Perhaps more than any other product, Meta is always adding new features avatar in stickers on WhatsApp to its apps to improve the user experience. This includes WhatsApp. Recently, it was observed that the end-to-end encrypted instant messaging service is testing a feature that lets users turn any image into a sticker. Although this gives the app even more customisation, the usability of such tools raises privacy concerns. It appears that Meta may be taking care of these issues before they become serious now.
As per the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.6.8, according to WA Beta Info, Meta appears to be testing a privacy feature tailored to avatars. Users would be able to choose which contacts or all of their contacts may see their avatar as a sticker, based on the settings that were visible during testing. As an alternative, they might outright forbid anyone from using the avatar in stickers. Those who consent to the usage of their image in this way will be able to see it in conversations with their contacts.
Some of the adjustments that Meta is making to the app look small but have a big impact as it keeps adding features. For instance, a beta version of the software just included Unicode 15.1 emojis in the keyboard. The keyboard had not yet been updated to include the new emoji, despite the fact that the Android version of WhatsApp supported them already. Rumors have also surfaced suggesting that Meta is gradually moving toward permitting communications from outside instant messaging providers to be sent through WhatsApp. This would imply that as lawmakers press down on internet businesses, the social media behemoth is giving interoperability issues more thought.
However, it remains to be seen how far Meta chooses to push compatibility. Furthermore, a lot of these features that are tested in beta versions of the app never make it into the final release. Users may benefit greatly from certain modifications, such as interoperability, but this does not guarantee that Meta will give them high priority. Still, you can get a sneak peek at future developments by keeping an eye on what is being beta tested.
On Android, WhatsApp will release brand-new Unicode 15.1 emojis
