {
+    width: 100px;
+    height: 100px;
+    background: url("../assets/heart.png") no-repeat;
+    background-position: 0 0;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: background-position 1s steps(28);
+    transition-duration: 0s;
+    visibility: hidden;
+
+
+    &.is-active {
+      transition-duration: 1s;
+      background-position: -2800px 0;
+      visibility: visible;
+      z-index: 10000;
+    }
+  }
+  &.is-active {
+    z-index: 1000;
+  }
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/InputControl.vue b/src/components/InputControl.vue
index 251bd7e..fb74749 100644
--- a/src/components/InputControl.vue
+++ b/src/components/InputControl.vue
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export default {
   width: 100%;
   display: flex;
   position: relative;
-  min-height: 48px;
+  min-height: $min-touch-target;
 
   background: #f5f5f5;
   border-radius: 4px;
diff --git a/src/components/MessageRetentionDialog.vue b/src/components/MessageRetentionDialog.vue
index 8ebb7ce..6a37160 100644
--- a/src/components/MessageRetentionDialog.vue
+++ b/src/components/MessageRetentionDialog.vue
@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@ export default {
 }
 
 .v-radio.flex-row-reverse {
-  height: 48px;
+  height: $min-touch-target;
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/file_mode/ThumbnailView.vue b/src/components/file_mode/ThumbnailView.vue
index 1756151..02f9b77 100644
--- a/src/components/file_mode/ThumbnailView.vue
+++ b/src/components/file_mode/ThumbnailView.vue
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 <template>
-    <v-responsive v-if="item.event.getContent().msgtype == 'm.video' && item.src" :class="{'thumbnail-item': true, 'preview': previewOnly}"
-        @click.stop="$emit('itemclick', {item: item})">
-        <video :src="item.src"  :controls="!previewOnly" class="w-100 h-100">
-            {{ $t('fallbacks.video_file') }}
-        </video>
-    </v-responsive>
-    <v-img v-else-if="item.event.getContent().msgtype == 'm.image' && item.src" :aspect-ratio="previewOnly ? (16 / 9) : undefined" :class="{'thumbnail-item': true, 'preview': previewOnly}" :src="item.src" :contain="!previewOnly" :cover="previewOnly"
-        @click.stop="$emit('itemclick', {item: item})" />
-    <div v-else :class="{'thumbnail-item': true, 'preview': previewOnly, 'file-item': true}" @click.stop="$emit('itemclick', {item: item})">
-        <v-icon>{{ fileTypeIcon }}</v-icon>
-        <b>{{ $sanitize(fileName) }}</b>
-        <div>{{ fileSize }}</div>
+    <div ref="thumbnailRef">
+        <v-responsive v-if="item.event.getContent().msgtype == 'm.video' && item.src" :class="{'thumbnail-item': true, 'preview': previewOnly}">
+            <video :src="item.src"  :controls="!previewOnly" class="w-100 h-100">
+                {{ $t('fallbacks.video_file') }}
+            </video>
+        </v-responsive>
+        <v-img v-else-if="item.event.getContent().msgtype == 'm.image' && item.src" :aspect-ratio="previewOnly ? (16 / 9) : undefined" :class="{'thumbnail-item': true, 'preview': previewOnly}" :src="item.src" :contain="!previewOnly" :cover="previewOnly" />
+        <div v-else :class="{'thumbnail-item': true, 'preview': previewOnly, 'file-item': true}" >
+            <v-icon>{{ fileTypeIcon }}</v-icon>
+            <b>{{ $sanitize(fileName) }}</b>
+            <div>{{ fileSize }}</div>
+        </div>
     </div>
 </template>
 <script>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import util from "../../plugins/utils";
 export default {
     props: {
         /**
-         * Item is an object of { event: MXEvent, src: URL } 
+         * Item is an object of { event: MXEvent, src: URL }
          */
         item: {
             type: Object,
@@ -54,7 +54,24 @@ export default {
         fileSize() {
             return util.getFileSizeFormatted(this.item.event);
         }
-    }
+    },
+    methods: {
+        // listen for custom hammerJs singletab click to differentiate it from double click(heart animation).
+        initThumbnailHammerJs(element) {
+            const hammerInstance = util.singleOrDoubleTabRecognizer(element)
+
+            hammerInstance.on("singletap doubletap", (ev) => {
+                if(ev.type === 'singletap') {
+                   this.$emit('itemclick', { item: this.item })
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    },
+    mounted() {
+        if(this.$refs.thumbnailRef) {
+            this.initThumbnailHammerJs(this.$refs.thumbnailRef);
+        }
+    },
 }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/components/messages/MessageIncoming.vue b/src/components/messages/MessageIncoming.vue
index 6e945be..eb40a2c 100644
--- a/src/components/messages/MessageIncoming.vue
+++ b/src/components/messages/MessageIncoming.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
       }}</span>
     </v-avatar>
     <!-- SLOT FOR CONTENT -->
-    <slot></slot>
+    <span ref="messageInOutRef">
+      <slot></slot>
+    </span>
     <div class="op-button" ref="opbutton" v-if="!event.isRedacted()">
       <v-btn id="btn-more" icon @click.stop="showContextMenu($refs.opbutton)">
         <v-icon>more_vert</v-icon>
@@ -28,10 +30,16 @@
 <script>
 import SeenBy from "./SeenBy.vue";
 import messageMixin from "./messageMixin";
+import util from "../../plugins/utils";
 
 export default {
     mixins: [messageMixin],
-    components: { SeenBy }
+    components: { SeenBy },
+    mounted() {
+      if(util.isMobileOrTabletBrowser() && this.$refs.messageInOutRef) {
+        this.initMsgHammerJs(this.$refs.messageInOutRef);
+      }
+    }
 };
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/components/messages/MessageIncomingImage.vue b/src/components/messages/MessageIncomingImage.vue
index 732c584..08bb1dd 100644
--- a/src/components/messages/MessageIncomingImage.vue
+++ b/src/components/messages/MessageIncomingImage.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 <template>
   <message-incoming v-bind="{...$props, ...$attrs}" v-on="$listeners">
-    <div class="bubble image-bubble">
+    <div class="bubble image-bubble" ref="imageRef">
       <v-img
         :aspect-ratio="16 / 9"
         ref="image"
         :src="src"
         :cover="cover"
         :contain="contain"
-        @click.stop="dialog = true"
       />
     </div>
     <v-dialog
@@ -34,6 +33,18 @@ export default {
       dialog: false
     };
   },
+  methods: {
+    // listen for custom hammerJs singletab click to differentiate it from double click(heart animation).
+    initMessageInImageHammerJs(element) {
+      const hammerInstance = util.singleOrDoubleTabRecognizer(element);
+
+      hammerInstance.on("singletap doubletap", (ev) => {
+        if(ev.type === 'singletap') {
+          this.dialog = true;
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  },
   mounted() {
     //console.log("Mounted with event:", JSON.stringify(this.event.getContent()));
     const width = this.$refs.image.$el.clientWidth;
@@ -52,6 +63,9 @@ export default {
           this.contain = true;
         }
         this.src = url;
+        if(this.$refs.imageRef) {
+          this.initMessageInImageHammerJs(this.$refs.imageRef);
+        }
       })
       .catch((err) => {
         console.log("Failed to fetch thumbnail: ", err);
diff --git a/src/components/messages/MessageOutgoing.vue b/src/components/messages/MessageOutgoing.vue
index 34d87b6..d147db4 100644
--- a/src/components/messages/MessageOutgoing.vue
+++ b/src/components/messages/MessageOutgoing.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
       </v-btn>
     </div>
     <!-- SLOT FOR CONTENT -->
-    <slot></slot>
+    <span ref="messageInOutRef">
+      <slot></slot>
+    </span>
     <v-avatar
       class="avatar"
       size="32"
@@ -32,10 +34,16 @@
 <script>
 import SeenBy from "./SeenBy.vue";
 import messageMixin from "./messageMixin";
+import util from "../../plugins/utils";
 
 export default {
   mixins: [messageMixin],
-  components: { SeenBy }
+  components: { SeenBy },
+  mounted() {
+    if(util.isMobileOrTabletBrowser() && this.$refs.messageInOutRef) {
+      this.initMsgHammerJs(this.$refs.messageInOutRef);
+    }
+  }
 };
 </script>
 <style lang="scss">
diff --git a/src/components/messages/MessageOutgoingImage.vue b/src/components/messages/MessageOutgoingImage.vue
index 3035c71..2c7c756 100644
--- a/src/components/messages/MessageOutgoingImage.vue
+++ b/src/components/messages/MessageOutgoingImage.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 <template>
   <message-outgoing v-bind="{ ...$props, ...$attrs }" v-on="$listeners">
-    <div class="bubble image-bubble">
+    <div class="bubble image-bubble" ref="imageRef">
       <v-img
         :aspect-ratio="16 / 9"
         ref="image"
         :src="src"
         :cover="cover"
         :contain="contain"
-        @click.stop="dialog = true"
       />
     </div>
     <v-dialog
@@ -34,6 +33,18 @@ export default {
       dialog: false
     };
   },
+  methods: {
+    // listen for custom hammerJs singletab click to differentiate it from double click(heart animation).
+    initMessageOutImageHammerJs(element) {
+      const hammerInstance = util.singleOrDoubleTabRecognizer(element);
+
+      hammerInstance.on("singletap doubletap", (ev) => {
+        if(ev.type === 'singletap') {
+          this.dialog = true;
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  },
   mounted() {
     const width = this.$refs.image.$el.clientWidth;
     const height = (width * 9) / 16;
@@ -51,6 +62,9 @@ export default {
           this.contain = true;
         }
         this.src = url;
+        if(this.$refs.imageRef) {
+          this.initMessageOutImageHammerJs(this.$refs.imageRef);
+        }
       })
       .catch((err) => {
         console.log("Failed to fetch thumbnail: ", err);
diff --git a/src/components/messages/MessageOutgoingThread.vue b/src/components/messages/MessageOutgoingThread.vue
index ebcf953..d3047d3 100644
--- a/src/components/messages/MessageOutgoingThread.vue
+++ b/src/components/messages/MessageOutgoingThread.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <v-container fluid class="imageCollection">
           <v-row wrap>
             <v-col v-for="({ size, item }) in layoutedItems()" :key="item.event.getId()" :cols="size">
-              <ThumbnailView :item="item" :previewOnly="true" v-on:itemclick="onItemClick($event)" /> 
+              <ThumbnailView :item="item" :previewOnly="true" v-on:itemclick="onItemClick($event)" />
             </v-col>
           </v-row>
         </v-container>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     </div>
     <GalleryItemsView :originalEvent="originalEvent" :items="items" :initialItem="showItem" v-if="!!showItem" v-on:close="showItem = null" />
   </message-outgoing>
-  <component v-else-if="items.length == 1" :is="componentFn(items[0].event)" 
+  <component v-else-if="items.length == 1" :is="componentFn(items[0].event)"
     :originalEvent="items[0].event"
     v-bind="{...$props, ...$attrs}" v-on="$listeners"
   />
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export default {
   .col {
     padding: 2px;
   }
-  
+
   .file-item {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
diff --git a/src/components/messages/messageMixin.js b/src/components/messages/messageMixin.js
index ecb0e50..516fd4e 100644
--- a/src/components/messages/messageMixin.js
+++ b/src/components/messages/messageMixin.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as linkify from 'linkifyjs';
 import linkifyHtml from 'linkify-html';
 import utils from "../../plugins/utils"
 import util from "../../plugins/utils";
+import Hammer from "hammerjs";
 
 linkify.options.defaults.className = "link";
 linkify.options.defaults.target = { url: "_blank" };
@@ -48,10 +49,10 @@ export default {
       event: {},
       thread: null,
       utils,
+      mc: null,
+      mcCustom: null
     };
   },
-  mounted() {
-  },
   beforeDestroy() {
     this.thread = null;
   },
@@ -326,5 +327,20 @@ export default {
      * Override this to handle updates to (the) message thread.
      */
     processThread() {},
+    initMsgHammerJs(element) {
+      this.mc = new Hammer(element);
+      this.mcCustom = new Hammer.Manager(element);
+
+      this.mcCustom.add(new Hammer.Tap({ event: 'doubletap', taps: 2 }));
+
+      this.mcCustom.on("doubletap", () => {
+        this.$emit("addQuickHeartReaction");
+      });
+
+      this.mc.on("press", () => {
+        this.showContextMenu(this.$refs.opbutton);
+      });
+
+    }
   },
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/utils.js b/src/plugins/utils.js
index e3244d8..37be971 100644
--- a/src/plugins/utils.js
+++ b/src/plugins/utils.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import ImageResize from "image-resize";
 import { AutoDiscovery } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import User from '../models/user';
 const prettyBytes = require("pretty-bytes");
+import Hammer from "hammerjs";
 
 export const STATE_EVENT_ROOM_DELETION_NOTICE = "im.keanu.room_deletion_notice";
 export const STATE_EVENT_ROOM_DELETED = "im.keanu.room_deleted";
@@ -1014,6 +1015,25 @@ class Util {
         }
         return false;
     }
+
+    isMobileOrTabletBrowser() {
+        // Regular expression to match common mobile and tablet browser user agent strings
+        const mobileTabletPattern = /Android|webOS|iPhone|iPad|iPod|BlackBerry|IEMobile|Opera Mini|Tablet|Mobile|CriOS/i;
+        const userAgent = navigator.userAgent;
+        return mobileTabletPattern.test(userAgent);
+    }
+
+    singleOrDoubleTabRecognizer(element) {
+        // reference: https://codepen.io/jtangelder/pen/xxYyJQ
+        const hm = new Hammer.Manager(element);
+
+        hm.add(new Hammer.Tap({ event: 'doubletap', taps: 2 }));
+        hm.add(new Hammer.Tap({ event: 'singletap' }) );
+
+        hm.get('doubletap').recognizeWith('singletap');
+        hm.get('singletap').requireFailure('doubletap');
+        return hm
+    }
 }
 export default new Util();