There are changes on WhatsApp! Instant messaging is changing its interface in terms of statuses and the list of recommended channels. A way to streamline navigation while adding a touch of modernity.
Over the past few months, WhatsApp has continued to evolve with a host of new features of varying degrees, to the delight of its approximately two billion users. New filters to more easily find your messages, events within Communities, integration of Meta AI… So many very practical functions. And Meta doesn’t plan to stop there! After deploying a new menu bar within the Android version of WhatsApp and removing the green color from the top application bar, resulting in a cleaner and less busy rendering for the home page, the company attack in the “News” section. As noted by the specialized site WABetaInfo in beta version 2.21.12.20 of the Android application, instant messaging will be given a facelift!
WhatsApp interface: like a little touch of Instagram
Meta strives to give WhatsApp a little modernity, especially in the display of statuses. These are now presented in a rectangular shape, and no longer round, so that users can preview them without having to open them individually – a bit like Instagram after all! The new menu bar is still located at the bottom of the screen.
The channel recommendation section, located at the bottom of the updates tab, is also getting some changes. It changes from a horizontal list to a vertical list to facilitate navigation. Scrolling becomes smoother and the discovery of new channels is more intuitive. An “Explore more” button allows you to search for channels more precisely. All of these changes are still in testing, and we shouldn’t see them rolled out to the general public for several weeks.