

The company has provided a template that it claims requires “minimal development or coding experience.”Ī full guide on the sticker submission process can be found here. From there, users can download the apps and then make use of the packs inside WhatsApp. Would-be sticker artists will need to publish their packs as an app on the Google Play or Apple App Store. It’s taking an interesting route to enabling that. However, that’s likely to change in the future since WhatsApp will allow anyone to add stickers that can be used inside the app.

Initially, the app’s 1.5 billion users will have a seemingly limited selection with the first packs provided by WhatsApp’s own design team and some “other artists” chosen by the company. The company said today that support for stickers will roll out to Android and iOS users over “the coming weeks.” WhatsApp is finally adding stickers to its hugely popular messaging app.
