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<\/p>\nWhatsApp has implemented design changes to its mobile app on Android and iOS, introducing a new home page, icons, and chat filters.<\/p>\n
Meta Platforms said more than two billion people use the messaging platform daily, so making the interface easy to use is a high priority.<\/p>\n
“We aim to create an app that not only works seamlessly but also feels like a natural extension of your phone,” WhatsApp said in a blog post.<\/p>\n
“Our design philosophy builds on our product principles of keeping WhatsApp simple, reliable and private.”<\/p>\n
WhatsApp said that its design team ensured the new user interface always has a fresh feel, is comfortable to use, and is simplistic in its design.<\/p>\n
A “darker dark mode” has also been added due to popular demand to help with legibility.<\/p>\n
The messaging platform said its design team added a new green colour palette that removes the solid green at the top of the home page.<\/p>\n
WhatsApp has also had its illustrations updated to match its icons that have been upgraded to a more “rounded, outlined style”.<\/p>\n
These updates will be most apparent in the chat background, which WhatsApp said most people have set to the “doodle” option.<\/p>\n
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Some users may notice that their navigation bar has moved from the top of the home page to the bottom.<\/p>\n
This is meant to offer more natural navigation because it is closer to your thumbs.<\/p>\n
There is also a new attachment layout: an expandable tray instead of a full-screen menu.<\/p>\n
WhatsApp also introduced chat filters, which make keeping track of chats easier.<\/p>\n
These are meant to filter your chats into “All”, “Unread”, and “Groups” to help you find conversations easily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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