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'Toy Story 5' arrives on WhatsApp with thematic mode

From El Comercio · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • WhatsApp users can personalize their messaging app with a "Toy Story 5" theme, coinciding with the movie's June 19 release in Ecuador.
  • This aesthetic modification is not an official Meta feature but a series of external configurations using mobile operating system customization tools.
  • Users can change the app's interface, background images, and notification sounds, and can also use Meta AI to generate Pixar-style images and character summaries.

Fans of Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 5," set to premiere in Ecuador on June 19, can now bring the beloved characters to their WhatsApp chats. A "Toy Story 5" theme allows users to customize their messaging interface, transforming the app's appearance to match the upcoming film's aesthetic.

This popular customization is not an official feature developed by Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp. Instead, it's a collection of external aesthetic modifications that leverage the personalization capabilities built into mobile operating systems. These changes are applied only to the user's device, meaning their contacts will continue to see standard chat interfaces.

Users can personalize their experience by setting "Toy Story"-themed images as chat backgrounds and even assigning character-related audio clips as notification tones. The process involves downloading visual resources and, in some cases, installing a third-party launcher like Nova Launcher on Android devices. iPhone users can make similar adjustments through their device's native settings.

Beyond visual customization, the integrated Meta AI within WhatsApp offers interactive "Toy Story 5" features. Users can prompt the AI to generate images in the Pixar style, request summaries of the saga's character backstories, or even ask for iconic movie quotes to update their status messages. This integration allows fans to engage with the "Toy Story" universe in new and creative ways.

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Originally published by El Comercio in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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