Whether you’re Instagram famous, a casual doomscroller, or an adventurer about to head off on some daring VR exploits, your Meta Avatar lets you represent yourself seamlessly and hang out with others across the metaverse. More than a billion Meta Avatars have been created to-date, helping people express themselves in digital spaces in new ways.
Can You Hear Me Now? Real-Time Calling With Avatars
We’ve all been there: A call comes in but your hair looks like a hot mess. Or you’ve just been bawling your eyes out while re-watching From Scratch for the umpteenth time (no judgment). Sometimes, we’re just not camera-ready.
Wouldn’t it be great if there were a third option between camera-off and camera-on to let you feel a little more present on the call?
Cue your Meta Avatar. For the first time, Meta is giving people using Messenger and Instagram access to real-time calling with Meta Avatars. Android or iOS. And if you haven’t called your friends as a llama, have you really even lived?
Get in the Groove: Animated Stickers
Avatar stickers have always been a great way to liven up a conversation, but sometimes a static image just feels a little… flat. Whether you want to give someone a thumbs up, applaud a witty one-liner, or facepalm when sharing an embarrassing story, they wanted to put a little more action in those action verbs and truly bring your convos to life.
You can share animated avatar stickers in Instagram and Facebook Stories and Reels, Facebook comments, and 1:1 message threads on Messenger and Instagram. From a jaunty wave hello or a slow clap of approval to showing off your avatar’s dance moves, there are plenty of ways to put your personality on full display.
Better With Friends: Social Stickers
Avatar stickers are a great way to express yourself, but much like selfies, sometimes solo self-expression can get a little lonely.
Luckily, also like selfies, avatar stickers can now be a social activity! @Tagging lets you add a few friends to Facebook Stories, so you and your friends’ avatars can hang out and do things together in the metaverse just like you do IRL. And you can share your social stickers of you and a single friend in 1:1 message threads to crack an inside joke, relive a shared moment, or just enjoy a sense of togetherness, even when you’re apart.
