WhatsApp Upgrades Stickers with Smooth, Animated Options to Bring More Visual Expression
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WhatsApp is adding support for animated stickers using the Lottie framework to allow more detailed and intricate animations compared to current basic sticker animations.
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Animated stickers will bring more visual flair and creativity compared to standard emoji. WhatsApp is also working on animating emoji.
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The new Lottie-based animated stickers will have lossless scaling and buttery smooth animations and transitions.
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Better and more expressive animated stickers could reinvigorate sticker usage among WhatsApp's billions of users.
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It's unclear when the new animated stickers feature will launch, as it's still in development testing despite being in the works for a while.