Mark Zuckerberg brings digital avatars to WhatsApp users

San Francisco, Dec 7

Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday announced the company is bringing digital avatars to WhatsApp.

On WhatsApp, people can now use their personalised avatars as profile photos or choose from one of 36 custom stickers reflecting many different emotions and actions.

"We're bringing avatars to WhatsApp! Now you can use your avatar as a sticker in chats. More styles are coming soon across all our apps," said Zuckerberg.

Your avatar is a digital version of you that can be created from billions of combinations of diverse hairstyles, facial features, and outfits.

"Sending an avatar is a fast and fun way to share feelings with friends and family. It can also be a great way to represent yourself without using your real photo, so it feels more private," said WhatsApp.

The company said that it will continue to deliver style enhancements, including lighting, shading, hairstyle textures, and more, that will make avatars even better over time.

Zuckerberg looks forward to "seeing people explore and build immersive worlds and to bringing this to more countries soon".

"We want everyone to have control over their experience in Horizon Worlds, so we're always working on adding more tools and features that let people customise their own experiences," Meta had said in a blog post.

Meta has also announced the addition of legs to its virtual avatars, which are not yet on its VR platform Horizon Worlds and may arrive early next year.

--IANS