WhatsApp, the Meta-owned on the spot messaging platform, is reportedly engaged on a brand new function that can let customers ship animated emoji. The function has been noticed in improvement on the most recent desktop beta model of the favored messaging service. Animated emoji are at present supported on messaging providers like Telegram and Slack and provide a richer dialog expertise on these platforms. WhatsApp can be engaged on including the identical function to a future replace of WhatsApp beta for iOS and Android, in line with a function tracker. The app at present permits customers to ship customary, static emoji together with stickers and GIFs.
Based on a report by WhatsApp function tracker WABetaInfo, the service is engaged on including help for brand spanking new animated emoji. These are stated to be created utilizing animations from the Lottie library. As soon as obtainable, the brand new animated emoji will probably be despatched by default, in line with WABetaInfo. Moreover, these animations are small in dimension, and may be resized with out lack of high quality.
The function which is at present in improvement was noticed on a beta model of WhatsApp Desktop. Because the function continues to be being developed, there isn’t any phrase on when (or whether or not) it would finally be launched, and customers on the beta channel can not at present attempt these animated emoji. The function tracker states that the messaging platform will carry the identical function to a future replace of WhatsApp beta for iOS and Android.
Final month, WhatsApp rolled out help for Unicode 15.0 emoji to pick beta testers replace on Android. It has added 21 new emoji to the official WhatsApp keyboard. Customers can entry the emojis by downloading WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.5.13 or later variations from the Google Play retailer.
In the meantime, WhatsApp just lately introduced the rollout of three new safety features for all customers, throughout Android and iOS units. ‘Account Shield’, ‘Gadget Verification’ and ‘computerized safety codes’ are claimed to make the app safer for customers. Whereas ‘Gadget Verification’ will stop customers from putting in malware, ‘Account Shield’ will alert customers when they may attempt to migrate an account from an outdated to a brand new gadget, in line with the Meta-owned messaging service.
