WhatsApp to Launch New Instagram-Inspired “Add Yours” Sticker Feature
WhatsApp’s "Add Yours" sticker has a key difference: an emphasis on privacy.
Meta’s popular messaging app, WhatsApp, is developing a new feature similar to an interactive sticker option already available on its sister platform, Instagram.
This feature, currently accessible only to beta users, is expected to be rolled out in a future update.
The new “Add Yours” sticker for WhatsApp status updates will enable users to create prompts or challenges that encourage contacts to share their own responses, as reported by WABetaInfo.
This interactive feature is designed to foster creativity and engagement among users, allowing them to share experiences, stories, or images around specific themes.
For instance, a user might prompt their contacts to share photos of their pets by adding an “Add Yours” sticker to their status.
Contacts can then tap the sticker to respond with their own pet photos, creating a chain of related updates. While similar to Instagram’s version.
WhatsApp’s “Add Yours” sticker has a key difference: an emphasis on privacy.
Unlike Instagram, where responses can be visible to everyone viewing the sticker, WhatsApp ensures that contributors’ responses remain private.
If a user participates in a status update chain, only their selected audience will see their content.
Furthermore, end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp guarantees that contributions are kept confidential and visible only to the user’s intended audience.
The feature provides a fun, dynamic way for users to connect beyond simple text or image updates.
Through the “Add Yours” sticker, users can spark trends, initiate conversations, or bring a playful element to their interactions on the app.
Currently, the feature is available for users of the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.23.21, which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.