WhatsApp is getting Facebook’s Bitmoji-style avatars

After Fb’s Bitmoji-style avatars invaded Instagram and Messenger, now they’re coming to Whatsapp, too. In response to a report from WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is rolling out help for customizable avatars within the newest 2.22.23.9 beta on Android, however just for some customers.

These with entry to the function will see a brand new “Avatar” class of their settings menu that they will use to customise the digital model of themselves. Similar to on Meta’s different apps, WhatsApp will then generate a sticker pack with the avatar in numerous poses, which customers can use to precise themselves when messaging household and mates.

WABetaInfo first noticed the function final month, however now it’s truly rolling out to customers. It’s unclear when WhatsApp will roll out the function to all customers on Android, or when it plans on bringing the function to iOS. Meta didn’t instantly reply to The Verge’s request for remark.

Meta first launched avatars on Messenger and the Information Feed in 2019 earlier than they turned out there to make use of in Fb feedback and tales in 2020. Earlier this yr, the corporate gave its avatars a brand new 3D look and began letting customers add them to feed posts, Fb profile photos, and Instagram Tales. On the time, Aigerim Shorman, Meta’s normal supervisor for avatars and identification, touted the replace as a part of Meta’s efforts towards constructing out its concept of the metaverse, which not solely consists of digital and augmented actuality, but in addition bridges “extra acquainted platforms like your cellphone and laptop.”