Snapchat is rolling out the ability for users to send Bitmoji stickers to their friends, based on their likeness.
It is the first time Snapchat is seemingly putting its purchase of the company to use since it acquired it earlier this year for a reported $100 million.
Obviously taking its millennial user base into account, the company announced the new feature with a comic strip made of Bitmoji-style characters.
To use the stickers directly in Snapchat, you still need to install the separate iOS or Android Bitmoji app and then link your accounts in your Snapchat settings. Alternatively, Google Allorecently updated its app to similarly turn your selfies into stickers.
Firstly update your Snapchat app, install the Bitmoji app and click the gear icon to open settings in Snapchat.
Select 'Bitmoji' and the app will guide you through connecting your Bitmoji account to your Snapchat.
Bitmoji can be sent in chats, or added as stickers to individual Snaps. To add a sticker, create your Snap in the usual way – by taking a picture or a video – and click the paper icon next to the text edit 'T' in the top right-hand corner.
Click the face icon and select which Bitmoji you want to add. And if your friends are using Bitmoji on Snapchat too, you can use 'friendmoji' - two person emojis based on whoever you're speaking to.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
