The feature will probably begin rolling out sometime in the coming weeks. What you need to know WhatsApp will soon gain support for animated sticker images. WhatsApp briefly rolled out support for animated stickers on Android with beta v2.20.194.7. The latest WhatsApp beta v2.20.194.9, however, removes the feature. A report published by WABetaInfo earlier this month had revealed that WhatsApp is planning to introduce the ability to search messages by date on both Android and iOS. While the search by date feature is expected to begin rolling out sometime later this year, it looks like WhatsApp users will soon be able to view animated stickers. WhatsApp added support for animated stickers with beta version 2.20.194.7 on Android and 2.20.70.26 on iOS (via WABetaInfo ). As per Android Police , however, the feature has now been removed with the latest beta v2.20.194.9. If you have WhatsApp beta 2.20.194.7 installed on your phone, you may be able to view animated stickers in