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WhatsApp has been working on a new interface for its Android app. It has now started rolling out the revamped UI to select beta testers. The redesigned WhatsApp UI has new icons, and the colour background has also changed. WhatsApp now looks more minimalist and cleaner too.
The new interface is available with WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.21.12 update, as confirmed by WABetaInfo. WhatsApp has started rolling it out to select beta testers but it should be available to more users over the coming weeks. If you're enrolled in WhatsApp's beta programme you can update the app to the latest version, and check if you've received it. The new interface is available to WhatsApp Business beta users as well.
In the new WhatsApp interface, you'll see that WhatsApp has removed the top green banner. There's only one uniform colour for both the dark and light theme. So in the light theme, the app background colour is just white, and in the dark theme it's black with a dark shade of gray on top and bottom. This is similar to the WhatsApp iOS version.
With the white background only WhatsApp can be seen in green colour, and that too with a different font. The iconic green colour is also slightly changed for the icons. It's a lighter shade than the current green that's predominant in the app. There's also a revamped chat bubble colour and the floating action in the dark theme.
The overall look of WhatsApp isn't very drastic as the placement of icons is still the same but it looks much sleeker now. There's no word on when WhatsApp will roll out the new interface to all users. But since it's already rolling out to beta testers, it shouldn't be long until WhatsApp makes it available for everyone else.