Whatsapp It has put the batteries in and has been offering for a few months news very often. What if messages to yourself, what if community, what if polls… Although in fact it is the favorite app for million of people worldwide, Meta doesn’t want to miss out on those millions of users. So yet another novelty are the whatsapp avatars.
If you are an iOS user you will be familiar with Memoji. I’m 3D versions of yourself that you can customize in detail. Once created, you get a file virtual avatar sad, angry, happy, funny… So. In Meta, formerly Facebook, they wanted to go up to the avatar machine. And, taking advantage of the work on creating their own metaverse, they added the possibility of create whatsapp avatars to include in your conversations.
WhatsApp avatars they work like a sticker more. You create an avatar, with which the different versions are generated gestures and facets automatic, and now you can insert them into your conversations and groups a express yourself better. Easy, right?
What are WhatsApp avatars
In the words of those responsible, “your avatar is a digital version of you which you can create from billions of combinations of various hairstyles, facial features and clothing. On WhatsApp, you can now use your custom avatar as your profile picture or choose one of 36 custom stickers that reflect various emotions and actions.”
I mean, you can create your whatsapp avatar or use one of the 36 available. There are some for everyone tastes, styles and factions. And as well as added to express yourself in your conversations in the form of sticker collectionyou can also add your avatar like profile picture via WhatsApp. Two for the price of one.
The function was announced recently, even if it takes time being tested in beta versions via WhatsApp. so it won’t take long to see it on your WhatsApp app. If you don’t see it yet, check if you have the latest version. And if you have already updated your application, you may have to wait for WhatsApp avatars to be available to you.
How to create your own WhatsApp avatar
To start designing your virtual self you need to go to avatar editor via WhatsApp. you will find it inside Settings or Setting. Whether you have Whatsapp for android as if you have the version of Whatsapp for iPhone. Once there, you’ll know you have this feature turned on because you’ll see a section called Avatars. Enter it and click create your own avatar.
From here, a whole world of possibilities opens up. The process of customizing your WhatsApp avatar will remind you when character menu from The Sims, Fortnite and other games like that. It also looks like Apple’s Memoji editor. You can choose a gender, a skin color, a face type, a haircut, what kind of eyebrows suit you, eyes, mouth… Come on, you can create WhatsApp avatars of yourself, your friends, the your family and also your boss. Then you will have to dress him in the dress you like best Default, you will dress like Mark Zuckerbergthe owner of Half (and WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook…). But you can change the color of the shirt and pants, add a jacket, change clothes, add a cap or hat…
In short, by browsing each icon you will be able to check according to you or the character you want to create. You are free to design the avatar you want. And when you’ve designed and dressed your avatar, you’ll already have it available to add to yours profile picture and to use as an adhesive. Keep in mind that you can create different avatars, edit them, delete them, etc. This way you will have different versions of yourself to use whenever you want.
Use your avatar as your profile picture
Since you have your WhatsApp avatar, let’s go add it to your profile picture. Then everyone will see you in the form of a virtual 3D icon. For this you will have to go back to Avatar, within Settings or Configuration. Among the available options, you will see one that says create profile picture. Basically you will have to choose a colored background to decorate the profile photo circle and what attitude do you want to show with your avatar
You can choose your virtual self Serious, funny, thoughtful, full figure, only the torso… There are several versions to choose from which were automatically generated after drawing the WhatsApp avatar. Pick the one you want, and when you’re done, it will appear on your profile picture. If you get tired, you always have time to change it, choose another pose, another color or just change your avatar.
Use your avatar in WhatsApp chats
The profile photo is very beautiful. But where you will really enjoy your WhatsApp avatar is in the file conversations and groups. There you will see an endless list of different versions of you poses, attitudes and expressions Curiosity, love, reflection, sleep, anger… There are all kinds of things imaginable.
Once you’ve created a WhatsApp avatar, you can see what gestures are available by going to Avatars > Buscar stickers. Then you will see the extensive list of expressions and poses of your avatar. They are generated automatically and you can insert them into any WhatsApp conversation like an extra sticker.
To add a sticker of your WhatsApp avatar to a conversation you have two options. The first, since then Avatars > Buscar stickers. Click your chosen sticker, then select which chat or conversation to send it to. But it will be more convenient for you to enter the chat or conversation directly, click whatsapp stickers icon and choose the one of your avatar. Soon your conversations will be filled with WhatsApp avatars from all over the world.
