After several months of testing, the courier service Whatsapp confirmed this Wednesday that it will finally include one of the coolest features of Facebook and Instagram: animated avatars.
Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement in the early morning hours of Argentina through a post on his Facebook profile: “We are bringing avatars to WhatsApp! You can now use your avatar as a sticker in chats. More styles coming to all of our apps soon.”
Avatars in WhatsApp are a new and personalized way that more than 2 billion users will have on Android and iOS mobile devices.
Now, the app will allow it create a virtual and personalized sticker use it as your WhatsApp profile photo to give it another degree of customization than your actual photo, or choose to share it as one of 36 stickers in the library.
Specifically, these avatars are a digital version of each of the userswhich you can create from billions of combinations of various hairstyles, facial features and clothing.
“Sending avatars to friends and family is a quick and fun way to share what you’re feeling. They’re also great for preserving your privacy, as they represent you without having to include your photo,” Meta explained in the scope. of the launch of the new feature.
“Many people will create an avatar for the first timeand we will continue to include style updates such as lighting, shadows, hair textures and more to enhance them over time,” they added.
The first to leak the arrival of this new feature, as expected, was WABEtainfo. The specialized site has published a series of screenshots of the 2.22.23.9 beta test version for Android devices, where Mark Zuckerberg’s avatar can be seen as a profile picture and animate group chats.
How to create your avatar on WhatsApp
Once the app has been updated to the latest version, both in the Android and iOS versions, the messenger will have the new function available for creating animated avatars.
You will only need to complete a simple set of steps from the about section Settings or configuration -depending on the device- to start using them, either as a profile picture or share them in chat groups.
- Tap Settings or Settings.
- Tap Avatar > Create your avatar.
- Follow the given steps.
- Tap OK.
How to use your avatar as a profile picture on WhatsApp
- Tap Settings or Settings.
- Tap your profile picture > Edit > Edit.
- Tap Use avatar.
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Source: Clarin
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