Latest WhatsApp Beta on iOS Brings Memoji Stickers

The latest beta version of WhatsApp on iOS brings support for Memoji Stickers to iPhone X-series devices. It also brings the 'WhatsApp From Facebook' re-branding that had been rolled out on Android recently. Believed to accept been first reported by WABetaInfo, the tag is visible under WhatsApp's Settings, and is part of the social media giant's plans to eventually unite its messaging services under ane single proper noun.

Equally mentioned already, the biggest change in the new beta on iOS is the app's support for Memoji Stickers. Once the app is updated to the latest version, the stickers tin can be called from a dedicated 'Memoji' section that tin be plant alongside the regular emojis. They also show up in the oftentimes-used section likewise, as tin exist seen from the screenshots above.

WhatsApp has been adding several new features on both Android and iOS, and one of the almost popular ones is the support for biometric authentication to lock and unlock the app. Rolled out before this month to the beta version of the app on Android, the biometric locking option was earlier rolled out on iOS and, enables users to lock the the app with Face ID on newer iPhones or a fingerprint on Android devices and older iPhones.

Equally for the 'WhatsApp from Facebook' re-branding, it'southward part of a concerted attempt by the social media giant to mark its territory and let everyone know who owns the platform. Alongside WhatsApp, the 'from Facebook' branding was also added to Instagram, with the new names slated to appear in the title for both apps in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

Image Courtesy: WABetaInfo