WhatsApp Stickers Get More Dynamic With New Framework Support

WhatsApp is rolling out more interactive stickers with fluid gestures, thanks to new Lottie framework support. According to a feature tracker, this development was first reported in a beta version of the WhatsApp for Android app in February, but is now rolling out broadly with the latest stable update for both Android and iOS platforms. Stickers are now getting more dynamic animations, starting with the first sticker pack called “I’m Just a Girl.”

Lottie Framework Support on WhatsApp

According to feature tracker WABetaInfo, support for the Lottie framework is available for users with the latest version of WhatsApp for Android and iOS platforms. If users have the sticker pack on the WhatsApp sticker store, it can be enabled for them. This makes stickers more dynamic.

Lottie Supported Sticker Pack on WhatsApp

Currently, sticker packs on WhatsApp are in the WebP format, which allows developers to compress image size while maintaining quality on the web. However, the Lottie framework allows for more dynamic and fluid animations built on motion graphic design software like Adobe After Effects for native rendering on mobile devices. Stickers created with Lottie are said to be vector-based, which essentially means that developers (or users) can scale the animations to their preference without sacrificing resolution.

The feature tracker says that the “I’m Just a Girl” sticker pack, developed by BUCK, is the first official sticker pack built using the new framework. It includes stickers with smoother animations, unlike other packs on the store. The “I’m Just a Girl” sticker pack is 228KB in size.

Gadgets 360 staff was able to verify the availability of this sticker pack on a stable version of WhatsApp for both Android and iOS devices.

In addition to new support for the Lottie framework, Meta Platforms, the parent company of WhatsApp, announced that it is bringing Meta AI to India. The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot was first announced in April but did not launch in the country. However, it is said to be rolling out to Indian users now and could be visible in the coming days.

The AI ​​chatbot is powered by Meta’s proprietary Llama 3 language model (LLM) and will be available across apps like WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook.