“With so many emotions and expressions to choose from, avatars let you react and engage more authentically with family and friends across the app,” Simo added. “So much of our interactions these days are taking place online, which is why it’s more important than ever to be able to express yourself personally on Facebook,” Fidji Simo, the head of Facebook’s app, said in a post. They can use the avatar in comments, Facebook stories, and messenger. Similar to Snapchat’s Bitmoji, the feature allows Facebook users to create a cartoon avatar of themselves.
Earlier this year, the company gave its avatars a new 3D look and started letting users add them to feed posts, Facebook profile pictures, and Instagram Stories.(CNN) – Say goodbye to the days of only being able to express your emotions through the generic sad, happy, angry, or thumbs up emojis on Facebook.įacebook rolled out its Avatar feature to users in the US this week, after launching it last year in other countries. Meta first introduced avatars on Messenger and the News Feed in 2019 before they became available to use in Facebook comments and stories in 2020. It’s unclear when WhatsApp will roll out the feature to all users on Android, or when it plans on bringing the feature to iOS. WABetaInfo first spotted the feature last month, but now it’s actually rolling out to users. Just like on Meta’s other apps, WhatsApp will then generate a sticker pack with the avatar in various poses, which users can use to express themselves when messaging family and friends. Those with access to the feature will see a new “Avatar” category in their settings menu that they can use to customise the digital version of themselves.
According to a report from WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is rolling out support for customisable avatars in the latest 2.22.23.9 beta on Android, but only for some users. After Facebook’s Bitmoji-style avatars invaded Instagram and Messenger, now they’re coming to Whatsapp.
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