WhatsApp To Introduce Darker Top App Bar: Here’s What You Need To Know
Meta-owned instant messaging app, WhatsApp, is said to be in the process of creating a darker top app bar for Android. The development of this feature is currently underway and is anticipated to be released to beta testers in a forthcoming update of the application.
“With this change, WhatsApp hopes to further align their app with the Material Design 3 style, and it looks like they also want to add a sense of modernity to the theme, which hasn’t received updates to this interface in years,” WABetainfo reported.
“Thanks to the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.13.17 update available on the Google Play Store, we noticed that WhatsApp is also planning to make changes to the top app bar by using a dark theme,” the report added.
The screenshot shared by WABetainfo shows clear differences between the current version and the version that will be released in the future. The top app bar is actually darker compared to what you normally see on WhatsApp.
According to WABetainfo , while most users seem to like this change, others still seem to think that the company should offer a new dark theme for the Android app, similar to the one on WhatsApp for iOS.
An even darker theme based on shades of gray and black could produce excellent results in terms of performance and be more aesthetically pleasing for more advanced mobile phones with AMOLED displays. A darker top app bar is in development and will be released to beta testers in a future update of the app.
In related news, WhatsApp is introducing a new feature to its native Windows desktop app. Users can use large stickers on the desktop version by installing the latest WhatsApp beta versions from the Microsoft Store
