As of: March 9, 2024, 5:50 p.m
By: Stella Henrich
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Messenger service is moving its main menu.
User reacts surprised at the sudden change.
What's behind the change?
Munich - Meta's WhatsApp messaging service had been announcing the new update for Android devices for months.
According to a report from
smartdroid.de
, there were numerous test runs and leaks before the new version was finally rolled out.
Interestingly, this apparently happened within a few minutes, which surprised the author of the report, Denny Fischer.
In his report, Fischer noted that the update appeared suddenly and immediately on his device.
WhatsApp recently introduced a new feature that will soon allow the service to be used without a phone number.
The new design of WhatsApp for Android also brings a significant change: the main menu has been moved from the top of the screen to the bottom.
And this is also new: WhatsApp now also communicates with its direct competitors Telegram and Signal.
Searching for messages in chats is also made much easier.
This change in particular should better protect the privacy of users in the future.
A recent change to WhatsApp for Android users is likely to be less pleasing: a service will be chargeable for them.
WhatsApp is reorganizing the main menu and moving navigation down: tabs can now be easily reached with your thumb
Changing the main menu allows quicker and more convenient access to important menu items such as chats, calls, communities and news.
After the conversion, the individual tabs could now be easily reached with your thumb.
Users can no longer switch between tabs using a swipe gesture.
Instead, they have been placed at the bottom of the screen, which the report says is intended to make features easier to access.
WhatsApp innovation brings new design: navigation bar slides to the bottom of the screen.
(Symbolic image) © IMAGO/RUEDIGER WOELK
Instead of the navigation bar at the top of the screen, so-called filters will in future be found above the chat list.
These filters allow users to display group chats directly in the list, for example, reports
netzwelt.de
.
WhatsApp moves navigation down: tabs are assigned their own symbols
This means that the messenger adapts the Android version to the iOS app.
Here the navigation bar has been at the bottom of the screen for a long time.
In addition to the text for the individual tabs, symbols are now also specified.
The change is part of a larger redesign, reports
netzwelt.de
.
However, the change does not yet apply to all devices.
Users should therefore not be surprised if the navigation bar has not yet moved to the bottom of the screen.
The redesign at a glance:
WhatsApp is redesigning and moving navigation to the bottom.
In addition to text, the tabs now also have their own symbols.
Riders can be reached more quickly with the thumb.
The navigation bar is replaced by filters.
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WhatsApp regularly updates its design and now allows users to switch between the colors blue, red, yellow, purple and the traditional green WhatsApp color.
This feature enables a more individual design of the messaging service and allows users to select their preferred color option.
What the blue tick on WhatsApp means could be important for company profiles.
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