WhatsApp has finally started testing a revamped interface on Android, months after the company was spotted working on a redesigned version of the popular chat application. The new interface takes WhatsApp’s iconic green-colored top bar and makes way for a white top bar, both in the main chat list and in individual chats. The new design is also aligned with Google’s Material Design 3 guidelines and improves the appearance of the dark theme. WhatsApp has also added new ‘outline’ icons for various buttons in the app, as part of its latest beta update.
A Gadgets 360 employee’s app received the redesigned interface on the latest beta version: WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.21.12. After installing the latest beta, testers should see a redesigned interface with a white bar at the top, showing the WhatsApp text in green (the stable version of the app currently displays the app name in white on a dark green background). When the dark theme is enabled, the top bar will now turn black and the text will appear in white.
WhatsApp has also changed the color of the green accent used in the app, on both the light and dark themes in the app. As a result, the color of the floating action button and other parts of the interface with the green accent – such as the floating action button (FAB) – appear slightly brighter, especially when dark mode is enabled.
In addition to the new color adjustments in the Android app, WhatsApp has also replaced the solid icons for voice and video calls in individual chats, as well as the camera icon in the main chat list, with outlines of the existing icons. These icons were previously spotted by a feature tracker on version 2.23.20.10 of WhatsApp beta for Android last month.
WhatsApp is also working on updating the color palette for its iOS app, along with the new outline icons; the new design elements were recently spotted in the WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.19.1.72. However, unlike its Android counterpart, WhatsApp for iOS does not include a green-colored top bar on the stable version of the app.
While the new interface doesn’t seem to have made its way to iOS beta testers yet, it’s expected that both mobile platforms will also get support for new chat filters like All, Unread, ContactsAnd Groups, which could make managing multiple chats a lot easier. These filters, along with the redesigned interface, are expected to be rolled out to users on the stable channel in the coming months.
