Anyone can now include Emoji emoticons in WhatsApp photos

Although the information was filtered last July, and since September the users of the trial version you are already enjoying it, it is now when WhatsApp opens the doors for all users to enjoy photo editing . A feature that is very reminiscent of what was seen in Snapchat and that offers many more possibilities to an application that was getting off the hook.

This is the editing tools for photos and videos taken directly on WhatsApp And no, we're not talking about photographic filters or touch-ups for videos that make them look professional. We are talking about stickers to decorate, texts to label, and a drawing tool with which to mark any interesting question or simply draw on the image. Useful and fun questions that will generate a lot of new content on WhatsApp

To do this, just share a photo or video on a regular basis Of course, they must be your own content. That is, you have to go through the camera icon and take a snapshot of that moment or record a video by holding down the capture buttonImages previously captured and stored in the terminal's gallery are useless. A point that we hope will be modified soon for everyone's amusement.

How to edit photos and videos

In any case, once the image or video has been captured, and before sending it in an individual or group chat, the editing screen. Until now it allowed you to crop the image or view the content prior to sending it. However, three new icons now appear in the upper right corner.

The smiley icon gives way to Emoji emoticons This is a good selection of these symbols that are well recognizable by all users of WhatsApp and that can be pasted directly on the image. In addition, they can be adjusted with the pinch gesture and moved wherever you want. It is worth mentioning that the first emoticons in arrow and circle shape are also adjustable to highlight any detail of the image.

The second icon, in the shape of a “T”, offers the possibility to enter a label or title for the video or snapshot. Simply write what you want to write. The good thing is that it also has a color bar that offers different shades to tint the text. An interesting trick is that, sliding your finger from the bar to the left, in addition to choosing a more defined tone, also allows change the format of the letters, choosing between italics, underlined and bold

Lastly there is the pencil icon In this case it is a drawing tool. With it it is possible to make freehand strokes on the images. It doesn't matter if it's to write with our calligraphy or to mark something or draw on the imageIt also has a color bar in which to choose the tone of the line In addition, by sliding your finger from this it is possible to choose the line thickness

In short, functions to give more diversity and color to selfies, videos and images taken through Whatsapp Of course, at the moment this function is only available for terminals Android, by downloading its latest update via Google Play Store iOS userswill have to wait a little longer.