WhatsApp is getting more options for expressing yourself with stickers. According to the messenger, “a sticker says more than typed words.” That’s why there are now Giphy stickers, a custom sticker maker and a new sticker section.
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Giphy is a database of animated GIF files that Meta originally acquired in 2020, but had to sell again shortly afterwards due to concerns from the US competition authority. The new owner is the image database Shutterstock. The animated images were already and are still available on the Meta platforms. On WhatsApp, people can now tap the sticker icon and search for suitable GIFs using text or emoji. Previously, there was only a selection of currently popular or otherwise selected moving images. Alternatively, you had to leave the app to search for a GIF elsewhere and insert it.
WhatsApp: Make your own stickers and re-sort them
The Custom Sticker Maker is now available for Android. The function is already running on iOS devices. It allows you to convert photos into stickers. You can cut out objects from images with a click and send them as stickers. It is also possible to change existing stickers – for example, add text to them or draw something. Stickers you create yourself automatically end up in the sticker library.
Creating stickers using generative AI is still only possible in the USA. At least in the future, this will no longer only be possible in English, but also in Spanish and Bahasa Indonesian. It is still unclear when Meta’s AI services will come to the EU. The company cites legal uncertainties. What exactly this means remains unclear. There is also the theory that Meta wants to put pressure on lawmakers in this way.
The area where people put the stickers can now be arranged according to their own needs. This should of course also help with clarity. Individual stickers can be selected with a long tap and moved or deleted.
And you can WhatsApp sea Find new stickers even more easily. You can then see a preview without having to download the packages.
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