Avatars that can be purchased online on Facebook will soon also arrive on WhatsApp.
WhatsApp will soon be another of the Meta services that will receive personalized three-dimensional (3D) avatars. This alternate version of our face that can be used in video calls will also serve as a sticker format both in conversations with other community members and in group chat on android devices.
Since Mark Zuckerberg announced his interest in metaverse development, the company has gradually introduced the ability to use custom 3D avatars and avatars in some of its applications, such as Facebook and Messenger.
Mark Zuckerberg supports the idea of avatars thinking about the future of the metaverse. (Goal, via Reuters)
Instagram announced in February the incorporation of these virtual figures, with the aim of moving towards the implementation of this alternate universe throughout. its services and “offering people more ways to express themselves”.
Recently, WABetaInfo leaked that the company is working to include these avatars in WhatsApp, an alternate set of Memoji / Birmoji (custom avatars with human faces) that was set to start developing in March.
This option is part of the latest update for Android 2.22.15.5, developed via the Google Play Beta program.
As they shared on this messenger site, the application will provide users with a new option within the video call interface that will allow them to change their real image to that of an avatar. At the moment, the Switch to Avatar button remains in development and Still not responding when pressed.
The avatars that Meta announced
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced mid-month that the company is launching a digital designer clothing store called the “Meta Avatars Store”.
Starting with a presentation during an Instagram Live with Instagram VP of Fashion Partnerships Eva Chen, Zuckerberg unveiled the system. It is unknown how many people will actually want to spend money on dressing their avatars in designer clothes, but Zuckerberg sees the new trendy clothing options as a way for users to express themselves through their avatars.
Facebook is betting on the metaverse. AP photo
The company is looking for its identity, according to reports, to the point that it will more closely mimic Tiktok to attract new users.
The new virtual store will launch on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger and will allow users to purchase digital clothing for their avatars. The store will start rolling out next week and will initially offer digital ensembles from Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne. Meta did not disclose any pricing information for these digital sets. It is worth noting that the options Free clothing for Meta avatars will continue to be available.
Zuckerberg said Meta plans to make the store an open market for developers to create and sell clothes.
“We are launching our avatar shop on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger so that you can purchase digital clothing to shape your avatar,” Zuckerberg said in a statement.
Source: Clarin
