So what’s going on? Reached for comment, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed that it’s not possible to create an Avatar on a desktop computer or tablet, and that you need a mobile device to make one. After Facebook executive Fidji Simo announced the Avatar rollout last week, a number of users responded to say that the feature didn’t seem to be available to them yet. In a nutshell, Avatars let you create a customized cartoon version of yourself (that probably doesn’t look like you, let’s be honest) to use in comments and stories.īut if you use Facebook exclusively on a desktop computer or an iPad, you might be missing out on some of the fun. The feature has been around for a while, but it recently launched for users in the United States-making Avatars the talk of the town for locked-down Americans across the land. They’re called Avatars, and they’re Facebook’s answer to Snapchat’s Bitmoji.
