Filipe Espósito
WhatsApp has been working on a lot of somewhat inspired features from its
competitor Telegram recently. And now the popular messaging app is
experimenting with its own version of animated emoji that replace the ones
from iOS and Android.
WhatsApp users will soon get animated emoji
As reported by WABetaInfo, the latest WhatsApp Desktop beta includes some
animated emoji. These emoji look very similar to the Telegram ones, which
appear in the chat in a larger size. Theyre also sent automatically when
the animated version for a specific emoji is available. This means that
users wont have the option to choose between the regular emoji or the
animated WhatsApp version.
While animated emoji will certainly make conversations more fun for some
people, others may be bothered by the fact that these cant be turned off.
Telegram, for example, lets users disable animated emoji, but the beta
version of WhatsApp still lacks a similar option.
WABetaInfo explains that the animated emoji feature in WhatsApp is currently
under development for the Web and Desktop versions of WhatsApp. According
to the report, the platform also has plans to bring these emoji to its
iPhone and Android apps. However, its uncertain when exactly this will
happen.
Its worth noting that when Telegram introduced animated emoji, Apple
rejected the update on the App Store because the animated versions were
based on Apples emoji design. Telegram had to remove the pack of animated
emoji that looked very similar to Apples in order to get the update
approved.
More new features coming soon
Besides animated emoji, there are other new features that WhatsApp has been
working on. For example, the platform is experimenting with short video
messages another feature that already exists in Telegram. The platform has
also been working on a new Expiring Groups feature for specific occasions.
WhatsApp is available for free on the App Store.
It requires an iPhone running iOS 12 or later.
9to5Mac. s
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