The objective of WhatsApp is to improve the user experience and that is why every week they are presenting new updates. The last great success of the Meta service was the implementation of the stickers, since millions of people use them to make their conversations more fun and even funny, unlike the classic emoticons that only serve to express feelings and emotions or represent things. .
The aforementioned instant messaging platform has just launched a last update in the WhatsApp Beta program for iOS users, which brought with it a new tool that will allow you to create personalized stickers from your own images, which means that you no longer have to resort to external applications, reported the technology portal wabetainfo.
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As you remember, WhatsApp It already has a very similar native function, however, it can only be used in the WhatsApp Web or Desktop version, very useful if you have access to a computer or laptop. Now, in a matter of seconds you will also create your stickers through the mobile application, it is estimated that it will be deployed to Android users in the coming days.
The guide to create WhatsApp stickers in the mobile app
- First, download the beta version of WhatsApp for iOS 16, don’t worry, we’ll tell you how to get it later.
- Now, open the photo gallery on iPhone.
- Choose an image and press (and hold) on the subject to remove the background.
- Now, drag the silhouette to WhatsApp and drop it in the conversation where you want to send it.
- Finally, the messaging app will ask you if you want to convert the image to a sticker, accept.
Preview of the function to create WhatsApp stickers. (Photo: Wabeta Info)
How to be a WhatsApp beta tester on iOS?
- The first thing you should do is download TestFlight on the App Store.
- When you have installed it, simply open this link to apply for a position in WhatsApp Beta for iPhone
- You should now be redirected back to TestFlight.
- Press Accept to get the position and it will not take long for WhatsApp beta to be installed on your cell phone.
- It should be noted that on iPhone the participants of the WhatsApp beta are a little more limited.
- Remember that every time you enter the WhatsApp beta, it may take a while for the latest version to download.
How to delete your WhatsApp account if your cell phone was stolen?
- No one is going to want you to uninstall their account WhatsApp for you to open yours, so many iOS or Android devices have the “Dual Messenger” function.
- It is a tool that duplicates applications such as WhatsApp, Messenger or Facebook, it means that you will open two accounts on the same device, this is the key for you to delete your account from the stolen phone.
- First, contact the operator that provides you with telephone services and cancel the line, so the criminal will not be able to use the SIM card to send verification codes and access your bank accounts or social networks.
- Now, instantly and in person, go to the agency that provides the same service to obtain a duplicate SIM card.
- When you get it, insert the chip into the device and proceed to activate the “Dual Messenger” function on the secondary phone.
- open the copy of WhatsApp > choose a language > click on “Accept and continue” > and register your number as normal. Remember to restore the last backup.
- You will receive a verification code by SMS text message to verify the authenticity of the SIM.
- Finally, this is how the account will have been automatically closed on the stolen smartphone.
- If you want to strengthen the security of your account, activate unlocking by fingerprint, it is undoubtedly an option that will help you in case you are a victim of crime.