WhatsApp is rolling out extra interactive stickers with fluid movement, courtesy of the brand new Lottie framework help. According to a function tracker, this improvement was first reported in a beta model of the WhatsApp for Android app in February however is now rolling out broadly with the most recent secure replace for each Android and iOS platforms. Stickers will now have extra dynamic animations, beginning with the primary sticker pack known as “I’m Just a Girl”.
Lottie framework help on WhatsApp
According to function tracker WABetaInfo, the help for the Lottie framework is accessible to customers with the most recent 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 turn into extra dynamic.
At current, sticker packs on WhatsApp are within the WebP format which permits builders to compress the picture measurement whereas sustaining its high quality on the internet. However, the Lottie framework permits extra dynamic and fluid animations constructed on movement graphic design software program comparable to Adobe After Effects for native rending on cell gadgets. Stickers created utilizing Lottie are stated 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 function tracker says the “I’m Just a Girl” 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’m Just a Girl” sticker pack is 228KB in measurement.
Gadgets 360 employees members have been capable of confirm the supply of this sticker pack on a secure model of WhatsApp for each Android and iOS gadgets.
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. However, it’s now stated to be rolling out to Indian customers and could also be seen within the coming days.
The AI chatbot shall be powered by Meta’s in-house Llama 3 massive language mannequin (LLM) and shall be accessible throughout apps comparable to WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook.