WhatsApp adds new festive features – but they won’t be here for long
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WhatsApp has added a little colour to the chat to welcome in the New Year. As if a controversial new ‘typing’ icon wasn’t enough of a refresh, the messaging platform’s latest update includes some fun new animations. Celebratory emoji reactions – including champagne flutes, popping bottle, or the party hat and party popper – release a pop of confetti on your screen.
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Second in the trio of festive updates is a selection of new backgrounds, filters and falling confetti you can choose from when making video calls. Finally, WhatsApp has released a whole New Year’s Even sticker pack with themed avatar stickers. ‘Whether you’re sending a cheerful greeting or a heartful message, these make it more fun and easy to convey your feelings in a fun and creative way’, a WhatsApp spokesperson said.
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There’s a lot to play around with, buy you don’t have much time to check it out. A spokesperson said: ‘To celebrate the new year on WhatsApp, we’re excited to surprise users with some fun features to enjoy when chatting or calling with friends and family.
‘These limited-time features will be available starting tomorrow 20th December to 3rd January, adding a little extra excitement to holiday conversations.’. So how can you make sure you have the latest version of WhatsApp that lets you avail of the fun?.
