WhatsApp has rolled out a lot of really cool features lately. This includes creating call links, a handy private audience selector, and creating your own avatar within the app. Clearly, Meta is focusing more and more on the social side of its messaging app.
Avatars are fully customizable by WhatsApp users and serve two purposes. One, of course, is to share avatar stickers while chatting. Another use case is creating a profile picture featuring an avatar. Before we can do anything, we need to create an avatar. So, here are the steps explaining how to display your avatar in WhatsApp and set it as your profile picture.
How to create an avatar on WhatsApp
1. Open WhatsApp messenger on your phone.
2. Go to any conversation and tap emoji icon It’s in the lower left corner.
3. Tap . sticker icon on the bottom.
4. Tap . a plus sign in a circle View all WhatsApp stickers in the bottom right corner.
Five. Avatars by meta options under all stickers tab.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to create your avatar.
7. Tap end when finished.
8. Press Save changes Confirm the avatar creation.
When you create your WhatsApp avatar, a new section of stickers will appear in the app. This section features stickers made with your avatar. Just like any other WhatsApp sticker, you can tap the sticker to share it.
Now let’s see what you need to do to save your WhatsApp avatar as your profile picture.
How to set avatar as profile picture in WhatsApp
Note: If you haven’t created a WhatsApp avatar yet, you won’t see this option.
1. Open WhatsApp messenger on your phone.
2. Tap . three vertical dots It’s in the upper right corner.
3. Selection setting.
4. Tap . Avatar Options in the settings menu.
5. Selection create a profile picture.
6. Select your avatar’s pose and background color.
7. Tap . scale Tap in the upper right corner to save the image as your WhatsApp profile picture.
custom stickers for whatsapp
Plain emojis are great, but stickers are much more expressive. They convey emotions more accurately and make everyone laugh out loud. Meta picked up on this idea and brought avatars to the holy trinity of social media app roster: Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. These apps use avatars in stickers, status reactions, custom her profile pictures, and more.
However, the idea of customizing stickers with avatars and mashups is nothing new. Google’s take on this is the awesome Gboard Emoji Kitchen, where you can combine 2-3 existing emojis to create new emoji stickers. I love these mashups that gave me stickers like kissing unicorns and dachshunds. Gboard also has a secret menu that unlocks emoji blobs that can also be used to create mashups.
If you want a fully customized avatar with endless variations, Bitmoji is for you. You can add your Bitmoji avatar directly to Gboard. This means you can share your avatar stickers with almost any app on your Android phone. Snapchat users who already have a Bitmoji avatar can import it into the Google Keyboard app. Or you can always create a new one from scratch and use his Bitmoji on Gboard.
Tap and snap!
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