WhatsApp is revamping its user interface for iOS and Android, featuring a new colour palette, updated icons, navigation, layout improvements, chat filters, illustrations, and darker options.
WhatsApp is introducing new design updates to enhance its usability and appearance for iOS and Android users, featuring animations, a redesigned layout, and new icons.
“Over the years, we have primarily focused on adding utility to the app. As the product continued to grow in functionality, the design needed to evolve as well. We wanted the product to feel more fresh and modern without disrupting its core functionality,” the blog post said.
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WhatsApp has implemented a new, unified green colour palette to create a more cohesive experience, incorporating over 35 colour iterations and increasing neutral colour usage for harmonious colour pairings. The company has utilised more neutral hues, which allowed it to employ green more sparingly in the right contexts.
As a part of its new design updates, WhatsApp has added a darker dark option to the Android app, emphasising deeper tones and stronger contrast to lessen eye strain in low light conditions for improved visual appeal and legibility.
WhatsApp has updated icons to a rounded, outlined style and, to match the new iconography. In addition, for refreshed illustrations, the company has also added animation.
WhatsApp is also refreshing the default chat background, enhancing its uniqueness and relevance to everyday conversations by exploring simple, diverse options.
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WhatsApp has introduced a modern, native bottom navigation bar on Android, enhancing user experience by placing tabs closer to their thumbs for faster navigation.
With the new update WhatsApp for iOS is now offering an expandable tray for easier attachment of photos, videos, media, polls, and documents, replacing the full-screen menu. Moreover, WhatsApp has introduced chat filters on Android, allowing users to quickly find important conversations by moving the navigation bar to the bottom and allowing users to select between unread and group filters.
