WhatsApp now has stickers: A look at how to make your own stickers, save favourites, how to send and everything else you need to know.
WhatsApp stickers were made available for everyone on Android and iOS last month. Since launch, stickers quickly became popular, especially during the festival season. In India, which is the largest user base for WhatsApp, more stickers in regional languages were circulated on the platform. The feature is open to third-party, which means developers from around the world can create and add stickers for WhatsApp.
In addition to the quirky sticker packs that WhatsApp offers, users can create their own personalised stickers as well. So they can have a custom sticker of say, their pet or themselves or anything else from their phone’s photo gallery. The Facebook-owned company is also looking to add search for stickers, a feature that was spotted on Android beta.
Let us take a look at how to make your own stickers and add to WhatsApp, how to send and everything else you need to know:
To be able to use sticker packs, WhatsApp Android users need to update to version 2.18.329. In iOS, the feature is included in version 2.18.100 of WhatsApp. Sticker for WhatsApp was launched with 12 free packs such as Cuppy by Minseung Song, Bibimbap Friends by Pete Ellison, Biscuit by Ghostbot etc. Once downloaded, these sticker packs will be available offline as well.
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To start using stickers on WhatsApp for Android, follow these steps:
• Open keyboard in a chat, where users should see a new sticker button at the bottom left.
• A new Stickers tab will open when users click on the sticker button.
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• The Stickers tab has a dedicated icon for the recently used stickers, starred, favourites followed by sticker packs that the user has downloaded. Users can mark their favourite stickers by tapping on the star option.
ticker for WhatsApp was launched with 12 free packs such as Cuppy by Minseung Song, Bibimbap Friends by Pete Ellison, Biscuit by Ghostbot etc.
• WhatsApp also has a Sticker Store that one can access by tapping the + icon at the top. Here, users can select the sticker packs they want to download
• One can download as many sticker packs they like.
• Next, users can simply select the sticker they want to share and send to chat.
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• WhatsApp stickers can be accessed from WhatsApp Web as well app.
WhatsApp does not exactly let you create and add your own stickers, but third-party apps do.
One such app is ‘Sticker maker for WhatsApp’ that lets you turn any photo into a sticker. You can create stickers of photos from your phone’s gallery or Drive, Google Photos etc. So how to use this app? Let us take a look:
One such app is ‘Sticker maker for WhatsApp’ that lets you turn any photo into a sticker.
The first step is to obviously download the ‘Sticker maker for WhatsApp’ app, available on Google Play Store. Before you get started, there are a few things to keep in mind. Firstly, you can create your own sticker pack with up to 30 stickers in one pack. Once the pack is added to WhatsApp, you can not edit or add stickers to it. So, for instance, if you have published a sticker pack with just five stickers in it, you can not add more stickers to the same pack. To do so, you will need to create a new sticker pack and add as a different one on WhatsApp.
• Open the ‘Sticker maker for WhatsApp’ app and click on “Create a new sticker pack” option.
• Enter the sticker pack’s name and author.
• A new page that lets you add up to 30 custom stickers of your own will open. Do note that the icon on top will be the tray icon or the icon which will appear as an identifier for you sticker pack in WhatsApp.
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• Now, click on ‘add sticker’ icons to start creating your own, custom stickers from the gallery.
You can create stickers of photos from your phone’s gallery or Drive, Google Photos etc.
• You can crop images to select the portion you want as a sticker. In case you go wrong with cropping somewhere, there is an option to restart the process. Once cropped, it will be added as one of the stickers in your sticker pack.
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• Finally, click on ‘Publish Sticker Pack’ option at the bottom right corner and confirm to publish.
• Once users publish sticker pack, it will automatically show up in WhatsApp and your sticker pack in the app will be identified with the tray icon.
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• These stickers can be sent across to your contacts and friends, who will also be able to view sticker pack’s name as well as author.
• The recipients will be able to forward the stickers to their contacts.
WhatsApp could add a search feature for stickers on Android and the feature is currently under development, according to a WABetaInfo report. Sticker search will reportedly let users search for individual stickers packs, similar to how search is available for emojis, GIFs etc.
WhatsApp could add a search feature for stickers on Android and the feature is currently under development. (Image: WABetaInfo)
A new lens icon will be added on the bottom left corner of the stickers tab, clicking on which will open the search bar. Here, users can search for individual sticker packs. The feature will make it easier to search for stickers, especially as WhatsApp intends to add more sticker packs in the coming months.
The new sticker pack feature on WhatsApp has been around only for a couple of days which is why most folks still have no idea about it. The feature allows you to send cool stickers while chatting to make the conversation even more enjoyable and engaging.
Currently, there aren’t a whole lot of sticker packs available and you might not find a sticker pack that interests you. There’s no reason to be disappointed though because you can create your very own custom sticker pack to include all the things that you could relate to or whatever makes you happy.
While creating a custom sticker pack may sound extremely difficult and would require graphic designing, we’re happy to say that this isn’t the case. You can create your very on WhatsApp sticker pack without having to spend hours designing stickers or editing images.
So let’s take a look at the easiest way to create your custom WhatsApp sticker pack.
Related: The best WhatsApp sticker packs you should download
Yes! you read that right.
In fact, all stickers are, are simply PNG images without backgrounds. PNG images can be saved without backgrounds, hence you would not have to edit the image to remove the background to use the image as a sticker on WhatsApp.
Downloading PNG images is fairly simple as there are a couple of websites which offer the ability to download PNG images for free.
Open the website of your choice and then search for images based on your interests and what you’d like to use as a sticker. Be sure to download at least 3 or more images which you’d like to use as stickers in WhatsApp. Once you’ve downloaded these PNG images and then let’s move on to the next step.
Few of the best websites to download PNG images are:
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The application isn’t available on the Google Play Store, unfortunately, however, you can download the Personal Stickers for WhatsApp (APK) file and install it on your device.
If you aren’t familiar with how to install APK files on Android, then we’d suggest taking a look at our guide on how to install APK files on Android.
Once the application is installed simply grant the required permissions and then proceed to the next step.
Once you’ve got your PNG images downloaded as well as the Personal Stickers for WhatsApp application installed on your device, then here are the steps to follow:
Now tap the 3 dots which should be on the top right of the screen and then tap on Move. Transfer the files to the Download folder and then open the Personal Stickers for WhatsApp app.Here’s another way to create your own WhatsApp stickers, however, it might be a little more tricky than simply using images without backgrounds.
This app would let you remove the background from an image to make a sticker out of the image. Using the application is fairly simple. We’d suggest using an image which does not have a complex background to speed up the process since it might take a while trying to remove the background if it’s too complicated.
You could also create stickers out of your very own selfies by removing the background using this application. So let’s hop right in and see how to remove the background from images to use them as WhatsApp stickers.
You could also use other applications to erase the background from an image as well. So here’s another example on how to do so.
PicsArt is one of the most popular image editing applications available on Android. The application also has the feature to remove out a background from an image which is what we are looking for.
So let’s check out how to remove the background from an image using PicsArt.
Bonus Tip: You can edit the image further and make it even better by adding effects.
Emojis are the super fun to use and share during conversations especially when we have not much to talk about while texting.
What’s even better is having the ability to create your own custom emoji. Yes! you read that right. You can create your own emoji characters within just a few seconds and use them as WhatsApp stickers too.
So let’s check out how to create your own custom emoji characters using your smartphone.
When you tap on Save the emoji would be saved in PNG format which is perfect for using it as a WhatsApp sticker.
To create your own WhatsApp sticker pack you would have to create at least three images since that’s the minimum requirement of creating a sticker pack for WhatsApp. Once you have three or more images with removed backgrounds, then you could follow the same steps as mentioned above on how to add stickers to WhatsApp.
Voila’ you’ve got your very own custom sticker pack to boast about amongst your friends who are still using the pre-installed stickers on WhatsApp.
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One of the most popular instant messengers WhatsApp has been constantly improved, getting more and more new features.
However, users of the application have been waiting for the appearance of stickers for a very, very long time. And recently we received a long-awaited option. At the same time, anyone can easily create their own set of stickers, using at least the heroes of famous works, even photos of their cat. Let's figure out how to create stickers for the most popular messenger on your own.
Another good and simple program that you can use for free. Start adding your own photos using the "+" button in the app. After adding images, you will need to select an area and create stickers. The minimum set can also consist of at least 3 stickers.
Because stickers are PNG images, you have the option to manually add PNG files to WhatsApp and use them as stickers. This application allows you to use and easily import PNG images into WhatsApp and create sticker packs from them. Just select a PNG file on your device, the application will process it, and you will get a ready-made sticker as a result.
The first app turns your photos into stickers without removing their background. But if you want, you can do that too. WhatStickers.in is practically the "twin brother" of Custom sticker maker, which is why we combined them into one category. The sticker set is limited to 30 pieces. Background Eraser has similar functionality.
MojiPop is a set of tools for creating emoji style stickers. Just take a selfie or choose a photo where you can highlight your face, and the app will create an avatar that you can customize and save as a sticker.
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Now you can make your own stickers in WhatsApp
How to use WhatsApp on a computer without a smartphone
So far, the ability of to make your own stickers in WhatsApp is limited only to the desktop version.
That is, if you plan to make your dream come true on a smartphone or tablet, then nothing will work. WhatsApp Desktop or WhatsApp Web only. However, there is nothing complicated about this. So let's move on to the instructions.
Since we need the desktop version of WhatsApp to create stickers, being able to connect to it almost without using an iPhone is very useful. I myself use - if I use - only WhatsApp Web, so I will show everything using the example of the browser version of the messenger:
You can only log in to WhatsApp Web using your phone
They lied to us: WhatsApp can read our conversations and does it
After the sign-in process is complete, we can postpone the iPhone - we will no longer need it.
Now we go directly to creating stickers in WhatsApp :
The sticker can only be made in the web version of WhatsApp
Whatsapp has a built-in sticker editor
Naturally, WhatsApp only offers a basic set of tools sticker editing : crop, rotate, add emoji, add text, fill and decorate. In general, nothing special. Therefore, drawing a picture from scratch directly in the application interface will not work. But for situational stickers, this will be enough.
Whatsapp on iPhone doesn't know that you just made your own stickers
Despite the fact that WhatsApp allows to create stickers, it does not allow you to collect them in a single set (stickerpack).
