WhatsApp Web and now allows you to create your own stickers

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(Pocket-lint) – A built-in sticker maker is coming to the browser and desktop version of WhatsApp.

As reported by The Verge, WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp Via Browser will now allow you to turn images in your library into stickers that can be sent in the messaging app.

With the update, images can be edited with a self-service cropping tool that can easily get rid of backgrounds, as well as text, Emojis, and other WhatsApp stickers that can be layered before being sent to contacts.

To access the new feature, users just need to click on the attachments icon, select “Sticker” and then find an image they want to download.

The introduction of stickers to the web versions of WhatsApp is a notable upgrade, but it’s also the one we saw coming to the iOS and Android versions of the messaging service some time ago.

Its addition to the web and desktop variants of WhatsApp will arguably be more useful, given that editing will likely be easier with a mouse and a larger screen, but the most consistent condition for users.

We’ve already seen plenty of new features test and land on WhatsApp in 2021, including disappearing messages, View Once attachments, cross-device syncing, end-to-end encryption for backups and – one that was expected. for a long time – easier chat transfers between iOS and Android.

A built-in sticker maker for the web and browser might not be the biggest update on this list, but it’s an interesting intro that shows WhatsApp’s commitment to multiple platforms – and that can only be a good thing.

Written by Conor Allison. Originally published on November 25, 2021.