WhatsApp is reportedly preparing a change that would let users attach audio to stickers they make from photos and videos. The move would extend a feature the messaging app has offered for years: sending stickers in chats, either from ready-made packs or from user-created image and video sources.

Reported audio limits

The capability described in the source is time-based. Users could record audio for stickers in two lengths: up to 10 seconds for image stickers and up to five seconds for animated stickers. If this arrives as described, it would turn still or moving sticker creations into brief sound bites inside conversations.

Interface adjustments alongside audio

The same report points to other sticker and chat interface work. WhatsApp is also said to be testing a new two-line compose box, a change that could affect how users draft messages. In addition, it may let users add or remove an outline from stickers, giving creators more control over how a sticker sits on top of chat backgrounds.

What this means for users

Stickers are already a quick way to respond without typing, and WhatsApp's existing sticker tools let people make them from images and videos. Audio could make those creations feel closer to short voice replies while keeping the visual format. For chat users, that may offer a more expressive way to react, but the exact rollout, availability, and controls would depend on a future update.

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