ChatGPT Android Code Hints at Direct WhatsApp Sticker Export

OpenAI appears to be developing a feature that would allow users to generate custom stickers directly within ChatGPT and export them to WhatsApp with a single tap, according to code found in the latest Android version of the app. The discovery, made through an analysis of the app's code, suggests a streamlined process that would eliminate the current multi-step workaround required to turn AI-generated images into WhatsApp stickers.

The feature, identified as "ChatGPT Stickers," was uncovered in the source code of the ChatGPT Android app, version 1.2026.216. Code strings reference an "Add to WhatsApp" option within a sharing menu, indicating a direct pipeline to the messaging platform. This would allow users to create a sticker from a text prompt and add it to WhatsApp as part of a custom sticker pack, bypassing the need to manually download, edit, and import images through third-party tools.

Currently, creating a custom WhatsApp sticker from an AI image involves generating the image, removing its background, saving it, and using a separate application to format and import it. The proposed integration would handle this conversion internally, packaging the AI-generated artwork...