WhatsApp is rolling out New Festive Features to make New Year messaging, calls, and Status Updates more fun and expressive. The new festive update introduces a 2026 animated sticker pack, video call effects, confetti reaction, and animated status layout to help users celebrate and connect in creative ways.
You can share the animated sticker pack for 2026 in both individual and group chats to add a festive tone to conversations. Users can also place the 2026 stickers inside the status layout, making their New Year updates more visually engaging and thematic once they receive this feature.
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WhatsApp is rolling out New Festive Features to celebrate 2026
The sticker integrates with layout templates naturally to help users highlight the transition into 2026 alongside photos or videos in the status editor. It is a cohesive and expressive way to welcome the New Year across the Platform.
These stickers offer an extra layer of celebration and make the messages and status updates feel more special on New Year’s Day. The meta-owned messaging app handles over 100 billion messages and 2 billion calls on a regular day, but the meta-owned messaging app says that twenty-four hours, when everyone welcomes a New year globally consistently tops these chats.
Add sparkle to Video Calls with festive Effects
The meta-owned messaging has also added a new video call effects that make New Year celebrations feel even more immersive. Users can add fireworks, confetti, and star animations to video calls that light up the screen by tapping on the effects.
These effects on video calls create a sense of shared excitement, even when your friends, family, and loved ones are far apart.
Animated Confetti Reactions
The meta-owned messaging app has also brought back the animated confetti reaction feature for users. A festive animation spreads across the chat when the user reacts with the confetti emoji to any messages and makes the chat more joyful. The Confetti reaction works with these emoji: Party Popper, Partying Gace, Confetti Ball, clinking Glasses, and Bottle with Popping Cork.
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