WhatsApp is rolling out extra interactive stickers with fluid movement, courtesy of the brand new Lottie framework help. In line with a characteristic tracker, this improvement was first reported in a beta model of the WhatsApp for Android app in February however is now rolling out extensively with the newest steady replace for each Android and iOS platforms. Stickers will now have extra dynamic animations, beginning with the primary sticker pack referred to as “I am Only a Woman”.
Lottie framework help on WhatsApp
In line with characteristic tracker WABetaInfo, the help for the Lottie framework is out there to customers with the newest model of WhatsApp for Android and iOS platforms. If customers can see the sticker pack on the WhatsApp sticker retailer, it could be enabled for them. With it, stickers now develop into extra dynamic.
Lottie-Supported Sticker Pack on WhatsApp
At current, sticker packs on WhatsApp are within the WebP format which permits builders to compress the picture dimension whereas sustaining its high quality on the internet. Nevertheless, the Lottie framework allows extra dynamic and fluid animations constructed on movement graphic design software program corresponding to Adobe After Results for native rending on cell units. Stickers created utilizing Lottie are mentioned to be primarily based on vectors. This primarily means builders (or customers) can scale the animations as per their desire with out having to sacrifice the decision.
The characteristic tracker says the “I am Only a Woman” sticker pack, developed by BUCK, is the primary official sticker pack constructed utilizing the brand new framework. It options stickers with extra fluid animations, in contrast to different packs within the retailer. The “I am Only a Woman” sticker pack is 228KB in dimension.
Devices 360 workers members have been in a position to confirm the provision of this sticker pack on a steady model of WhatsApp for each Android and iOS units.
Alongside new help for the Lottie framework, Meta Platforms, the guardian firm of WhatsApp, introduced that it’s bringing Meta AI to India. The synthetic intelligence (AI) chatbot was first introduced in April however was not launched within the nation. Nevertheless, it’s now mentioned to be rolling out to Indian customers and could also be seen within the coming days.
The AI chatbot will likely be powered by Meta’s in-house Llama three massive language mannequin (LLM) and will likely be out there throughout apps corresponding to WhatsApp, Instagram and Fb.
