WhatsApp finally renews its visual appearance in Android 4.0
Although WhatsApp is one of the most widespread and used tools for communication through smartphones, their creators seem not to have put too much effort into their visual aspect It is true that there have been some changes during their career , but Android users were still waiting for it to adapt to Holo, theminimalist and elegant style that can be seen from Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich It's been a while but it's finally here.
This is an update of WhatsApp for Android that raises its version number to 2.9.2363 In it the changes are quite notable, and it is that the redesign can be seen as soon as the application is started. Thus the upper bar that indicates that you are on the Chats screen or directly in one of the conversations changes its gray llook for a more elegant and sophisticated one with a certain hue green But color is not its only variation. The buttons and menus also change to accommodate the canons of the latest versions of the operating system of Google
This is how we see a change in the button to create a new conversation, which changes from being a pencil to a speech bubble comic book style.The same happens with the text boxes that you have to click on to write a new messageWhereas in previous versions of WhatsApp it was an opaque rectangle next to the Send button , it is now a transparent bar located between the send icon and the button that displays the selection of Emoji emoticons, which remains unchanged for now.
The different configuration menus also change their style and appearance While in previous versions of WhatsApp the user was faced with dark screens, now both the typology and the color have changed , appearing more formal and consistent with the rest of the changes seen, with light colors predominating.Already within the conversations, a change can also be seen in the forms of speech bubbles or messages And it is that it has been completely abandoned roundness due to the straight lines that make everything rectangular, minimalist and balanced
For the rest, WhatsApp remains unchanged, maintaining its functioning scheme , your notifications and your sharing functions images, videos and more You have to Keep in mind that this version of WhatsApp is still in phase beta or testing And it is It seems that there are still a few tweaks to go before it arrives officially on Google Play for all users Android
Meanwhile, this version 2.9.2363 can be downloaded directly from the official website of WhatsApp download for AndroidIt does not have the protection and security of Google Play, so each user is responsible if they decide to download the .apk file (application) and install it on your terminal. We have tested it and apparently there is no problem. You just have to activate the option Unknown sources in the menu Security within Settings of the terminal before trying to install the application manually. Just place the application in a folder inside the terminal and access from it with My files , WhatsApp is installed or updated automatically.
