ChatGPT Could Soon Let You Create Stickers and Add Them Directly to WhatsApp
WhatsApp stickers have become much more than just another way to react to a message. Sometimes, a single sticker is enough to carry an entire conversation. Now, ChatGPT could make it easier to create personalised stickers and use them directly on WhatsApp.According to a report by Android Authority, the latest ChatGPT Android app version, v1.2026.216, contains strings pointing to a new ChatGPT Stickers feature. The feature appears to be under development and could allow users to create stickers with ChatGPT and add them to supported chat apps.Some of the strings reportedly include options such as “Add to chat apps,” “Add to WhatsApp” and “Download stickers.” For now, WhatsApp is the only messaging app specifically mentioned in the app's code.
How could ChatGPT Stickers work?
If OpenAI eventually rolls out the feature, users could potentially create customised stickers directly inside ChatGPT. After generating a sticker, the app could offer an “Add to WhatsApp” option, allowing the sticker to be transferred directly to WhatsApp.Interestingly, one of the strings reportedly found in the Android app reads “WhatsApp (3 minimum).” This could indicate that users may need at least three stickers before they can add them to WhatsApp as a sticker pack.The three-sticker requirement appears to be related to WhatsApp's sticker-pack requirements rather than a restriction imposed by OpenAI.
WhatsApp already lets you create AI stickers
ChatGPT may not be the first AI-powered service to offer customised stickers. WhatsApp already has an AI sticker creation feature powered by Meta AI.Users can describe the sticker they want using a text prompt, and WhatsApp can generate a sticker based on that description.
How to create a custom sticker on WhatsApp
You can create a personalised sticker directly from WhatsApp by following these steps:
- Open a WhatsApp chat, including your own chat.
- Tap the sticker option.
- Select Create Sticker.
- Choose an image from your gallery or take a new photo.
- Use the cutout feature or turn the entire image into a sticker.
- Add text or emojis if you want to customise it further.
- Tap Send to use the sticker and save it to your sticker collection.
What could make ChatGPT's sticker feature different?
The biggest advantage could be convenience. Instead of creating an image in ChatGPT, downloading it, converting it into a sticker and then adding it to WhatsApp, users could potentially complete the process directly from ChatGPT.This could make ChatGPT particularly useful for creating personalised reaction stickers, memes, characters or stickers based on custom prompts.
When will ChatGPT Stickers launch?
There is no confirmed release date for the ChatGPT Stickers feature at the moment.The feature has reportedly been discovered through strings in the Android app, suggesting that OpenAI is still developing it. Features found through app code can change or even be removed before reaching the public, so there is no guarantee that ChatGPT Stickers will make it to the stable version.It is also unclear whether OpenAI plans to support messaging platforms other than WhatsApp.