Whatsapp will now let you create fun little digital versions of yourself to share with your friends and family.
The feature, according to WABetainfo, will be rolling out to users today
The Avatars can also be set as your profile picture on Whatsapp.
Whatsapp recently announced that users will be able to create Avatars that can be shared with friends in the form of stickers. Now, just a mere day after the announcement, the global messaging app has revealed that this feature will be available to users today, according to WABetainfo. The feature will be available to both Android and iOS users, as long as they update to the latest version of the app.
What is Whatsapp Avatar: How to create your Avatar on WhatsApp?
Whatsapp Avatars is a feature that lets you create a digital version of yourself on the app itself. The avatar is then saved to create a sticker pack, which will include animations of it conducting various actions or expressing emotions. Users can then send these personalised stickers to communicate how they feel about messages. In many ways, it’s like an emoji but with your face.
You can also set the avatar as your profile picture, and go back to the drawing board to edit it anytime if you are not satisfied. Moreover, Whatsapp will also keep adding style enhancements to these avatars so that you can keep playing around with them.
Whatsapp Avatars’ Beta testing is complete
The Avatars feature had been rolled out for Beta testing all the way back in October. Whatsapp had already begun releasing this feature to a select few users who had a stable version of the app, and now the company feels confident about releasing it to the masses. All you need to do is update to the latest version of the app to use the Avatars. However, in case it is not available to you even after the update, you might just have to wait a few days.
Avatar messages will be, like other Whatsapp messages, end-to-end encrypted.
The feature is rolling out today. The brand has marked WhatsApp for iOS 22.23.77 and WhatsApp for Android 2.22.24.73 as compatible updates.
Now, if you want to make your WhatsApp Avatar, here's how you do that:
Be it on iOS or Android, you will have to go to the emoji menu and within it, find stickers and therein, you will have a slew of customization options to create the Avatar as you want.
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