WhatsApp is redesigning many well-known emojis. Instead of static emojis, the messenger wants to use animated smileys in the future.
With its latest Android beta, WhatsApp is now using animated emojis. (Source: georgejmclittle /depositphotos.com)
- WhatsApp currently offers mostly only static emojis. Only the heart emoji is animated.
- In the future, more emojis will be animated – including all smileys.
- The messenger uses the Lottie framework for this purpose.
So far, WhatsApp only has static emojis and no animated ones. The only exception to this are the heart emojis. If you send a single red, green or yellow heart, it will start beating after a while. In the future, even more emojis will be given an animation.
The messenger is currently testing animated emojis in the beta version 2.24.15.15 for Android phones, reports the fan blog WABetaInfoFor this, WhatsApp uses the vector-based graphics format Lottie. According to WABetaInfo, however, not all emojis will be provided with animations, but only some for which the Lottie library already offers animations. You can find out what these are and what the emojis look like on the Website LottieFiles view.
WhatsApp tests animated emojis
According to the fan blog, WhatsApp wants to improve the user experience with the new feature. The animations may also prevent misunderstandings. Many emoji gestures are often misinterpreted. The animation can help to better understand the meaning. It remains unclear whether the animations are always played, stop after a while, or are only played when you send a single emoji.
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The feature is still in the test phase and is only available to a few users. It remains to be seen when the animated emojis will be released to everyone. They briefly appeared in a beta version of the messenger a year ago, but were then apparently discarded.
Another change in the beta version for Android phones shows that WhatsApp is willing to roll out animated emojis this time. If you find the chat too busy with all the animations, you now have the option to turn off animations in the settings.
The planned change seems to be well received by fans. In a survey by Netzwelt, 75 percent are in favor of introducing animated emojis.
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