FP TrendingMar 26, 2021 18:02:04 IST
The popular Indian festival of colours, Holi, will be celebrated on 29 March, this year. To celebrate the day, people usually get together, play with gulaal, consumer festive snacks like gujiya, drink thandai etc. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, most people will be practicing social distancing and may not meet their friends and loved ones on the day. In order to make the day exciting, and keep the spirit alive, one can send interactive stickers through WhatsApp on Holi. If you are an avid social media user, then you must also explore the quirky Holi avatars on Facebook.
How to download stickers and avatars for Holi 2021
For downloading Holi 2021 stickers on your Android device, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open Whatsapp
Step 2: Go to the chat window of the person you want to send stickers to
Step 3: Tap the smiley icon on the text bar
Step 4: You will see a sticker icon at the bottom, hit it
Step 5: Touch the ‘+’ icon you see on the right corner
Step 6: You will be directed to the sticker library
Step 7: Scroll till you find the ‘Get more stickers’ option. Once found, tap it
Step 8: Google Play Store will open, scroll till you find a suitable Holi 2021 theme sticker pack
Step 9: Download the sticker pack
Step 10: Once done, finish the installation by tapping on ‘Add to WhatsApp’ option
Step 11: Access the Holi 2021 sticker pack through your sticker library.
Follow these to download Holi theme stickers on iPhone:
Step 1: Launch Whatsapp
Step 2: Open the chat window of the person you have to send the sticker to
Step 3: Tap on the text bar, and click on the sticker tab on the right
Step 4: All sticker options available on Whatsapp will open
Step 5: If a sticker pack pertaining to your need is available, download it
Step 6: Once done the stickers will be available in the library
It must be noted that in terms of variety, Android has more options and one can download different stickers available on Google Play Store. When it comes to iOS device, the user is restricted by the number of sticker packs available on the app itself.
Facebook is perhaps one of the most popular social media platforms across the globe. More than often people extend the greeting of a festival on Facebook, so that more people can see it. Since, Holi is a big festival in India, the social media giant has introduced theme centric avatar for its users.
Here is a step-by-step description of how you can get your Holi Avatar:
Step 1: Open Facebook or the Messenger app on your phone
Step 2: Go to the text bar on the comments section
Step 3: Tap on the smiley icon
Step 4: Go to the sticker tab
Step 5: Click on the “Create Your Avatar” or go to the avatar creator in the Bookmarks section of the app
Step 6: You will get your Holi theme avatar sticker from there
Meanwhile over four million people in India have made more than 6.6 million posts and comments about Holi on Facebook.