WeChat 8.0 released: Yellow face emojis can move and you can throw bombs to friends

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On January 19, at the WeChat Night of the 2021 WeChat Open Class Pro version, Zhang Xiaolong said that WeChat has not had a major upgrade for many years, and the next version of WeChat will have new emojis. He revealed that the next version of WeChat will have the ability to emojis such as throwing bombs at people.

Sure enough, all of these have been realized in the WeChat 8.0 version that was launched tonight!

The WeChat team said that in order to enrich the way people express themselves on WeChat, WeChat 8.0 has upgraded the small expressions. When users send or receive a single small expression in a chat, an animation effect will be played. Some small expression animation effects can be played in full screen.

In WeChat version 8.0, some whimsical ideas have become reality , such as throwing bombs at each other with friends, setting off fireworks that fill the entire screen, and sending celebratory fireworks.

Currently, WeChat 8.0 has only been released for the iOS platform, and the Android version has not yet followed up.

The following is WeChat 8.0 update feedback from netizens (incomplete):

1. The home page has changed.

2. A new floating window manager similar to the "Multi-tasking Manager" has been added. You can enter it by swiping right in the chat window.

3. Added "My Status", where you can select your current personal status and see people who have the same status as you.

4. Added "WeChat Beans", which can be recharged in "Me - Avatar - WeChat Beans". 1 yuan = 7 WeChat Beans, which can be used to purchase virtual goods during the video account live broadcast.

5. Added full-screen animations for special expressions in the built-in expression pack, such as "Celebrate" will fill the screen with fireworks.

6. The yellow face expression will move. The default will be larger than before and will show animation.