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Published 11:41 IST, June 23rd 2020

How to use FaceApp for the viral 'Gender Swap' challenge; Here's a step-by-step guide

Have you ever wondered what you would like as a member of the opposite sex? Here is a step-by-step guide on how you can use FaceApp to do so

Reported by: Ananya Varma
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You might have come across a new "gender swap" challenge going viral over social media networks. From celebrities to fans, everyone is taking on this new trend. In India, it went viral after leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal shared a photo of opening batsman Rohit Sharma edited to look like a woman. Cricketer Yuvraj Singh soon caught the brief transforming the entire cricket team into women, asking fans to choose their 'girlfriend'. 

How does this happen? 

How to use FaceApp?

Have you ever wondered what you would like as a member of the opposite sex? You can find that out by using FaceApp, a Russia-based photo-editing application that lets you 'swap your gender' using simple photo editing skills. Here is a step-by-step guide.  

Step 1: Download FaceApp on your phone 

Step 2: Upload a photo from your gallery

Step 3: Select the Gender option from the bottom menu

After you do this, your face would be morphed to look like the opposite sex.

Step 4: Save & compare the images alongside!

apply, after you're satisfied with your look, then on save. On the bottom you would see an option of 'Before and After', that. It would present to you a before and after version of your picture, comparing your gender swap image alongside your original image. You can then save this image in your gallery!

Netizens try the 'gender swap' challenge 

Read: Yuzvendra Chahal Trolls Rohit Sharma In Latest Tweet, Calls Him "Rohitaaaaaa"

Read: 'Who'll You Select As Your Girlfriend?' Quips Yuvraj Singh As He Takes A Dig At Team India

Updated 11:41 IST, June 23rd 2020

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