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If we're talking about sticker fever,you probably think there's nothing new under the sun. Today we learned that WhatsApp has gotten down to work to improve its Stickers function, with the aim of offering users many more stickers or stickers than up to now, integrating third-party keyboards.
The WaBetaInfo medium has already had the opportunity to test this functionality, so before it reaches users, we already have the first screenshots that confirm the incorporation of this feature and how it works.
GBoard, the first compatible keyboard application
The first application known to integrate with the sticker system is GBoard, the Google keyboard In fact , this feature has been enabled since last December 12, although for now it is not available in GBoard. This means that if you decide to try it, it won't work, because it's still a work-in-progress feature.
But what exactly will we see? This feature will be made available to users through a beta version of GBoard, which can be viewed and used through WhatsApp beta for Android But what? how exactly does it work? If you have ever used GBoard, you will know that users have a screen with stickers at their disposal to send directly to their contacts.From now on, and thanks to the will of WhatsApp, third-party keyboards such as GBoard will be able to use its Stickers service.
This feature, which has been dubbed Stickers Integration, will make any G Board sticker (static, mind you) sent via WhatsApp automatically converted to a sticker format compatible with WhatsApp
For the moment, stickers are sent as an image
As we have indicated, GBoard beta is not yet enabled to work, but most likely it will start working from the next few weeks. At the moment, what will happen when you try to send a sticker through this tool, is that it will be sent as an image As soon as the function is enabled, it will be transferred as a real sticker.
As indicated by WaBetaInfo, WhatsApp will allow other keyboards to use this integration service in the future. For now, GBoard will have exclusivity.
