Overview

• Meta’s newsroom post confirms WhatsApp now supports Live Photos on iOS and Motion Photos on Android for richer image sharing.
• When viewed in WhatsApp, these images animate briefly and play the original audio when tapped, mirroring their behavior in native galleries.
• The rollout is ongoing, with some iOS users reporting they can receive Live Photos but cannot yet send them.
• Meta AI features now generate custom chat themes and video call backgrounds, with availability varying by user.
• Android gains a built-in document scanner, and WhatsApp adds new sticker packs plus easier group search to round out the update.