We’re always working on making WhatsApp more fun and easier to use, so we’re excited to kick off the new year with new features and design updates to improve your experience.  

• Camera effects: Now, when you take and send a video or photo in your chats, you can choose from 30 backgrounds, filters and effects to transform your shots.
• Selfie stickers: You can now turn your selfies into  stickers. To get started, tap the create sticker icon and you’ll see the camera option to take a selfie and create your sticker. This feature is available on Android now and coming to iOS soon.
• Share a sticker pack: Spotted a sticker pack you know a friend will love? Now you can share them directly in your chats. 
• Quicker reactions: You’ll now be able to double tap a message to react and quickly scroll through your most-used reactions. 

We’re looking forward to introducing more exciting features this year, while continuing to offer private, secure messaging across the world.