--- title: "WhatsApp Users Soon be Able to Set Avatar as their Profile Picture" description: "WhatsApp was engaged on a feature that permit users to set up “Avatar” profile photos and to answer the video calls with the use of an animated avatar" author: "Siddhi Shaw" published: 2022-08-15 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1878/whatsapp-users-soon-be-able-to-set-avatar-as-their-profile-picture category: "whatsapp" tags: ["whatsapp", "technology", "profile creation"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # WhatsApp Users Soon be Able to Set Avatar as their Profile Picture **WhatsApp** has been engaged on a feature which would permit users to set up “**Avatar**” profile photos. Earlier, it was reported that the **Meta-owned [instant messaging](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/167313/importance-of-instant-messaging-for-business-collaboration) service** has been working on a feature which would permit users to answer the video calls with the use of an animated [avatar](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1241/a-robot-avatar-attends-school-for-iii-german-boy). ``` HIGHLIGHTS WhatsApp was working on a feature that permits users to set avatar profile picture It announced new privacy options to its service that would roll out to all users The group admins would still be notified about the users exit from the group ``` As per the reports, [WhatsApp](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1852/the-dominant-position-in-india-has-not-been-abused-by-whatsapp) has been setting up an **Avatar [profile photo](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/110233/how-to-exchange-twitch-profile-photo-on-iphone)** feature which would permit the users to set a customized avatar as a [display image](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93781/how-to-display-image-after-clicked-button-using-javascript). A screenshot that has been obtained by the WhatsApp data portal portrays the way the users would be able to customize and choose for an avatar, opt for a [background color](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/12937/how-to-style-togglebutton-so-that-the-background-color-is-white) and later set an avatar as a [profile picture](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/103583/changing-skype-profile-picture-how). Well, there has been no such data regarding the feature which was going to be released. Since, it was in the early stage of development, it would take quite a while before it was rolled out to the overall public. Earlier this month, WhatsApp has announced a host of new privacy options to its service that was going to be rolled out to all the users. Some of the new features would include the ability to hide the **Online** status indicator, exit [WhatsApp groups](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36798/can-anyone-provide-the-links-to-whatsapp-groups-for-salesforce-jobs) mutely without notifying any users, and block screenshots for certain messages. After updating the app the users would be able to regulate the visibility of their [Online status](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32576/how-do-i-hide-my-online-status-in-facebook) between either all users, solely contacts or no one. Similar to the way the visibility of different chat options like read receipts would be controlled. Along with this, the WhatsApp users would be able to exit any of the groups silently that they were part of without even notifying the users of the group. Well, the users need to note that the group admins would still be notified about their exit from the group. Also Read: [WhatsApp update let users to choose any emoji with the new Emoji Reaction Feature](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1742/whatsapp-update-let-users-to-choose-any-emoji-with-the-new-emoji-reaction-feature) --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1878/whatsapp-users-soon-be-able-to-set-avatar-as-their-profile-picture Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.