WhatsApp updates its appearance for Android 5.0 Lollipop
The WhatsApp team is not used to following trends to the letter or on time. At least as far as its visual aspect is concerned. And it took them several months to adapt the interface of their messaging application to the design of the latest versions for iOS on devices iPhone, in the same way that it happened months before with the design Holo, belonging to old versions of the platform AndroidAn issue that has been repeated in the case of Android 5.0 Lollipop, although cutting time.
And, since yesterday, there is a new version of the messaging application most widespread and used An update whose news will only have been perceived by the still small group of users who have a device updated to the latest version of Android, the operating system of Google In other words, only those who have with Android 5.0 Lollipop they have been able to see what's new in this update, despite it being present for all users.
Thus, the novelties of this version reside in the visual, adapting different aspects of the application that everyone knows to the lines of the Material Design style That is, simplifying the lines and rounding the images to make everything more dynamic, attractive and simple.
At the moment, according to the media TuttoAndroid, there are only two new features in this update. One of them is the change in the shape of the images of the contacts on the Chats screen This is the most notable change, since the images go from one format to square to one circular Something somewhat reminiscent of iOS 7 or iOS 8, but adopting the lines and minimalism of Android A stylistic change that is welcome, albeit a simple fashion.
The other novelty discovered in this update also has to do with the visual. This is the background color of the WhatsApp iconA tone that goes darkens in this new version to marry the hard, flat color palette of Material Design Something that, for the moment, seems to be seen only in the active notifications on the screen, where the icon appears next to the recently received message. Once again, a visual detail that seeks to marry and integrate with the other aspects of the terminal in this updated version of Android
At the moment, and although the update has been released for everyone, only those with Lollipop or Android 5.0 on your device will be able to see these changes. Hopefully, in future updates, WhatsApp decides to take the leap and apply a new design adapted to Material Design even for older versions of Android. Something that already happened with previous styles. Of course, it is not expected soon. And it is that WhatsApp is in no hurry to apply new designs.Even more so when you are so close to fulfilling one of the most anticipated updates: the one that brings with it the calls. At the moment, any user Android can now download the latest version of WhatsApp from Google Play, although only those updated to Lollipop will be able to enjoy its news.
