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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>WhatsApp is working on the ability to create an avatar and set it as a profile photo like Instagram and Facebook.<\/p>\n

In computing, an avatar is a graphical representation of a user or the user’s character or persona.<\/p>\n

WABeta reports that the feature is in its early stages of development.<\/p>\n

WhatsApp is working on setting up avatar profile photo!<\/p>\n

The ability to set up an avatar to use as a profile photo is under development on WhatsApp beta for Android.https:\/\/t.co\/0m70rqCEwi<\/p>\n

Users can customize an avatar, choose a background colour, and set an avatar as a profile photo.<\/p>\n

There is no information about when the feature will be released.<\/p>\n

WhatsApp has announced that it is planning to drop new features to its service like the ability to hide the online status indicator, exit WhatsApp groups silently, and block screenshots for selected messages.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. WhatsApp is working on the ability to create an avatar and set it as a profile photo like Instagram and Facebook. In computing, an avatar is a graphical representation of a user or the user’s character or persona. WABeta reports that the feature is in its early stages of development. 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