It’s hard to believe that WhatsApp hasn’t had stickers
until now, but the messaging app is finally rolling them out. The
company announced in a blog post today
that the stickers will be coming to iOS and Android in the coming
weeks, though some users are reporting that the new update already
brings the functionality.
Stickers are accessible through the new sticker icon in
the text input field, which will open up a menu of stickers. Like its
parent company Facebook’s sticker system, you have to first download the
sticker pack you want before you can use it. For now, the stickers are
created by WhatsApp designers along with a few selections from other
artists. WhatsApp has also added support for third-party sticker apps on
Android and iOS, so if you have a sticker pack published to the Google
Play Store or App Store, users can send those stickers within WhatsApp.
The company has posted a guide to creating stickers for WhatsApp here.