New Feature Roundup: Updates to stickers, calls, channels, status and more

New Feature Roundup: Updates to stickers, calls, channels, status and more
June 12, 2025

It’s been a busy few months bringing new features and updates to WhatsApp. Here’s the latest roundup of some of the new tools, settings, and features you may have missed across the Chats, Calls, and Updates tabs.

Chats
Your place for private and encrypted chats with family and friends

• Animated emojis: We’ve made emojis even more fun. Now when you share one of in chat, they’ll move.
• Animated sticker maker: Take your stickers to the next level by turning your favourite videos into moving stickers.
• Avatar social stickers: Available in one to one chats, social stickers are only shareable with those who have an avatar, and with those you have saved as a contact by default.
• Easier group creation: Start a new group without needing to add anyone right away. Kick it off with just the group name and add others directly or invite them with a link.
• Caption, react and reply to multiple media: Now when you send multiple photos and videos all at once, you can add a shared caption for them all, and recipients can react or reply to the entire collection as well as individual items.

Calls
A dedicated tab to make new calls, share call links, and manage your call history, all in one place
New filters and effects: We’ve added 6 new filters and 6 fun effects for you to use on video calls or when taking a photo.

Updates
This tab is home to Status and Channels, and is separate from your personal chats

• Photo polls on Channels: Polls on Channels just got even more interactive and fun. Now channel admins can add photos to each poll option.
• Starring Channel updates: You can now star your favorite updates to come back to whenever you want.
• Mention groups on Status: Last year we made it possible to mention friends and family in your status. Now, you can also mention your groups. All members of the group will be notified in the group chat, and will be able to reshare the status to their own.