Whenever I get a new "toy," I just like to play around with it as much as possible. Such is true with my new iPhone. Sure, I am already familiar with most of the apps due to my MacBook. Many are similar, not exactly the same. I also know about many of the secondary functions, due to the phone my mother gets to use because of her government association. However, I'm still getting used to the wonderful world of mobile apps. One of the delays is the bad data coverage on my plan. I mean, 3G isn't that useful for quick downloading, if I can get anything at all. Therefore, I mostly have to use my home's wifi to download and work with anything beyond the typical call. That's alright with me, as I'm just learning the basics. So far, I have only installed Facebook and Messenger. I find it strange that they are combined on the regular site, but I expect that is because of the additional features the dedicated app has. One of those features is avatar stickers. On the app, one can create a virtual version of themselves and use those avatars as the basis of a sticker one can use in comments and other post functions. I can't be sure if that feature had migrated to the main site before is downloaded the app or not, but I definitely noticed the feature on the site soon after I installed the app. Now, I was already familiar with Apple's version of this, the Memoji. I even previewed that image in a previous post. The process was similar, but there were major differences. The Memoji only has the top portion of the body visible, so nothing below the thorax can be seen. Also, the body type is slightly more cartoonish. In some graphics, the bare arms are so thin, they remind me of Kermit the Frog's arms whenever he would wave them around inn an hysterical manner. On the plus side, clothing options could be in a wide range of colors. Also, one could adapt them with features outside of the regular building process using the Markup app. I put a white "UK" on the shirt I was wearing in mine. Facebook's avatar is full-body, so the legs and feet matter. They can't always be seen, but they are there. The avatar has a much wider range of clothing. However, each style is only available in one color scheme. If it can be changed, I haven't found a way to do it yet. Facebook even provides a 'closet' to store extra clothing styles. Although, I received an update notification saying that my base style may have been discontinued, or something. I still have it locked away, I think. Some of these styles are for sale, which seems a little odd to me. At least there is a wider range of poses/stickers than Apple has. Here is my avatar.
Full disclosure, I'm not as buff as depicted. Theoretically, I could one day get this swole, if I had intensive training and a strict diet within three to six months. I do believe I have mesomorph metabolism. Too bad I didn't discover that until I was almost thirty, when the best years to gain mass were just behind me. I just don't have the time in my schedule to work out enough. The hair is about right. I could've added some highlights, but they just didn't look right. I have since added a different pair of glasses that look better on me. I do look a bit thick, though, around the middle, which might be a little heavier than I actually am. Of course, many men would say about the same things. I am trying not to overdo the look, although I have added this as my profile pic, but with a darker background. Apart from all of this avatar creation, the only other app I have added is SongPop Classic. Actually, I just had it transfer from my MacBook account, so it is double installed. I haven't played on my phone yet, due to the data coverage, but I am looking for other apps and games that I could include. I don't want to add any other games that I currently have on Facebook, but I am not limiting myself on that if I so choose. I had lists of helpful apps to download to my phone from over the years, but I don't think I kept every one of them. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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