WhatsApp is working on a new messaging feature that will allow users to share Lottie stickers. As per a report by WABteaInfo, the meta-owned messaging platform is currently testing this feature in the beta version on Android. The Lottie stickers will be aimed to enhance user expression and communication using an engaging form of emoji interaction.
Animated WhatsApp stickers will soon look more beautiful
The popular cross-platform messaging app is planning to expand beyond text and images with new Lottie animated stickers. It’s worth mentioning that WhatsApp already supports animated stickers in WebP format. Although this format is great when it comes to efficiency, as these sticker packages are smaller in size. But, they are not great for quality as the content starts appearing pixelated on large-screen devices.
However, the Lottie stickers are both efficient and great in quality on screen sizes. These stickers are in a vector file format unlike Webp, which is a raster file format. So, the stickers in the Lottie format appear much sharper while maintaining quality, no matter how much you increase their size.
Notably, the new WhatsApp update will allow stickers to offer complex movements, transitions, and effects, which will enhance their expressiveness. It’s also worth noting that these enhancements will not increase the size of the sticker file. These stickers should offer a similar or even smaller file package size than the WebP format. So, users will be getting the best of both worlds – efficiency and quality. The company has already enhanced the regular texting experience recently with its new formatting feature.
“Users will be able to take advantage of a higher quality experience for stickers thanks to Lottie in a future update, primarily due to its support for vector-based animations. Integrating Lottie into sticker functionality will enable the creation of animated stickers with more fluid motions, vibrant colors, and intricate details, elevating the level of interaction within our chats”, mentions the report.
WhatsApp’s Lottie stickers are in testing and could take a few months to launch
As per the report, WhatsApp is currently testing the Lottie stickers in beta (version 2.24.5.10) on the Android platform. There’s no word when the company will make this interesting feature available to the public in the stable version. Since WhatsApp has just started testing this feature, don’t expect it to be available for at least a couple of months.
Once the testing is complete the Lottie stickers should be available for all Android, iOS, web, Mac, and other platforms at once. We will bring you more details as soon as the new updates hit the interwebs, so stay tuned.
2024-02-27 15:09:21