WhatsApp Rolls Out Backside Navigation Tabs to All Android Smartphones

WhatsApp is now rolling out a notable change to the consumer interface for the app on Android smartphones. The Meta-owned messaging service has introduced that has moved the 4 navigation tabs on the prime of the display screen to the underside. The up to date visible interface was enabled on the beta model of the app for the previous few months, and is now being enabled for all customers. The brand new design will even make it straightforward for customers to change between tabs whereas utilizing the telephone with one hand.

In a put up on X (previously Twitter), WhatsApp introduced the rollout of the brand new backside navigation bar on Android. The service posted pictures of the older interface, which had 4 tabs — communities, chats, standing, and calls — above the listing of chats. With the newest replace, customers will see these tabs moved to the underside together with icons, whereas the order may be rearranged.

This is among the most noteworthy modifications to the interface on WhatsApp for Android shortly, and places the principle navigation tabs within the app inside attain of your thumb — that is particularly helpful if you happen to solely have one hand free. Nonetheless, if you wish to seek for one thing, you may nonetheless have to succeed in for the highest of the display screen. WhatsApp for iOS additionally exhibits the tabs on the backside of the display screen — there is a fifth one for the settings menu.

Whereas the underside navigation tabs may be lastly rolling out to customers after months of testing on the beta channel, WhatsApp is busy growing extra options that might make their strategy to the app sooner or later. The messaging service is reportedly growing the power to make worldwide funds by way of the app utilizing the NPCI’s Unified Funds Interface (UPI) in India.  

The messaging service can also be engaged on including new AI-powered options to the app. WhatsApp is growing a characteristic that can let customers present textual content prompts to create stickers utilizing synthetic intelligence (AI) within the app. Equally, WhatsApp was lately noticed growing AI-powered picture modifying options and a characteristic to ask Meta AI questions by way of the search bar on WhatsApp. These options are but to be rolled out to customers on each the secure and beta variations of WhatsApp.