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Leaked WhatsApp Feature Allows Users to Create Customized Stickers Using Their Own Image (www.techtimes.com)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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WhatsApp is developing an AI-powered feature allowing users to create personalized stickers using their own images. The feature is currently in beta testing and is expected to be rolled out to the public soon.

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[–] TheGrandNagus 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I can see this being interesting for about 4 minutes until the novelty wears off.

I don't get why proprietary apps love having this feature creep where more and more stuff gets bolted on, usually just making the app unnecessarily bloated, buggy, unintuitive, etc.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

I use similar feature on discord quite extensively (custom emote/sticker) and i don't feel they are just a novelty. Allows us to have inside joke / custom reaction to specific event and I really miss it when trying out open source alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

I'm sure this is good for privacy.

[–] aeronmelon 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The worst feature Apple announced at WWDC, and people are already copying it.

Have some standards, WhatsApp!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I can't wait to finally have a fucking hiking emoji! Fucking mandela effect

[–] coffeebiscuit 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The worst!? It’s brilliant! … but maybe you aren’t that good at making decent images.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Someone has a different opinion than you. Quick, insult them!

[–] coffeebiscuit -1 points 5 months ago

Someone says something about someone’s capabilities, it must be an insult! It must be pointed out!

  • it wast quick… took me two hours.
[–] Zak 7 points 5 months ago

Signal has offered custom stickers for years, but it's up to the user to generate them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Doesn't Snapchat do this already without AI?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

But being able to block people from sending me voice messages is never coming, right? It's still gonna be my dream, though

[–] HootinNHollerin 5 points 5 months ago

Don’t use Meta’s spyware

[–] Mr_Dr_Oink 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Is this different to the custom sticker feature whatsapp has had for years?

Ive made a few stickers before that i can send to others.

Or is this a feature of the samsung gallery that is incorporated into whatsapp?

[–] CosmoNova 3 points 5 months ago

They need AI to copy a feature Discord has had for the better part of a decade? Ok?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Google Messages already has this this