What's latest update lets you send stickers in WhatsApp's 2018?

New WhatsApp update lets users send stickers. (Image: WhatsApp)

SINGAPORE: A new update to the WhatsApp messaging app lets users send stickers in their chats.

The Facebook-owned app announced the new feature in its blog on Saturday (Oct 27), adding that it will be available for Android and iOS users in the coming weeks.

Users will be able to pick from a variety of stickers, which include an illustration of a smiling teacup and a crying broken heart, by tapping the new sticker button in their app and selecting the sticker they would like to share in their chats.

Android users will need to get the 2.18.329 version of WhatsApp and iPhone users have to update the app to version 2.18.100, reports said.

WhatsApp also wrote that they will launch sticker packs created by their own designers as well as a selection by other artists.

Stickers are the latest addition to WhatsApp's features, which include GIF, emoji and camera features.

The latest update puts WhatsApp on par with other messaging apps known for their use of stickers such as Line, WeChat and Kakaotalk. Stickers are also available on Facebook's Messenger app.

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