Consider it or not, WhatsApp will quickly be 15 years outdated. On this complete time, it’s appeared remarkably comparable.
Although the app has developed significantly since its takeover by Meta (beforehand recognized Fb), its look has remained very a lot the identical. However now, an attention-grabbing replace will start rolling out to all Android customers.
WhatsApp introduces a brand new navigation bar
The navigation bar within the Android model of WhatsApp has all the time been positioned on the prime of the display, instantly under the search operate.
However that’s now altering, with the important thing navigation buttons shifting right down to the underside of the display within the new replace. iPhone customers will discover the look acquainted: on iOS, the navigation bar has all the time been right here.
Within the slideshow under, you'll be able to see a comparability of earlier than and after the change:
The brand new navigation bar not solely appears to be like totally different, it has an affect on navigation. Because the replace, customers can now not swap home windows by swiping, as was beforehand attainable.
My WhatsApp nonetheless appears to be like the identical – what can I do?
This replace doesn’t come as a giant shock – WhatsApp already examined the brand new navigation bar in April, as a part of the beta programme.
At present, the replace is being rolled out to all customers, however not on the identical time. Updates for apps with such a big person base are sometimes distributed in phases. So, in case your WhatsApp nonetheless appears to be like the identical because it all the time has, test repeatedly for an replace on the Google Play Retailer.
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This text was initially printed on PC Welt and has been translated for its look right here.