Goal start this 2025 with news in WhatsAppin addition to controversies, consisting of the global launch of 4 new features in its popular messaging application. In a post on his blog, WhatsApp has announced that it is implementing new camera effects, stickers created from selfies, more varied and faster reactions and the possibility of sharing sticker packs with other users of the application.
The new WhatsApp camera effects give you the option to choose from more than 30 backgrounds, filters and effects to modify your photos and videos when you record them and send them to your contacts and group chats.
Reactions change your functioning and options. It will no longer be necessary to press and hold a message for its pop-up menu to appear, but instead you will have to make two quick touches. And instead of the generic selection of emojis that it showed, the ones most used by the user will enter it, so that you will have your favorite reactions close at hand.
Regarding stickers, WhatsApp now allows create them from selfies. By clicking the icon ‘Create’ In the sticker tray, you will find a camera option to take a selfie and create your own sticker. The company indicates that this function is available, for the moment, only for Android users and will come to iOS users in the near future.
The latest news is that you can Share sticker packs you find on WhatsApp with your contacts directly in their chats. You have to open the conversation and enter the sticker tray. Select a sticker pack and tap the arrow to choose the contact to send it to, which will generate a message with the download link, ready to use.
Meta has been working on improving its sticker-related features for some time; The development of this function was known since last October. Previously, WhatsApp integrated the sticker library GIPHY and added a sticker maker which allows users to generate, edit and share stickers with any contact.
Remember that to access all these new features, you must update your WhatsApp through the corresponding application store.