WhatsApp rolled out 12 stickers pack for its users in the latest update version 2.18. The users can now view these stickers under a new option in the emoji section of the app called Stickers, which they can share with friends and family on personal and group chats. “Whether with a smiling teacup or a crying broken heart, stickers help you share your feelings in a way that you can’t always express with words. To start, we’re launching sticker packs created by our designers at WhatsApp and a selection of stickers from other artists,” WhatsApp had said in a blog post. Additionally, it has also added support for third-party sticker packs to allow users to create their own personal stickers for WhatsApp. If you want to make things more interesting, you can create your own sticker packs, and then load them onto WhatsApp by following the step-by-step guide below. These stickers can be published on Google Play Store from where they can be downloaded by multiple users. Before you start, there are two pre-requisites needed to create your own stickers pack: (1) Latest version (2.18) or above of WhatsApp, and (2) Working Internet connection. After the above process is complete, open WhatsApp and go to the Stickers section by tapping on the Emoji icon from the left of the text box. Choose the Stickers option and look for the stickers you have added. Tap on it to send the stickers you have created with your friends and family. If you want to create a sticker app which anybody can use, then you need to follow the below instructions given by WhatsApp: To create your own sticker art, your stickers must meet the following requirements:
- Each sticker is an image that has a transparent background. * Stickers must be exactly 512×512 pixels. * Each sticker must be less than 100 KB. See the README files associated with the sample apps for tips on reducing the file size of your stickers. You must also provide an icon that will be used to represent your sticker pack in the WhatsApp sticker picker or tray. This image should be 96×96 pixels and must be less than 50 KB. See the README files associated with the sample apps for tips on reducing the file size of your tray icon. In addition to the requirements above, we strongly recommend the following when designing your stickers:
- Stickers will render on a variety of backgrounds, including white, black, colored and patterned. For this reason, we recommend you add an 8-pixel #FFFFFF stroke to the outside of each sticker. View this sample Photoshop (PSD) file. * There should be a 16-pixel margin between the actual sticker image and the edge of the 512×512 pixel canvas.
