2025 is coming to an end, but that’s not stopping the popular instant messaging platform WhatsApp from giving its users some fun little features, with millions of users getting ready to post their pre- and post-2026 celebration moments via the Status feature on WhatsApp.
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that lets users add the 2026 New Year celebration stickers to their WhatsApp Status updates. How can you get this fun little feature on your WhatsApp, and how can you make use of it? Well, you’re at the right place.
WhatsApp Rolling Out New Stickers to Celebrate 2026
Before we dive into how you can access and use these new 2026 celebration stickers for your status on WhatsApp, you need to know that this feature is currently available to users who have installed the beta version of WhatsApp. If you use WhatsApp on an Android smartphone, make sure to install WhatsApp version 2.26.1.4.
You can download the beta version of WhatsApp by joining the beta program on Google Play Store. If you are unable to join the WhatsApp beta program via the Google Play Store, the second option is to sideload the beta APK file.
This can be easily done by visiting the APK Mirror website and downloading the beta APK for WhatsApp. If you don’t want to look for it, just click on this link to download the APK file to your device.
How to Add the Celebration Sticker to Your WhatsApp Status
Let’s take a look at how you can make use of the new 2026 celebration sticker with your status on WhatsApp.
- Launch WhatsApp and tap on the Updates tab at the bottom of the screen.
- Now, tap on the Add Status option. Here, you need to tap on the Layout option. A small 2026 animation will play over the Layout option.
- Now choose or select the images that you want to add to the layout for your WhatsApp Status.
- Once you have selected the photos, select your layout style and tap on the white Done button.
- On the next screen, you will be able to add a caption. Here, a small pop-up will appear saying “Celebrate 2026 with a special sticker”. Tap on Add Sticker.
- A green sticker with 2026 written on it will be added to your layout.
- You can pinch the sticker to resize and move it around.
- Tap on the sticker lightly to change the color from green to red. If you tap on it again, it will change from red to purple. Tapping it again will change the color from purple to green.
Apart from just this new 2026 sticker for your WhatsApp Status, WhatsApp has also introduced a brand new Happy New Year sticker pack. This sticker pack contains 14 stickers, including the sticker to add to your status. This sticker pack is around 488 KB. To get the sticker pack, simply open up any chat and tap on the Emoji icon on the left side of the text field.
Tap on the stickers tab and then select the icon that has the +icon in the bottom right corner. Here you can see all the new stickers that have been released by WhatsApp under the All Stickers tab. On the Your Stickers tab, you will see all sticker packs that you have installed or downloaded from the Google Play Store.
Conclusion
So, what are your thoughts about the new 2026 stickers coming to WhatsApp for all users in a gradual manner? Are you going to be using these stickers? Do you know someone who would be using these stickers a lot? If you know someone, share this article with them to let them know about the fun New Year celebration stickers that they can use to celebrate and wish their friends and relatives.
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