WhatsApp released today (7) the avatar function, and now it is possible to create your own personalized icon directly in the app for Android and iPhone (iOS). The feature, which has been in testing since November of this year, will be gradually made available to the entire user base over the course of the day. After making the avatar, you can also use it as a profile picture or even as a sticker, in a pack of 36 stickers created automatically by the app. According to Meta, Mark Zuckerberg’s idea is that the novelty works as a “digital version” of each user, following the entrepreneur’s intentions to create a metaverse in his apps.
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Also according to what has been released so far, WhatsApp avatars will receive continuous updates, including more customization options. This includes, for example, different types of shading and hair textures. So, if the avatar you create today is not 100% to your liking, you can modify it later.
You can choose traits like your character’s skin color, hair type, clothes, and facial features. WhatsApp avatars are the same as those used on Facebook – a company that is also owned by Zuckerberg -, so it is possible that, in the future, the dolls created in the apps will be integrated. However, for now, there is still no official information about it.
As for the sticker packs, Meta explained that they will be made automatically by the app and seek to reflect “various emotions and different actions”. For that reason, they would be a quick way to “share feelings” on WhatsApp in a more personalized way.
Before the official launch in the application, in order to use an avatar on WhatsApp, it was necessary to resort to third-party methods. One of them was the Memojis of the iPhone (iOS), a native feature of Apple’s operating system and which was launched in 2019, with iOS 13. Users of Android phones needed to use some external applications for this – such as BitMoji, for example .
WhatsApp: see the changes made to the app over the years
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Launched in 2009, WhatsApp arrived first for iPhone cell phones (iOS) and charged a fee of US$ 1 for use.
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WhatsApp logo has been little modified over the years; app only had an interface adapted to a “minimalist” layout, as well as other services.
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Check out how the WhatsApp logo looks in 2022; messenger interface has changed little over the years, but many features have been included
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Dark or Night Mode arrived to the messenger in 2020
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Application ended up gaining Business version to make life easier for those who have a business
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Single view sending arrived on WhatsApp in 2021 to bring more privacy to users. For now it still allows prints, but that should change.
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Voice and video calls are two of the main features of WhatsApp, having revolutionized the way of using Meta’s messenger.
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Sending audio messages is also one of the main features of the messenger, having received several updates over time – such as the possibility of pausing and accelerating recordings.
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As with Instagram Stories, WhatsApp Statuses allow users to post content that is available in the app for only 24 hours
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The figurines, or Stickers, were also very important to improve the experience of using the messaging app, especially since it is possible to create personalized packages
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To make it possible for users to have more time to think about whether or not they want to send a message, WhatsApp has launched the “Delete Messages” feature, which should soon receive an update.
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WhatsApp Web, the desktop version of the messenger, is another change that has revolutionized the use of the platform – especially for people who work through the app.
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Text formatting options have been available in the Meta app since 2016 and add a lot to the exchange of messages
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React to messages with emojis is a function that allows you to respond to messages without having to type texts; tool is also present in competitors like Telegram and Messenger
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Soon available to all users, the ability to remove the ‘online’ from WhatsApp is a much-awaited feature on Meta’s messaging platform
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WhatsApp Comunidade is a feature that should totally change the way the service groups work, but it should only arrive in Brazil after the 2022 General Elections.
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how to make avatar on whatsapp
- To make a WhatsApp avatar, you first need to make sure your phone is up to date. To do this, go to your cell phone’s app store – Google Play Store for Android, and App Store for iPhone – and, in the search tab, type “WhatsApp”;
- When the app appears in the search, check to see if there are any buttons saying “Update” and/or “Update Pending”. If yes, tap on it and wait;
- After the update, go to WhatsApp and open the Settings menu. On Android, it can be accessed by the three dots icon at the top right of the screen. On the iPhone, just tap the tool icon in the right corner;
- If your cell phone has already received the news, in the Settings menu, the “Avatar” option will appear. Tap on it;
- Then, go to “Create avatar” and follow the steps indicated by the application to assemble your avatar.
If you want, you can also use the avatar as a profile picture. To do this, go to the settings (bottom right of the screen on the iPhone, and top right on Android, in the three-dot menu), tap on your photo and then go to “Edit”. Then, just select the “Use avatar” option.
Also, if you get tired of your avatar and don’t want to have it anymore, you can quickly delete it from the app. Just open the application, go to the settings menu and then look for the Avatar area. There, go to “Delete avatar” and confirm the deletion by tapping “Delete” again. It is worth remembering that, if you do this, if you want a stick figure on WhatsApp again, you will have to redo it, following the previous instructions.
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