The latest WhatsApp beta is testing new animated stickers and Doodle UI emoji picker. These new animated stickers could be the GIF replacement we need.

Staff at Keck Hospital of USC lightened the mood during the COVID-19 pandemic by drawing on stickers given to visitors. Then things got political.

Besides, the WhatsApp Doodle interface for Status is now live with the beta version 2.19.106. It is essentially a new look that classifies Stickers and Emojis into two categories.