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Whether you\u2019re Instagram famous, a casual doomscroller, or an adventurer about to head off on some daring VR exploits, your Meta Avatar<\/a> lets you represent yourself seamlessly and hang out with others across the metaverse. More than a billion Meta Avatars have been created to-date<\/a>, helping people express themselves in digital spaces in new ways. And today, we\u2019re sharing some updates that make your avatar more fun, useful, and social than ever before.<\/p>\n

Can You Hear Me Now? Real-Time Calling With Avatars<\/h2>\n

We\u2019ve all been there: A call comes in but your hair looks like a hot mess. Or you\u2019ve just been bawling your eyes out while re-watching From Scratch<\/em> for the umpteenth time (no judgment). Sometimes, we\u2019re just not camera-ready.<\/p>\n

Wouldn\u2019t it be great if there were a third option between camera-off and camera-on to let you feel a little more present<\/em> on the call?<\/p>\n

Cue your Meta Avatar. For the first time, we\u2019re giving people using Messenger and Instagram access to real-time calling with Meta Avatars. Android or iOS, we\u2019re phone agnostic. And if you haven\u2019t called your friends as a llama, have you really even lived?<\/p>\n

Get in the Groove: Animated Stickers<\/h2>\n

Avatar stickers have always been a great way to liven up a conversation, but sometimes a static image just feels a little\u2026 flat. Whether you want to give someone a thumbs up, applaud a witty one-liner, or facepalm when sharing an embarrassing story, we wanted to put a little more action<\/em> in those action verbs and truly bring your convos to life.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s dance moves, there are plenty of ways to put your personality on full display.<\/p>\n

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Better With Friends: Social Stickers<\/h2>\n

Avatar stickers are a great way to express yourself, but much like selfies, sometimes solo self-expression can get a little lonely.<\/p>\n

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\u2019 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\u2019re apart.<\/p>\n

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Avatar Creation in a Jiffy<\/h2>\n

Meta Avatars help people express themselves in digital spaces in new ways. And now, it\u2019s even easier to make one. We\u2019re testing a new feature on Facebook and WhatsApp where you can take a live selfie and in seconds we\u2019ll give you a suggested avatar option generated from your selfie. You can pick from these options and further personalize them to best represent yourself, making avatar creation much easier and faster. This is a long-term process (think more SATs, less pop quiz), so we\u2019ll keep testing, refining, and improving this feature over time.<\/p>\n

Sporting New Looks<\/h2>\n

You may have noticed that our VR avatars look a little different than those across Meta\u2019s family of apps \u2014 the proportions are a little more, well, proportional. No one wants to look like a cake pop, and now, you don\u2019t have to. We\u2019re standardizing the look of our avatars across all<\/em> our platforms, so the way you show up in VR will match how you show up on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp.<\/p>\n

Not only does that mean your avatar will look a little more realistic, it also means you\u2019ll be better able to show off your \u2019fits since the focus won\u2019t be drawn to your comically oversized noggin.<\/p>\n

And we\u2019re continuing to bring the brands you know and love into the experience for some killer new looks. We added another luxury brand to the Avatars Store this summer with the launch of six Valentino outfits and one stellar pair of Valentino Garavani<\/a> VLogo Signature earrings. The virtual collection features the brand\u2019s signature Pink PP color, as well as items with the iconic pattern Valentino Toile Iconographe. We\u2019re also partnering with Capcom<\/a> to bring styles symbolic of various characters in Street Fighter 6<\/em><\/a> (Chun-Li for life!) to the Avatars Store. And finally, we\u2019re gearing up for this summer\u2019s soccer matches on the world stage by launching the US Women\u2019s National team<\/a>\u2019s home and away kits.<\/p>\n

Social and stylish, fashionable and fun, no matter how you slice it, avatars give us a glimpse of the opportunities for self-expression that will be afforded by the metaverse. Stay tuned for even more avatar news in the months ahead as we work to make Meta Avatars more fun and useful than ever.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n